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June 5 1957… Audition for Stairway to The
Stars at HSV7
June 6 1957….Audition for Hillbilly Championship..Banjo Club.
June 19 1957…Mount Royal appearance with Banjo
Club.
December 31st 1958..Arcacia Ballroom Thornbury..was paid three pounds
ten….
January 1 1959..Started working in Allans Warehouse.
Victorian Tour….
1959…Laurie spent 6months touring Victoria with the Blind
Institute professional variety Club.
July 1959..The Wally Pratt Show, The
Brighton Town Hall and most Metropolitan Town Halls.
September 1959..A special request
from South Melbourne Footballer Bobby Skilton,
Laurie sang “Rock Around The Clock” “Personality” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore”
and ”Heartbreak Hotel” was asked to
get a band together to play at Leggitts…sang
“Waltzing Matilda” & “Over The Mountain”
September 14 1959.. Yea Town Hall…….Stayed @ The Grand
Central
September 15 1959..Healesville Town Hall Stayed
@ Alpine Lodge
September 16 1959..Yarra Glen Memorial Hall stayed @ Local Hotel
September 17 1959..Warburton Church Hall
September 18 1959..Wandong Hall……..
September 19.1959 Carnegie Memorial Hall
September 20 1959..Palace Fitzroy..with Malcome Arthue, Billy & Johnny, Margie Mills, Pete McLean, Rondells and The All stars.
September 21.1959 Nyora Hall……Stayed @ local Hotel
September 22 1959
Wonthaggi St Josephs Hall
Stayed @ Colonial Hotel
September 23 1959..Leongatha Town Hall…Stayed @ Commercial
Hotel
September 24 1959..Welshpool Memorial Hall…Stayed @
local Hotel
September 25 1959..Murchison Hall….Stayed @ Royal Standard, Toora
September 26 1959..Alberton West Hall….Stayed @
Commercial Hotel, Yarram
September 28 1959..Yarram Regent Hotel….Stayed @ O’Connor’s
Commercial Hotel
September 29 1959..Toora Memorial Hall….Stayed @ Royal Standard Hotel
September 30 1959
Poowong Hall…Stayed @ Hotel Poowong
October 1 1959..Meeniyan Hall
October 2 1959..Korumburra Mechanics Hall Stayed @ Victoria Hotel
October 3 1959..Fish Creek… Stayed @ Guest House
October 5 1959
Cowes Hall….Stayed @ Isle Of Wight hotel
October 6 1959
Lang Lang Memorial Hall……Stayed @ local
Hotel
October 7 1959 Frankston Mechanics Hall…..
October 8 1959
Bayswater Memorial Hall
October 9 1959
Werribee Hall
October 12 1959
Trafalgar Picture Theatre
Stayed @ Criterion Hotel
October 13 1959
Yallourn Picture Theatre…..Stayed @ Yallourne
Hotel
October 14 1959
Moe Picture Theatre……….Stayed @ Corner Hotel
October 16 1959 Heyfield Picture Theatre… Stayed @ Railway Hotel
October 17 1959
Rosedale Memorial Hall……Stayed @ local Hotel
October 19 1959
Bairnsdale Regent Theatre…Stayed
@ Local Hotel
October 20 1959
Sale RSL Electric guitar broke
down so sang the last two songs with ordinary one…..Stayed @ Star Hotel
October 21 1959
Tambo Upper……Stayed @ local Hotel
October 22.1959 Orbost local Hotel Used ordinary guitar as it was direct
current and no mic……Stayed @Club Hotel
October 23 1959
Lakes Entrance Local Hall
October 24 1959
Glengarry Hall
October 26 1959
Maffra Picture Theatre
Stayed @ Metropolitan Hotel
October 27 1959 Warragul Soldiers Memorial Hall….Stayed @
Railway Hotel
October 26 1959
Merbein South Local Hall…..Stayed @ Local Hotel
October 29 & 30 Morwell Town Hall…..Stayed @ Club Hotel
October 31 1959 Bullara
Memorial Hall Stayed @ local Hotel
November 2 1959
Traralgon Town Hall….Stayed @ Commercial
Hotel
November 3 1959
Newborough Picture Theatre
Stayed @Club Hotel, Moe
November 4 1959
Yarragon Memorial Hall…..Stayed @ Commercial Hotel, Darnham
November 5 1959
Drouin Soldiers Memorial Hall….Stayed @ Family Hotel
November 6 1959
Sarsfield Memorial Hall
November 9 1959
Bacchus Marsh Memorial Hall
Stayed @ Court House Hotel
November 10 1959
Ararat Town Hall…..Stayed @ The Turf
Hotel
November 11 1959
Willaura Memorial Hall…..Stayed Privately
November 12 1959
Glen Thompson Memorial Hall
Stayed Mac’s Hotel
November 13 1959
Horsham Town Hall Stayed @ Commercial Hotel
November 14 1959
Balmoral……Stayed Privately
November 16 1959
Goroke….Stayed @ Watermark Hotel
November 17 1959
Edenhope Mechanics Hall Stayed
@ local Hotel
November 18 1959
Coleraine Local Hall Stayed
@ Commercial Hotel
November 19 1959
Heywood Memorial Hall……..Stayed @ local Hotel
November 20 1959
Bessie Belle Mechanics Hall
November 21 1959
Dartmoor Mechanics Hall
November 23 1959
Branxholme Memorial Hall
Stayed @ Argyle Arms Hotel, Hamilton
November 24 1959
Hamilton Town Hall Stayed @ Argyle Arms Hotel,
Hamilton
November 25 1959
Wallacedale Local Hall
November 26 1959
Merino Mechanics Hall
Stayed @ Commercial Hotel
November 27 1959
Casterton Town Hall Stayed @ Casterton Hotel
November 28 1959
Sandford Mechanics Hall Stayed
@ Casterton Hotel
November 30 1959
MacArthur Mechanics Hall….Stayed @ local
Hotel
December 1 1959
Portland Star Theatre…..Stayed @ Macs Hotel
December 2 1959
Port Fairy Town Hall….Stayed @ Commercial
Hotel
December 3 & 4 1959 Warrnambool Town Hall….Stayed @ Royal Archer Hotel
December 7 1959
Keriot Picture Theatre Stayed @ Victoria Hotel
December 8 1959
Panmure Stayed @ local
Hotel
Songs during this tour… .Hard Headed Woman, Over
The Mountain, Mona Lisa, Rockin Robin, Bye Bye Baby, Personality, Waltzing Matilda, I’m Gonna Be A Wheel, Tiger,
Oh Boy, Waterloo, Blue Suede Shoes, Need Your Love To-night, Danny Boy,
Sentimental Journey, Does Your Chewing Gum, Three Bells, Shape I’m In, Caribbean,
The Diary,Grand Luther, Grandfathers Clock,
Requested Songs….Old Shep, Lovin You, My Heart Is An
Open Book, Lonely Boy, Rockin Rollin Clemintine, Wear My Ring, Jailhouse Rock,
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