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Music

isalvos FM Player

by Jim Knaggs on February 24, 2010


Why not connect with the isalvos FM Player to listen to SA music around the clock?
I like it.
As I listen right now, Marty Mikles is making it happen. I wonder who will be on when you go on.
Godly music works for me. He speaks to me powerfully and draws me closer to Him as a [...]

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Michael the piano man

by Jim Knaggs on February 11, 2010


At the memorial service on Wednesday, Michael played the piano. I’ve discovered that there are many great pianists in the territory. Michael played some beautiful hymns which were the favourites of brother Eldridge. The music was terrific and worthy of note. (sorry)
We absolutely need to “fan into flame the gift among us.” There are many [...]

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Australia Day

by Jim Knaggs on January 25, 2010


Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
“Advance Australia fair!”
When gallant Cook from Albion sail’d,
To trace wide oceans o’er,
True [...]

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Morning Melodies

by Jim Knaggs on December 17, 2009


As an annual Christmas event, the Melbourne Staff Band is an important pert of the Morning Melodies series at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. Situated in the acoustically enhanced Hamer Hall, the MSB joined effervescent entertainer Frankie J. Holden, his super star wife, Michelle Pettigrove and a choir of talented students from the Victorian College [...]

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Great Music

by Jim Knaggs on October 17, 2009


It was a triple treat tonight at the Boxhill Corps. There was the Melbourne Staff Band, Melbourne Staff Songsters, and the yet to be named territorial worship band. Respective leaders, B/M Ken Waterworth, S/L Brian Hogg and W/L Phil Laeger each led with great ability and effectiveness.
The hall was filled and we all enjoyed the [...]

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Making History

by Jim Knaggs on October 10, 2009


The Tassie 125th Anniversary continues with the world record setting event by Roy Maloy this afternoon. In front of an outdoor audience of over 1,000 people and in the company of the emergency medical squad, an ice block of 550 kgs. was lowered by forklift onto his bare chest. He was lying on a bed [...]

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