Madeleine Anstey - papers, 1918-1941, together with papers of Francis Halls, 1920-1936

MLMSS 6489

fonds

1918 - 1941

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Ephemera, Photographs

153359

1 box - 0.13 Meters
Textual Records
Clippings
Textual Records - (typescript)
Ephemera
Photographs
Textual Records - (printed)

Madeleine Anstey was a singer (contralto) who lived in Warwick, Qld and Sydney, NSW. During the 1930s she gave recitals broadcast on radio stations 4IP, 4QR and 2BL.
Francis Harold Halls was born in South Australia in 1887. As a young man he won the Elder Scholarship for singing at the University Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide. In 1920 he travelled to Italy to train with singing teacher, Mario Pieraccini in Milan. He performed as a soloist at the Royal Albert Hall, London and in provincial concerts in England. Returning to Australia he toured extensively before settling in Sydney where he taught singing and continued to sing in public including performances with the Royal Philharmonic Society of Sydney.
[Source : MLMSS 6489]

1918-1941; Papers of Madeleine Anstey, including : correspondence, mainly letters received, 1929-1941, correspondents include A.E. (Emmie) Jarman, Australian Broadcasting Commission, B.G. Anstey (brother), Francis Halls (written April - May 1940 from Officers' Mess, RAAF, Laverton, Vic.); newscuttings, 1936-1939
1920-1936; Papers of Francis Halls, including : passport and travel documents issued 1920; address book; letter received from Sir William Sowden, 1929

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