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Obituary

| HAROLD WHITTLE (above), who | died in Wellington recently, was often heard by radio listeners in concerts by the Wellington’ Harmonic Society, to which he was accompanist. He was born in Australia 65 years ago, and in his twenties gained wide recognition as an accompanist there. He accompanied many famous singers who visited Australia, and he toured New Zealand with ‘some of them-Melba, Ada Crossley, Paul Dufault, and others. In Australia, he accompanied recitals by Madame (continued on next page)

(continued from previous page) Calve. Some years ago he was attracted to New Zealand and settled in Wellington, where he taught piano, and was associated with the Harmonic Society, the Apollo Singers, and the Competitions Society. He spent two years in America and eight in England, and returned to New Zealand just before the last war. (For Harold Whittle’s connection with a special Christmas programme to be heard from 2YA, see page 8.)

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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 391, 20 December 1946, Page 12

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Obituary New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 391, 20 December 1946, Page 12

Obituary New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 391, 20 December 1946, Page 12

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