Aus 33 - Mobil Quest 1949

A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 33 “Mobil Quest” was an important classical music talent quest produced by 3DB in the post-World War II era and relayed to over 50 stations across Australia. It discovered many musicians who went on to have prestigious careers, including the 1949 Mobil Quest winner Ronal Jackson. Dame Joan Sutherland was second-placed in 1949 and was the winner in 1950. Recorded in Melbourne by 3DB. Hector Crawford was the conductor of the Australian Symphony Orchestra & director of the Quest. Comperes were Eric Pearce and Curteis Crawford (using the pseudonym John Curtis). The results of each heat and the semi finals must have been read live to the audience in the theatre and live to air for the sake of timing. So we journey back in time 70 years for “Mobil Quest”1950. Alex Hehr. Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. If they are not in the public domain, notify me and they will be deleted.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.