Argonauts Club - Staff and Presenters

Staff and Presenters

John E. C. Appleton "John" actor and producer

Bill Bearup "Argo 12"

Barry Brown philatelist

Alice Burgess "Jane" co-presenter and actress 1949-51

George Caiger "Auceps" took over poetry from A D Hope 1946

Neville Cardus gave weekly talks on music while in Australia

Alan Colefax "Tom the Naturalist"

Albert Collins (1883-1951) "Joe" "Argo 1A" ran 'Joe's Art Gallery' for the Club

Paddy Conroy producer 1962-

Douglas Cribb became "Orpheus" from 1946 - 53 while Harold Williams was in Britain

Gina Curtis "Gina" -1959

Margaret Dalton "Nan" "Argo 10" record librarian and co-compere succeeded Elizabeth as OIC -52

Talbot Duckmanton "Tal" a future ABC General Manager who hosted a weekly sports segment

Lindley Evans "Mr Melody Man" "Argo 4" a noted pianist and accompanist

John Ewart "Jimmy" "Argo 29" co-compere 1954-72

Peter Finch guest presenter

Atholl Fleming "Mac" "Jason" compere 1939-72

Cecil Fraser "Argo 9" composed club song

Barbara Frawley "Barbara" 1957-

Dame Mary Gilmore "Argo 8"

John Gunn "Icarus" writing 1957-69

Wally Hanley "Walter the sound effects man" (thereafter every sound effects man carried the same monniker)

Frank Harvey "Nestor" (the storyteller)

Marcia Hathaway played "Judy" in Punch and Judy segment; killed in shark attack

Diana Heath

A. D. Hope "Antony Inkwell" "Argo 3" poet

Diana Horn "Diana"

Diane Hosking "Robyn" 1959-

Frank Hurley "Argo 7" gave weekly talks on photography and Antarctica

Roy Kinghorn naturalist

Billie Lean office manager

Faith Linton "Susan" "Argo 19" co-presenter 1951-57

Dorothy Lober "Argo 13" sound effects officer and worker behind the scenes

Patricia Lovell (then Patricia Parr) "Pat" co-compere and future "Mr Squiggle" host and film producer

Leslie Luscombe "Argus" literature 1953-

Garry Lyle "Archon" literature 1946-53

Captain McCarthy (honorary) "Argo 14" commander of British battleship HMS Argonaut

John McGrath "Walter" sound effects

Frank McNeil "Sandy the Naturalist" "Argo 11" took over from Jock Marshall during WWII

Alan John "Jock" Marshall "Jock the Backyard Naturalist" "Argo 5"

Guy Manton "Cheiron" spoke on Greek myths and legends

Bruce Miller "Stephen" poetry and literature

Sue Newton "Sue" 1963-

Ida Elizabeth Osbourne "Elizabeth" "Argo 1" 1941-49

Richard Parry "Richard" -67

Enid Partridge piano accompanist when Lindley Evans not available

Patricia Pearson "Anne" co-compere 1957-

William Salmon "Appelles" succeeded Jeffrey Smart 1963-

Mollie Shackleton "Argo 6"

Jeffrey Smart "Phidias" commented on art from 1951

Leonard Teale (then Leonard Thiele)"Chris" co-compere -54

Wilfrid Thomas gave talks accompanied by recordings

Alex Walker "Alex the Birdman"

Harold Williams "Orpheus"