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Descriptions of the Commonwealth today recorded in Australia, and introduced by Michael Terry
2—' The Australian people-Life in the Cities'
Colin Wills
Today's speaker in this series knows many sides of Australian life. He was born in Queensland, educated in Sydney, and, after spending several years on sheep and cattle stations, returned to Sydney to take up newspaper work.
He is one of the Commonwealth's best-known journalists and has made a name for himself both for articles on Australian life and for light verse that captures the atmosphere of the great Australian cities. Colin Wills is no stranger to the microphone, being the author of a weekly radio feature known as ' Topical Revue ' which is broadcast over the Australian
National network.
(The series arranged in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting
Commission)

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Introduced By:
Michael Terry
Unknown:
Colin Wills
Unknown:
Colin Wills

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