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There was an all-female Australian Aboriginal singing group named The Sapphires in the 1960s, although there were three members: Laurel Robinson (mother of screenwriter Tony Briggs), Beverly Briggs, and her sister Naomi Mayers. They performed at hotels, pubs, cabarets, clubs, parties, army barracks and universities around Melbourne. [5] [6]
Tony Briggs was born on 3 July 1967. [2] He is the son of Laurel Robinson, one of The Sapphires, [3] and is a Yorta Yorta / Wurundjeri man. [4]He attended Scotch College, Melbourne as a boarding student from 1980 to 1985, and proved to be an outstanding athlete there.
The Sapphires is an Australian play written by Tony Briggs and directed by Wesley Enoch. [1] It is set in 1968 (a year after the referendum , which symbolically expanded the rights of Aboriginal people ) and it tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Yorta Yorta women who tour Vietnam during the war .
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Mayers was born in 1941, [1] of Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri heritage. [2]She was one of three members of The Sapphires, along with Beverly Briggs (her sister) and Laurel Robinson, in the 1960s.
Laurel Robinson and Lois Peeler – The Sapphires (film) Roy Rogers; Bobby Rydell; Nancy Sinatra; Roger Smith; Hank Snow; Rick Springfield [5] Connie Stevens; Kaye Stevens; James Stewart; Jill St. John; Joe Torre; Doreen Tracey; Johnny Unitas; Mamie Van Doren; John Wayne; Raquel Welch; Lawrence Welk; Jonathan Winters
Delaware State Police have identified the 18-year-old victim of the homicide that occurred on Oct. 29 in Laurel. Here's the latest information.
Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Music: The Sapphires – Beverly Briggs, Naomi Mayers, Lois Peeler, Laurel Robinson and Tony Briggs; The Marcia Langton Award For Lifetime Achievement In Leadership: Percy Neal; The Lifetime Contribution Award For Healing The Stolen Generations: Aunty Lorraine Darcy Peeters