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| birth_name = Albert Geoffrey McElhinney |
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| birth_date = 20 December 1922 |
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| birth_place = [[Surrey Hills, Victoria]], Australia |
| birth_place = [[Surrey Hills, Victoria]], Australia |
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| death_date = 21 July 2017 (aged 94) |
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| death_place = [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia |
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| death_place =Benowa, Gold coast |
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
| genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| occupation = Singer |
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|aircraft mechanic}} |
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar |
| instrument = Vocals, guitar |
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| years_active = 1944–2017 |
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'''Albert Geoffrey McElhinney''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] ( |
'''Albert Geoffrey McElhinney''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] (20 December 1922 – 21 July 2017), better known by his stage name '''Geoff Mack''', was an Australian [[country music|country]] singer, songwriter and aircraft mechanic. As a songwriter, he wrote the song "[[I've Been Everywhere]]"<ref name="APRA Everywhere">{{cite web |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |title= "IVE BEEN EVERYWHERE" at APRA search engine |url= http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=IVE%20BEEN%20EVERYWHERE |accessdate= 19 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120908053731/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=IVE%20BEEN%20EVERYWHERE |archivedate=8 September 2012 }}</ref> which was an Australian hit for [[Lucky Starr (singer)|Lucky Starr]] in April 1962<ref name="McF">{{cite encyclopedia |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] |title= Encyclopedia entry for 'Lucky Starr' |url= http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=407 |accessdate= 19 February 2010 |year=1999 |publisher= [[Allen & Unwin]] |location= St Leonards, NSW |isbn= 1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040803185421/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=407 |archivedate= 3 August 2004 }}</ref> and became popular in North America when adapted for [[Hank Snow]] in November.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=324}}</ref> More than 130 [[cover version]]s have been recorded.<ref name="Douglas">{{cite web |url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/and-his-songs-been-everywhere-too/story-fn9d2mxu-1226554667324 |title= And his song's been everywhere too |last= Douglas |first= Tim |work= [[The Australian]] |date= 16 January 2013 |accessdate= 15 August 2016 }}</ref> |
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In 2008, Mack was inducted into the [[Australian Roll of Renown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcmf.com.au/What-s-On/Roll-of-Renown/ |title=Roll of Renown |publisher=TCMF |accessdate=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904141436/https://tcmf.com.au/What-s-On/Roll-of-Renown/ |archive-date=4 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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A former dancer with Geoff Mack called Ruth called into the ABC Mid North Coast NSW morning program to report that Geoff Mack had passed away on the Gold Coast on Friday 21 July, aged 94. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Born on 20 December 1922 in [[Surrey Hills, Victoria|Surrey Hills]], a suburb of Melbourne.<ref name="NomRoll WW2"/><ref name="Birth Notice">{{cite news |url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1867290 |title= Family Notices |work= [[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |issue = 23,844 |date= 6 January 1923 |accessdate= 15 August 2016 |page= 13 |via= [[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref> His father was William Arthur Henry McElhinney, and his mother was Ethel Mary (née Park).<ref name="Birth Notice"/><ref name="Marry Notice">{{cite news |url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4661243 |title= Family Notices |newspaper= The Argus |issue= 23,623 |date= 22 April 1922 |accessdate= 15 August 2016 |page= 13 |via= National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Mack's musical career was established during [[World War II]], he enlisted on 4 June 1942 in the [[RAAF]], and was trained as an aircraft mechanic; he was discharged on 7 January 1946 with the rank of corporal from 62 ACW (Airfield Construct Wing).<ref name="Douglas"/><ref name="NomRoll WW2">{{cite web |url = http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=911738 |title= World War Two Nominal Roll |publisher= Commonwealth of Australia |accessdate= 15 August 2016 }}</ref> In 1944 whilst serving in Borneo, his ability to play the guitar and sing was noticed, and he was seconded to entertain the troops with visiting guest stars. In May 1946, Mack was an ex-serviceman performer on a theatre concert, who "was responsible for most of the laughs with his vocal gymnastics, his number, '[[Der Fuehrer's Face#Song|In Der Fuhrer's Face]]', being a gem of its kind, which had the audience in hysterics."<ref name="Mack May 46">{{cite news |url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85791517 |title= Second 'Welcome Home' |newspaper= [[Windsor and Richmond Gazette]] |volume= 56 |issue= 21 |date= 29 May 1946 |accessdate= 15 August 2016 |page= 7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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⚫ | At the end of the war, Mack went to Japan with the Occupation Forces to perform, and was appointed to Radio [[American Forces Network|WLKS]] as the voice of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. In August 1950, he returned to Australia after performing for British, American, French, German, and Japanese audiences, including his rendition of "[[Waltzing Matilda]]".<ref name="Mack Aug 50">{{cite news |url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206401226 |title= Audiences All Liked 'Matilda' |newspaper= [[The Age]] |issue= 29,725 |date= 4 August 1950 |accessdate= 15 August 2016 |page=6 |via= National Library of Australia }}</ref> |
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Mack's musical career was established during [[World War II]]. Albert Geoffrey McElhinney enlisted on 4 June 1942 in the [[RAAF]], and was trained as an aircraft mechanic; he was discharged on 7 January 1946 with the rank of corporal from 62 ACW (Airfield Construct Wing).<ref name="Douglas"/><ref name="NomRoll WW2">{{cite web | url = http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=911738 | title = World War Two Nominal Roll | work = | publisher = Commonwealth of Australia | accessdate = 15 August 2016 }}</ref> In 1944 whilst serving in Borneo, his ability to play the guitar and sing was noticed, and he was seconded to entertain the troops with visiting guest stars. In May 1946, Mack was an ex-serviceman performer on a theatre concert, who "was responsible for most of the laughs with his vocal gymnastics, his number, 'In Der Fuhrer's Face', being a gem of its kind, which had the audience in hysterics."<ref name="Mack May 46">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85791517 | title = Second 'Welcome Home' | newspaper = [[Windsor and Richmond Gazette]] | volume = 56 | issue = 21 | date = 29 May 1946 | accessdate = 15 August 2016 | page = 7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> (see "[[Der Fuehrer%27s Face#Song|Der Fuehrer's Face]] for the song). |
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⚫ | His 1959 song, "[[I've Been Everywhere]]", became a hit in Australia in 1962 with the release of a cover version by Lucky Starr. It later reached the top of the song charts in the United States, Germany, and Japan. The song has now been recorded in 131 different versions, notably on [[Johnny Cash]]'s 1996 album ''[[Unchained (Johnny Cash album)|Unchained]]''. |
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⚫ | At the end of the war, Mack went to Japan with the Occupation Forces to perform, and was appointed to Radio [[American Forces Network|WLKS]] as the voice of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. In August 1950, he returned to Australia after performing for British, American, French, German, and Japanese audiences, including his rendition of "Waltzing Matilda".<ref name="Mack Aug 50">{{cite news | |
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⚫ | His 1959 song, "I've Been Everywhere", became a hit in Australia in 1962 with the release of a cover version by |
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Mack was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in Nashville in 1963. |
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Mack was inducted into the [[International Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in Nashville, Tennessee in 1963, into the Hands of Fame at Tamworth NSW in 1978, and he received the Tamworth Song Writer's Association Song Maker Award in 1997. |
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He was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] in 2005 for his service to country music, and his support of community and senior citizens' groups [https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1136230]. |
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===Australian Roll of Renown=== |
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Geoff McElhinney was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] in 2005 for his service to country music, and his support of community and senior citizens' groups [http://itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1136230&search_type=quick&showInd=true]. In 2013, Mack was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Golden Guitar by [[Country Music Association of Australia]] at their annual [[Country Music Awards of Australia|awards ceremony]] in [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]].<ref name="Douglas"/><ref name="CMAA 2013">{{cite web | url = http://alldownunder.com/australian-music-country/2013-country-music-awards.htm |title = 2013 Country Music Awards – CMAA Awards | publisher = AllDownUnder (Lady Luck Enterprises) | accessdate = 15 August 2016 }}</ref> |
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The [[Australian Roll of Renown]] honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the [[Country Music Awards of Australia]] in Tamworth in January.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcmf.com.au/roll-of-renown |title=Roll of Renown |publisher=Tamworth Country Music Festival |accessdate=29 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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===CMAA Awards=== |
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These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by [[Country Music Association of Australia]] (CMAA) from 1993,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1011 | title = About the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia | publisher = Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) | access-date = 25 October 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719040922/http://country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1011 | archive-date = 19 July 2008 }}</ref> to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time the recipient's trophy has been a [[Country Music Awards of Australia#Golden Guitar trophy|Golden Guitar]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1019 | title = CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Winners Archive | publisher = Country Music Association of Australia | access-date = 25 October 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719044338/http://country.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1019 | archive-date = 19 July 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Douglas"/><ref name="CMAA 2013">{{cite web | url = http://alldownunder.com/australian-music-country/2013-country-music-awards.htm |title= 2013 Country Music Awards – CMAA Awards |publisher= AllDownUnder (Lady Luck Enterprises) |accessdate= 15 August 2016 }}</ref> |
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| 1978 || Geoff Mack || Hands of Fame || {{yes2|imprinted}} |
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| 2013 || Geoff Mack || Lifetime Achievement || {{yes2|awarded}} |
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===Mo Awards=== |
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The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Geoff Mack won two awards in that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811130738/https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| 1994 |
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| John Campbell Fellowship Award |
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| 2012 |
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| Hall of Fame |
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===Tamworth Songwriters Awards=== |
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The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]]. They commenced in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/song-competition/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/past-winners/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> |
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| Tex Morton Award |
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Geoff Mack | |
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Birth name | Albert Geoffrey McElhinney |
Born | 20 December 1922 Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 21 July 2017 (aged 94) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Genres | Country |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1944–2017 |
Website | geoffmack |
Albert Geoffrey McElhinney OAM (20 December 1922 – 21 July 2017), better known by his stage name Geoff Mack, was an Australian country singer, songwriter and aircraft mechanic. As a songwriter, he wrote the song "I've Been Everywhere"[1] which was an Australian hit for Lucky Starr in April 1962[2] and became popular in North America when adapted for Hank Snow in November.[3] More than 130 cover versions have been recorded.[4]
In 2008, Mack was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown.[5]
Biography
[edit]Born on 20 December 1922 in Surrey Hills, a suburb of Melbourne.[6][7] His father was William Arthur Henry McElhinney, and his mother was Ethel Mary (née Park).[7][8]
Mack's musical career was established during World War II, he enlisted on 4 June 1942 in the RAAF, and was trained as an aircraft mechanic; he was discharged on 7 January 1946 with the rank of corporal from 62 ACW (Airfield Construct Wing).[4][6] In 1944 whilst serving in Borneo, his ability to play the guitar and sing was noticed, and he was seconded to entertain the troops with visiting guest stars. In May 1946, Mack was an ex-serviceman performer on a theatre concert, who "was responsible for most of the laughs with his vocal gymnastics, his number, 'In Der Fuhrer's Face', being a gem of its kind, which had the audience in hysterics."[9]
At the end of the war, Mack went to Japan with the Occupation Forces to perform, and was appointed to Radio WLKS as the voice of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. In August 1950, he returned to Australia after performing for British, American, French, German, and Japanese audiences, including his rendition of "Waltzing Matilda".[10]
His 1959 song, "I've Been Everywhere", became a hit in Australia in 1962 with the release of a cover version by Lucky Starr. It later reached the top of the song charts in the United States, Germany, and Japan. The song has now been recorded in 131 different versions, notably on Johnny Cash's 1996 album Unchained.
Honours
[edit]Mack was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in Nashville in 1963.
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005 for his service to country music, and his support of community and senior citizens' groups [1].
Australian Roll of Renown
[edit]The Australian Roll of Renown honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the Country Music Awards of Australia in Tamworth in January.[11]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2008 | Geoff Mack | Australian Roll of Renown | inductee |
CMAA Awards
[edit]These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) from 1993,[12] to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time the recipient's trophy has been a Golden Guitar.[13][4][14]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1978 | Geoff Mack | Hands of Fame | imprinted |
2013 | Geoff Mack | Lifetime Achievement | awarded |
Mo Awards
[edit]The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Geoff Mack won two awards in that time.[15]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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1994 | Geoff Mack | John Campbell Fellowship Award | Won |
2012 | Geoff Mack | Hall of Fame | inducted |
Tamworth Songwriters Awards
[edit]The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.[16][17]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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1993 | Geoff Mack | Tex Morton Award | awarded |
References
[edit]- ^ ""IVE BEEN EVERYWHERE" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Lucky Starr'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 324.
- ^ a b c Douglas, Tim (16 January 2013). "And his song's been everywhere too". The Australian. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Roll of Renown". TCMF. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ a b "World War Two Nominal Roll". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 23, 844. 6 January 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 23, 623. 22 April 1922. p. 13. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Second 'Welcome Home'". Windsor and Richmond Gazette. Vol. 56, no. 21. 29 May 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Audiences All Liked 'Matilda'". The Age. No. 29, 725. 4 August 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Roll of Renown". Tamworth Country Music Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2020.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "About the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Winners Archive". Country Music Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "2013 Country Music Awards – CMAA Awards". AllDownUnder (Lady Luck Enterprises). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Australian country guitarists
- Australian country singers
- Acoustic guitarists
- Singers from Melbourne
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
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- Australian male singer-songwriters
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- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People from Surrey Hills, Victoria