Easy one Santa but will let someone else have a go...
Santa said
08:19 AM Jun 21, 2023
I thought you would be on the money Ken, perhaps a little more difficult if you were not around in the era.
DMaxer said
01:42 PM Jun 21, 2023
I wonder if anyone will have a "wild" guess before "6 o'clock" Santa?
Dougwe said
03:35 PM Jun 21, 2023
No doubt in my mind.
J.O.K
The great Johny O'Keefe.
Santa said
09:03 PM Jun 21, 2023
Dougwe wrote:
No doubt in my mind.
J.O.K
The great Johny O'Keefe.
That,s him Doug.
John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby". In his twenty-year career, O'Keefe released over fifty singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. O'Keefe was also a radio and television entertainer and presenter[1]
Often referred to by his initials "J.O.K." or by his nickname "The Wild One", O'Keefe was the first Australian rock n' roll performer to tour the United States, and the first Australian artist to make the local Top 40 charts. He had twenty-nine Top 40 hits in Australia between 1958 and 1973.
O'Keefe was the younger brother of Australian jurist Barry O'Keefe (a former head of the New South Wales ICAC). His father, Alderman Ray O'Keefe, was Mayor of Waverley Council in the early 1960s.[2] Through Barry, O'Keefe was the uncle of Australian television personality Andrew O'Keefe.
O'Keefe died in 1978 from a drug overdose.
Dougwe said
04:41 AM Jun 22, 2023
Have another go Santa.
Santa said
09:15 AM Jun 22, 2023
Dougwe wrote:
Have another go Santa.
Thanks Doug, on with the thinking cap, gonna have to try to make it a little bit tougher this time.
Vivian Bullwinkel was born on 18 December 1915 in Kapunda, South Australia, to George Albert and Eva Bullwinkel (née Shegog). She had a brother, John. She attended Broken Hill High School, where she was School Captain in 1933. She trained as a nurse and midwife at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and began her nursing career in Hamilton, Victoria, before moving to the Jessie McPherson Hospital in Melbourne.[1]
Second World War
In 1941, wanting to enlist for service in the Second World War, Bullwinkel volunteered as a nurse with the Royal Australian Air Force but was rejected for having flat feet. She was, however, able to join the Australian Army Nursing Service; assigned to the 2/13th Australian General Hospital (2/13th AGH), in September 1941 she sailed for Singapore. After a few weeks with the 2/10th AGH, Bullwinkel rejoined the 13th AGH in Johor Bahru.[1]
Japanese troops invaded Malaya in December 1941 and began to advance southwards, winning a series of victories.[2] By late January 1942 they were advancing through Johore and the 13th AGH was to evacuate to Singapore. A short-lived defence of the island ended in defeat, and, on 12 February, Bullwinkel and 65 other nurses boarded the SS Vyner Brooke to escape.[3]
Two days later, the ship was sunk by Japanese aircraft. Bullwinkel, 21 other nurses and a large group of men, women, and children made it ashore at Radji Beach on Banka Island. Others on board either went down with the ship or were swept away and never seen again. The group were joined the next day by others making a total of about 100 including about twenty English soldiers from another ship sunk earlier. They elected to surrender to the Japanese. An officer from the Vyner Brooke walked to Muntok, a town on the north-west of the island, to contact the Japanese. While he was away Matron Irene Drummond, the most senior of the Australian nurses, suggested that civilian women and children should start off walking towards Muntok.[3]
In an action that later became known as the Banka Island Massacre, Japanese soldiers came and killed the men, then motioned the nurses to wade into the sea. They then machine-gunned the nurses from behind. Bullwinkel was struck by a bullet which passed completely through her body, missing her internal organs, and feigned death until the Japanese soldiers left.[4] She hid with British Army Private Cecil George Kingsley of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps for 12 days, tending to his severe wounds, only then realizing the extent of her own wound, before being captured. They were taken into captivity, but Kingsley died soon after from his injuries, which included a gunshot wound in his abdomen.[3]
Recent evidence collected by historian Lynette Silver, broadcaster Tess Lawrence and biographer Barbara Angell, indicates that Bullwinkel and "most of" the nurses were sexually assaulted before they were murdered. However, Bullwinkel was "gagged" by the Australian government from speaking about the rapes at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal in 1946.[5]
Bullwinkel was reunited with survivors of the Vyner Brooke. She told them of the massacre, but none spoke of it again until after the war lest it put Bullwinkel, as witness to the massacre, in danger. Bullwinkel spent three and half years in captivity, together with Betty Jeffrey, Wilma Oram and Margaret Dryburgh; Dryburgh, the eldest, died in captivity around the age of 55. Another surviving nurse was Pat Darling, who died in 2007.[6]
A face from my childhood, Lou Costello, used to think the duo of Abbot and Costello hilarious, different times.
Big Gorilla said
12:52 PM Jun 24, 2023
Too easy Santa. Over to you !!
Lou Costello
American actor and comedian
Louis Francis Cristillo, better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with straight man Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?".
Only you and I playing Santa. I've been holding off to give others a chance. Haven't seen Sheba for a while. Hope she is OK.
Santa said
08:16 AM Jun 27, 2023
Big Gorilla wrote:
Only you and I playing Santa. I've been holding off to give others a chance. Haven't seen Sheba for a while. Hope she is OK.
Your right Ken, for some reason numbers have thinned. I've wondered about Sheba, she mentioned she was unwell a while back, will send her a PM, hopefully she will respond.
watsea said
02:20 PM Jun 27, 2023
I will have a go.
Is it Peter Dutton?
Santa said
06:20 PM Jun 27, 2023
watsea wrote:
I will have a go. Is it Peter Dutton?
Not Peter Dutton Watsea.
Big Gorilla said
12:05 PM Jul 2, 2023
I reckon it's a young Dick Smith...
Santa said
12:12 PM Jul 2, 2023
Big Gorilla wrote:
I reckon it's a young Dick Smith...
I reckon your correct Ken.
Next please.
Big Gorilla said
08:56 AM Jul 3, 2023
Thank you Santa. Here's an easy one to get all you guys back in the game:
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 3rd of July 2023 09:02:38 AM
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 3rd of July 2023 09:06:18 AM
Thank you Santa. Here's an easy one to get all you guys back in the game:
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 3rd of July 2023 09:02:38 AM
Easy! crikey, no idea.
Big Gorilla said
09:55 AM Jul 4, 2023
Can't believe nobody has identified this very talented man. Born in London, is 72 years old and very famous for his playing drums, amongst other things.
Let's hope this one is a bit easier !!
Could be wrong Ken, I think it's Bob Ansett.
You got it Santa. Over to you:
Australian businessman, actor, motivational speaker and writer
Robert "Bob" Ansett is an Australian entrepreneur, actor, author, motivational speaker and former sports team chairman.
Thanks Ken, who is this? shouldn't be too difficult for for we oldies.
Easy one Santa but will let someone else have a go...
I thought you would be on the money Ken, perhaps a little more difficult if you were not around in the era.
I wonder if anyone will have a "wild" guess before "6 o'clock" Santa?
J.O.K
The great Johny O'Keefe.
That,s him Doug.
John Michael O'Keefe (19 January 1935 6 October 1978) was an Australian rock and roll singer whose career began in the 1950s. Some of his hits include "Wild One" (1958), "Shout!" and "She's My Baby". In his twenty-year career, O'Keefe released over fifty singles, 50 EPs and 100 albums. O'Keefe was also a radio and television entertainer and presenter[1]
Often referred to by his initials "J.O.K." or by his nickname "The Wild One", O'Keefe was the first Australian rock n' roll performer to tour the United States, and the first Australian artist to make the local Top 40 charts. He had twenty-nine Top 40 hits in Australia between 1958 and 1973.
O'Keefe was the younger brother of Australian jurist Barry O'Keefe (a former head of the New South Wales ICAC). His father, Alderman Ray O'Keefe, was Mayor of Waverley Council in the early 1960s.[2] Through Barry, O'Keefe was the uncle of Australian television personality Andrew O'Keefe.
O'Keefe died in 1978 from a drug overdose.
Thanks Doug, on with the thinking cap, gonna have to try to make it a little bit tougher this time.
OK, lets see how we go with this lady.
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I think she was a Nurse in WW2, but the name escapes me !!
You know who it is Ken, don't play coy.
The name just escapes me but I'm sure it will come to me in time. The medals give her away.
Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel
Correct Ken.
A remarkable woman, the only survivor of the Bangka massacre where the Japanese forced 21 nurses into the surf and machine gunned them.
Vivian Bullwinkel
Kapunda, South Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Associate of the Royal Red Cross
Efficiency Decoration
Florence Nightingale Medal
Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Statham, AO, MBE, ARRC, ED (née Bullwinkel; 18 December 1915 3 July 2000) was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War. She was the sole surviving nurse of the Bangka Island Massacre, when the Japanese killed 21 of her fellow nurses on Radji Beach, Bangka Island, in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) on 16 February 1942.
Early life
Vivian Bullwinkel was born on 18 December 1915 in Kapunda, South Australia, to George Albert and Eva Bullwinkel (née Shegog). She had a brother, John. She attended Broken Hill High School, where she was School Captain in 1933. She trained as a nurse and midwife at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and began her nursing career in Hamilton, Victoria, before moving to the Jessie McPherson Hospital in Melbourne.[1]
Second World War
In 1941, wanting to enlist for service in the Second World War, Bullwinkel volunteered as a nurse with the Royal Australian Air Force but was rejected for having flat feet. She was, however, able to join the Australian Army Nursing Service; assigned to the 2/13th Australian General Hospital (2/13th AGH), in September 1941 she sailed for Singapore. After a few weeks with the 2/10th AGH, Bullwinkel rejoined the 13th AGH in Johor Bahru.[1]
Japanese troops invaded Malaya in December 1941 and began to advance southwards, winning a series of victories.[2] By late January 1942 they were advancing through Johore and the 13th AGH was to evacuate to Singapore. A short-lived defence of the island ended in defeat, and, on 12 February, Bullwinkel and 65 other nurses boarded the SS Vyner Brooke to escape.[3]
Two days later, the ship was sunk by Japanese aircraft. Bullwinkel, 21 other nurses and a large group of men, women, and children made it ashore at Radji Beach on Banka Island. Others on board either went down with the ship or were swept away and never seen again. The group were joined the next day by others making a total of about 100 including about twenty English soldiers from another ship sunk earlier. They elected to surrender to the Japanese. An officer from the Vyner Brooke walked to Muntok, a town on the north-west of the island, to contact the Japanese. While he was away Matron Irene Drummond, the most senior of the Australian nurses, suggested that civilian women and children should start off walking towards Muntok.[3]
In an action that later became known as the Banka Island Massacre, Japanese soldiers came and killed the men, then motioned the nurses to wade into the sea. They then machine-gunned the nurses from behind. Bullwinkel was struck by a bullet which passed completely through her body, missing her internal organs, and feigned death until the Japanese soldiers left.[4] She hid with British Army Private Cecil George Kingsley of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps for 12 days, tending to his severe wounds, only then realizing the extent of her own wound, before being captured. They were taken into captivity, but Kingsley died soon after from his injuries, which included a gunshot wound in his abdomen.[3]
Recent evidence collected by historian Lynette Silver, broadcaster Tess Lawrence and biographer Barbara Angell, indicates that Bullwinkel and "most of" the nurses were sexually assaulted before they were murdered. However, Bullwinkel was "gagged" by the Australian government from speaking about the rapes at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal in 1946.[5]
Bullwinkel was reunited with survivors of the Vyner Brooke. She told them of the massacre, but none spoke of it again until after the war lest it put Bullwinkel, as witness to the massacre, in danger. Bullwinkel spent three and half years in captivity, together with Betty Jeffrey, Wilma Oram and Margaret Dryburgh; Dryburgh, the eldest, died in captivity around the age of 55. Another surviving nurse was Pat Darling, who died in 2007.[6]
Thank you Santa. Very impressive Resume.
Who is this well known person ?
Morning Ken.
A face from my childhood, Lou Costello, used to think the duo of Abbot and Costello hilarious, different times.
Too easy Santa. Over to you !!
Lou Costello
American actor and comedian
Louis Francis Cristillo, better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with straight man Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?".
Born: March 6, 1906, Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Thanks Ken.
Lets try this young fella.
Only you and I playing Santa. I've been holding off to give others a chance. Haven't seen Sheba for a while. Hope she is OK.
Your right Ken, for some reason numbers have thinned. I've wondered about Sheba, she mentioned she was unwell a while back, will send her a PM, hopefully she will respond.
Is it Peter Dutton?
Not Peter Dutton Watsea.
I reckon it's a young Dick Smith...
I reckon your correct Ken.
Next please.
Thank you Santa. Here's an easy one to get all you guys back in the game:
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 3rd of July 2023 09:02:38 AM
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 3rd of July 2023 09:06:18 AM
Easy! crikey, no idea.
Can't believe nobody has identified this very talented man. Born in London, is 72 years old and very famous for his playing drums, amongst other things.