News from Across the Tasman

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 16, 1 November 1929, Page 9

News from Across the Tasman

a N interesting limerick competition for children is being conducted at present by station 2BL, Sydney. The first line of a dimerick is given, and it ~ has to be completed by adding four more lines. Hight prizes are. offered, and the first prize, a free aeroplane ride over Sydney, will surely attract the attention of every child in’ Australia. ME. JOHN HADDOOK, whose father is: very well known in English theatrical circles, will entertain listeners to 2BL-on Thursday, October 31, with ,a. variety of stories and reminiscences. Although only twenty-one years of age, Mr. laddock has in turn been a motion-picture actor, a sheepfarmer, and a stage actor, He played the leading_role in a motion picture called "Carbine’s Heritage," a story of the famous horse of that name. © HD fate of Dr. Leichardt and his party, who set out from Moreton Bay in.1847 on a two years’ exploring expedition, will be one of the features dealt with in Mr. Price Conigrave’s talk on "Australian Explorers" from 2BL on October 30. ON November 3 listeners will be: introduced to Horace Sheldon, the noted English conductor-composer who is now conductor of the Capitol Theatre Orchestra in Sydney: Mr. Sheldon will direct his Capitolians in popuJar classies, and listeners should en deavour not to miss this broadcast. MiSs ENID HYNES, a brilliant pianist who has already given two successful recitals in Sydney, will broadcast with Madame Emily Marks on October 31 a group of Schumann numbers. These musicians are a note worthy combination ,and should’ sur: pass themselves in the numbers arranged.