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An old newspaper clipping of Barbara and Jack Davey


Jack Davey was a superstar of Australian radio in the 1950's and Barbara, at the age of 5 was the winner of his Christmas talent show.  Barbara was the youngest contestant of the night and had fallen asleep because she was left till last to perform.  She yawned as she waved at the audience and won their hearts before beginning to sing and winning a trip for two anywhere in Australia, a fully decorated Christmas tree and a doll almost as big as herself.

Barbara looks so angelic in this 1950's Woman's Weekly magazine Christmas advertisement for dairy products.


She remembers how disappointed she was to discover that all the food was sprayed with hairspray to make it look fresher, and was most definitely not meant to be eaten.

Barbara appeared in the landmark Australian movie, The Sundowners with Deborah Kerr, 

Robert Mitchum and Peter Ustinov.

Ms. Kerr and a 7 year old Barbara were captured in this photo, on the film set in Central Australia, as Ms. Kerr taught Barbara to play "Here is the Steeple".