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permission of the Australian War Memorial and must not to be reproduced in
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24th May
1945 - The conjurer
and mystery man of No 3 Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins")
in Townsville. Corporal R. "Bob" Mashford of Sydney, NSW, demonstrating
some of his sleight-of-hand skill |
24th
May 1945 - LAC John
"Dasher" Evans, pianist, of Tuggerah Lakes, NSW of No 3 Mobile
Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins") in Townsville. Photo ID NEA0643 |
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24th May 1945
- LAC Ken Wooldridge,
saxophone and clarinet player, of London, England in the band of No 3
Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins") in Townsville. He was
formally a member of several big English "name" bands before coming to
Australia in 1934. |
24th May 1945 -
Corporal Newton Goodson of Wellington, NZ of
No 3 Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins") singing on stage in
Townsville. He came to Australia in 1939 |
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24th May 1945 - Flying Officer "Bill" Bennetts of St Kilda, Vic and
LAC Graham Smith of Glenelg, SA comedians of
No 3 Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins") crack a few new jokes
on stage in Townsville. |
24th May 1945 - The rhythm boys of the band, LAC John "Junior"
Brokensha, on drums, of Adelaide, SA and LAC Dick Renfree, on string
bass, of East Melbourne, Vic of
No 3 Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins") on stage in
Townsville. |
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24th May 1945 - Backstage worker is LAC Arthur
Teague, electrical fitter, of Manly, NSW, of
No 3 Mobile Entertainment Unit RAAF ("The Gremlins") in Townsville. He is
waiting for a scene climax, with one hand on the curtain ropes and the
other ready for the "blackout". |
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updated 12/09/2007