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Jack Hume and Sir Thomas Playford [B 64373] • Photograph

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Summary

PORTRAIT: Jack Hume, the first announcer on 5DN radio station, cutting a cake at a the station's twenty-first anniversary celebrations in 1945, Sir Thomas Playford watches from his seat at the table.

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 22 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1945

Photographer

Ballantyne, Colin

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Playford, Thomas, Sir, 1896-1981
Hume, Jack
5DN (Radio station: Adelaide, S.A.)
Radio broadcasting -- South Australia
Radio actors and actresses -- South Australia
Politicians -- South Australia
Premiers -- South Australia

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Historical information

Colin Ballantyne was born 12 July 1908 Wayville, South Australia, and died 2 July 1988. A theatre director, actor, playwright, leader, administrator and commercial photographer, he directed around 100 productions covering a wide range of classical and contemporary works between 1931-1971. He also directed the major local drama component of the first five Adelaide Festivals; and founded or helped build companies like the WEA Little Theatre, the Adelaide Theatre Group at the Sheridan Theatre and the Company of Players. Ballantyne was a state and federal president of the Arts Council and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 1972-1978; when he became the Chairman of the Performing Arts Collections of South Australia he guided its development on a daily basis.

Digitisation information

Date

21/05/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,683 x 3,568 pixels (9.6 MP)

Size

28.75 MB

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