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Table Talk: A Journal for Men and Women, was a weekly magazine published from 26 June 1885[1] until September 1939 in Melbourne, Australia.[2] It was established in 1885 by Maurice Brodzky (1847–1919), who obtained financial assistance[3] to start his own publication after resigning from The Herald.[2]

Table Talk was a social magazine that catered for both male and female readers.[4] It included articles about politics, finance, literature, arts and social notes.[4] Its gossip style attracted readers with articles about local notables and famous people from overseas, commenting on, among other things, their fashions, relationships, and social engagements.[4] It was most popular during the 1880s Land Boom in Melbourne.[2]

Brodsky became aware of the machinations of the land boom era figures, and Table Talk began to carry accurate reports of their activities.[5]

In 1893, trade unionist Frederick Bromley sued Brodzky after Table Talk drew public attention to the link between himself and George Sangster, who had illegally used union funds. The jury found for Bromley, awarding him £500 damages,[6] and Brodzky left for America. G. V. Allen took over as proprietor and publisher, to the disgust of at least one commentator.[7]

In 1899, the format of Table Talk changed to include photographs and different font sizes.[8] It had a folio-size format, and initially was 16 pages, increasing to 20 pages by 1885, and was 24 pages by 1888. It was initially sold for threepence but the price had increased to sixpence by 1903.[9]

In September 1924, Table Talk was sold for a reported £15,000.[10] In 1926, it absorbed the illustrated magazine Punch.[11] The last issue was dated 7 September 1939.[12]

"Prominent Persons"

"Prominent Persons" was a long-running feature on currently notable people: a biography or character study accompanied by a commissioned portrait, often caricature, by a Melbourne artist, usually Will Dyson or L. F. Reynolds.

L. F. Reynolds (left blank in "Artist" column) or Will Dyson (marked WD) but also Sam G. Wells (SGW) of The Herald or Stanley Parker (SP), best known for show business caricatures. Some articles are credited to C. R. Bradish; others have no byline, so may be by the same person.
Copyright on works by Dyson and Reynolds has expired in the USA, as both artists died more than 70 years ago (21 August 1939 and 21 January 1938 respectively). Sam Wells died 12 March 1972 and Parker in 1981, so their post-1929 works are not freely available.
More information Date, Artist ...
DateArtistSubjectNotes
17 Dec 1925WDGerald Patterson[13]
24 Dec 1925WDGeorge Tallis[14]MD, J. C. Williamson's
31 Dec 1925WDJ. C. Boyce[15]Vic. Tourist Bureau
7 Jan 1926WDHugh Trumble[16]
14 Jan 1926WDC. G. Macartney[17]
21 Jan 1926WDLord Allenby[18]
28 Jan 1926Littleton Groom[19]
4 Feb 1926WDWilliam Brunton[20]used in article
11 Feb 1926WDJ. B. Hawkes[21]used in article
18 Feb 1926WDJ. O. Anderson[22]
25 Feb 1926WDA. W. Keown[23]Advertising dept, Vic. Railways
4 Mar 1926WDBenjamin Fuller[24]
11 Mar 1926WDLee Neil[25]used in article
18 Mar 1926WDHarrie B. Lee[26]Fire Chief, Melbourne
25 Mar 1926Dion Boucicault[27]
1 Apr 1926John Allan[28]
8 Apr 1926WDCaptain John King Davis[29]
15 Apr 1926WDCaptain G. H. Wilkins[30]
22 Apr 1926WDHugh Ward[31]
29 Apr 1926WDW. T. Conder[32]used in article
6 May 1926WDE. J. Hogan[33]
13 May 1926WDA. V. Kewney[34]
20 May 1926H. L. Collins[35]
27 May 1926WDH. A. Hunt[36]
3 Jun 1926WDW. J. McClelland[37]
10 Jun 1926W. M. Woodfull[38]
17 Jun 1926Percy Grainger[39]
24 Jun 1926WDJ. M. Gregory[40]
1 Jul 1926WDCharles Tait[41]used in article
8 Jul 1926Alexander James Peacock[42]
15 Jul 1926Warren Bardsley[43]
22 Jul 1926C. H. Wickens[44]Commonwealth Statistician
29 Jul 1926Arthur Streeton[45]
5 Aug 1926W. S. Littlejohn[46]
12 Aug 1926A. J. Richardson[47]
19 Aug 1926Brudenell White[48]
26 Aug 1926Bernard Heinze[49]
2 Sep 1926WDBert Bailey[50]
9 Sep 1926Group Captain Williams[51]
16 Sep 1926Alberto Zelman[52]used in article
23 Sep 1926Leonard Nettlefold[53]used in article
30 Sep 1926Richard Linton[54]used in article
7 Oct 1926Horace Brinsmead[55]used in article
14 Oct 1926J. H. Butters[56]
21 Oct 1926Earle Page[57]
28 Oct 1926Thomas Blamey[58]
4 Nov 1926Donald Mackinnon[59]
11 Nov 1926W. B. McInnes[60]
18 Nov 1926Wirth Brothers[61]
25 Nov 1926Pat O'Hara Wood[62]
2 Dec 1926John Longstaff[63]
9 Dec 1926Stephen "Steve" Morell[64]mayor of Melbourne
16 Dec 1926L. A. Adamson[65]
23 Dec 1926Gregan McMahon[66]
30 Dec 1926Walter Burley Griffin[67]
6 Jan 1927W. A. Gibson[68]
13 Jan 1927Monty Grover[69]
20 Jan 1927W. H. Ponsford[70]
27 Jan 1927James J. Malone[71]used in article
3 Feb 1927W. R. Napier[72]used in article
10 Feb 1927E. T. Fisk[73]
17 Feb 1927Harry Lawson[74]
24 Feb 1927Ivo Whitton[75]
3 Mar 1927George Foster Pearce[76]
10 Mar 1927Allan Wilkie[77]used in article
17 Mar 1927Paul Bibron[78]ballet dancer
24 Mar 1927John Henry MacFarland[79]used in article
31 Mar 1927E. G. Theodore[80]
7 Apr 1927Granville Ryrie[81]
14 Apr 1927Herbert Larkin[82]used in article
21 Apr 1927Maurice Moscovitch[83]
28 Apr 1927Septimus Power[84]
5 May 1927Ivor Warne-Smith[85]
12 May 1927Lord Stonehaven[86]
19 May 1927WDPaderewski[87]
26 May 1927Fritz Hart[88]
2 Jun 1927Charles A. Wenman[89]used in article
9 Jun 1927Richard Penrose Franklin[90]used in article
16 Jun 1927James Barrett[91]
23 Jun 1927James Francis Guthrie[92]
30 Jun 1927Syd Coventry[93]
7 Jul 1927J. A. Lyons[94]
14 Jul 1927George Lambert[95]
21 Jul 1927T. S. Carlyon[96]used in article
28 Jul 1927O. R. Snowball[97]
4 Aug 1927WDEfrem Zimbalist[98]text on next page
11 Aug 1927Horrie Clover[99]
18 Aug 1927Tom Tunnecliffe[100]
25 Aug 1927L. K. S. Mackinnon[101]chairman, VRC
1 Sep 1927C. J. Dennis[102]
8 Sep 1927Lawrence Wackett[103]
15 Sep 1927Frank Talbot[104]used in article
23 Sep 1927C. E. Merrett[105]used in article
29 Sep 1927Allan Geddes[106]misspelled in Table Talk
used in article
6 Oct 1927Cliff Rankin[107]
13 Oct 1927James Grice[108]chairman, VATC
20 Oct 1927John Lemmon[109]
27 Oct 1927James Scobie[110]
3 Nov 1927WDNorman McKinnel[111]
10 Nov 1927WDL. C. M. S. Amery[112]
17 Nov 1927Lord Somers[113]
24 Nov 1927John Tait[114]used in article
1 Dec 1927Jack Ryder[115]
8 Dec 1927Jack Crawford[116]
15 Dec 1927Frank Tate[117]used in article
22 Dec 1927Victor Champion[118]conductor of theatre orchestra
29 Dec 1927Max Howden[119]pioneer radio amateur
5 Jan 1928Jack Ellis[120]
12 Jan 1928William Slater[121]
19 Jan 1928Don Blackie[122]
26 Jan 1928WDGeorge Beeby[123]
2 Feb 1928Maurice Dudley[124]actor, 3LO radio announcer
9 Feb 1928Herbert Edward Pratten[125]
16 Feb 1928Major de Havilland[126]
23 Feb 1928Jean Borotra[127]
1 Mar 1928Harry Hopman[128]
8 Mar 1928Alexander Cameron[129]
15 Mar 1928W. R. Morris[130]
22 Mar 1928C. H. Book[131]used in article
29 Mar 1928A. E. Koetsveld[132]chief of detective branch
5 Apr 1928Herbert W. Gepp[133]used in article
12 April 1928Stanley Goble[134]
19 Apr 1928William Hindley[135]used in article
26 Apr 1928WDW. N. Lancaster[136]
3 May 1928H. W. Harrison[137]used in article
10 May 1928Gordon Rattray[138]
17 May 1928Jim Scullin[139]
24 May 1928WDJames Nevin Tait[140]text on next page
31 May 1928J. C. Bancks[141]
7 Jun 1928Andrew Wilkie[142]used in article
14 Jun 1928Dick Taylor[143]
21 Jun 1928George Swinburne[144]
28 Jun 1928Kingsford Smith
and C. T. P. Ulm[145]		full page illustration
5 Jul 1928John Brownlee[146]
12 Jul 1928W. A. M. Blackett[147]pres., Institute of Architects
19 Jul 1928M. P. Hansen[148]Director of Education
26 July 1928William McPherson[149]
2 Aug 1928J. G. Latham[150]
9 Aug 1928Rupert Bunny[151]
16 Aug 1928Dan Carroll[152]showman with E. J. Carroll
23 Aug 1928W. R. Coleman[153]stage scene painter
30 Aug 1928Gordon Coventry[154]
6 Sep 1928Cecil Newton McKay[155]son of Hugh Victor McKay
13 Sep 1928A. A. Dunstan[156]
20 Sep 1928R. O. Blackwood[157]
27 Sep 1928H. C. A. Harrison[158]
4 Oct 1928William G. James[159]used in article
11 Oct 1928Cardinal Cerretti[160]
18 Oct 1928Ben Chaffey[161]
25 Oct 1928R. M. Cuthbertson[162]pres., National Federation of Victoria
1 Nov 1928W. A. Watt[163]
8 Nov 1928R. D. Elliott[164]
15 Nov 1928G. A. Maxwell[165]
22 Nov 1928J. M. Niall[166]pastoralist and horse owner
29 Nov 1928Harold Luxton[167]used in article
6 Dec 1928Joe Kirkwood Sr.[168]
13 Dec 1928WDStanley Argyle[169]
20 Dec 1928WDJack Hobbs[170]
27 Dec 1928A. P. F. Chapman[171]
3 Jan 1929W. J. Duggan[172]used in article
10 Jan 1929Alan F. Kippax[173]
17 Jan 1929Ian Macfarlan[174]writer: P. B. Jenkin
24 Jan 1929Frank Beaurepaire[175]
31 Jan 1929Maurice Tate[176]
7 Feb 1929Clarrie Grimmett[177]writer: E. H. M. Baillie
14 Feb 1929Donald Bradman[178]
21 Feb 1929Justice Lukin[179]
28 Feb 1929Lennon Raws[180]businessman
7 Mar 1929Patsy Hendren[181]
14 Mar 1929Alfred Ernest Floyd[182]organist
21 Mar 1929Bob Schlesinger[183]used in article
28 Mar 1929E. J. Holloway[184]
4 April 1929Norman Brearley[185]
11 April 1929H. I. Cohen[186]used in article
18 Apr 1929Charles Marr[187]
25 Apr 1929Robert Menzies[188]
2 May 1929Norris Garrett Bell[189]Transcontinental Railway
9 May 1929Maisie Gay[190]
16 May 1929Herbert Brookes[191]
23 May 1929MacRobertson's[192]
30 May 1929Hamilton Webber[193]used in article
6 June 1929WDHarold Williams[194]
13 June 1929Anna Pavlova[195]
20 June 1929Albert Chadwick[196]writer: W. S. Sharland
27 Jun 1929R. G. Nichols[197]used in article
4 July 1929Stuart Doyle[198]used in article
11 July 1929Guy Newton Moore[199]aviation (writer: W. A. Somerset)
18 July 1929Harry Lauder[200]
25 July 1929William Glasgow[201]
1 Aug 1929Frederic Truby King[202]
8 Aug 1929Bill Cubbins[203]writer: Keith Manzie
15 Aug 1929J. C. Blair[204]
22 Aug 1929John Sinclair[205]Presbyterian clergy
29 Aug 1929John James Virgo[206]YMCA executive
5 Sep 1929Percy Code[207]
12 Sep 1929Frank Groves[208]used in article
19 Sep 1929Mick Ryan[209]used in article
26 Sep 1929Albert Collier[210]writer: F. Keith Manzie
3 Oct 1929G. S. Maclean[211]sec., National Federation of Victoria
10 Oct 1929Arthur Robinson[212]
17 Oct 1929Gustav Slapoffski[213]
24 Oct 1929A. V. Hiskens[214]sec., Moonee Valley Racing Club
31 Oct 1929Alan Currie[215]
7 Nov 1929E. L. Baillieu[216]grazier, race horse owner
14 Nov 1929Edward Goll[217]
21 Nov 1929E. R. G. R. Evans[218]writer: Geoffrey Rawson
28 Nov 1929Joan Rosanove[219]used in article
5 Dec 1929Bert Ironmonger[220]
12 Dec 1929E. J. Brady[221]
19 Dec 1929Jim Willard[222]used in article
26 Dec 1929J. E. Fenton[223]
2 Jan 1930Dale Collins[224]
©9 Jan 1930SPRoy Bridges[225]
16 Jan 1930Walter Massy-Greene[226]
©23 Jan 1930SPFrederick Head[227]
©30 Jan 1930SPE. F. Moon[228]
6 Feb 1930F. M. Forde[229]
13 Feb 1930V. Y. Richardson[230]
20 Feb 1930Mrs Percy Russell[231]used in article
27 Feb 1930Walter Lindrum[232]
6 Mar 1930E. L. a'Beckett[233]
13 Mar 1930W. L. Kelly[234]manager, cricket Test team
20 Mar 1930Archie Jackson[235]
27 Mar 1930Walter Hagen[236]
3 Apr 1930A. E. Green[237]
10 Apr 1930Harry Chauvel[238]
17 Apr 1930John Cain[239]
24 Apr 1930Douglas Mawson[240]
1 May 1930Like McBrien[241]used in article
8 May 1930C. W. B. Littlejohn[242]used in article
15 May 1930David Orme Masson[243]
22 May 1930W. A. Coxen[244]
29 May 1930Edward Greeves[245]
5 Jun 1930William James Beckett[246]used in article
12 Jun 1930Jack Harris[247]
19 Jun 1930W. V. McCall[248]
26 Jun 1930W. A. Osborne[249]used in article
3 Jul 1930William M. Whyte[250]used in article
10 Jul 1930Florence Austral[251]
17 Jul 1930Hugh D. McIntosh[252]
24 Jul 1930William R. Creswell[253]
31 Jul 1930Stanley Wittman[254]
7 Aug 1930Parker John Moloney[255]
14 Aug 1930W. G. Price[256]used in article
21 Aug 1930Charlie Vaude[257]comedian, 3DB announcer
28 Aug 1930Otto Niemeyer[258]
4 Sep 1930Jan Kubelik[259]
11 Sep 1930Robert Gibson[260]used in article
18 Sep 1930Ray Brew[261]
25 Sep 1930Paul Raphael Montford[262]
2 Oct 1930Arthur Coghlan[263]used in article
9 Oct 1930Syd Coventry and
Gordon Coventry[264]
16 Oct 1930Dr Arthur E. Syme
Clive L. Baillieu
Ben Chaffey[265]		used in article
23 Oct 1930George A. Julius[266]
30 Oct 1930Alister Clark[267]used in article
6 Nov 1930John Henry
Rupert Greene
J. H. Davis[268]		Judge 1919–1943
Starter 1914–1945
Handicapper 1912–1940
13 Nov 1930Isaac Isaacs[269]13 Nov to 11 Dec misnumbered
20 Nov 1930Arthur Mailey[270]
27 Nov 1930Bradman, Woodfull,
Grimmett[271]
4 Dec 1930Edward Kenny[272]sec., Henley Regatta
11 Dec 1930John Clemenger[273]used in article
©18 Dec 1930SGWH. Hopman
Crawford[274]
©24 Dec 1930SGWSidney Myer[275]
©1 Jan 1931SGWDon Bradman
Keith Rigg[276]
8 Jan 1931W. A. Oldfield[277]
15 Jan 1931Frank J. Bennell[278]ocean yachting
22 Jan 1931Bert Ironmonger
Don Blackie[279]
29 Jan 1931James Mitchell
Lionel Hill[280]
5 Feb 1931John Thomas Wilkins[281]Fire Chief
12 Feb 1931Frank Gavan Duffy[282]
19 Feb 1931Joseph Lyons
James Fenton[283]
26 Feb 1931Charles H. Kellaway[284]
5 Mar 1931E. C. Riddle[285]
12 Mar 1931T. W. Bearup[286]Australian Broadcasting Co.
19 Mar 1931John Barnes[287]
26 Mar 1931William Neil McKie[288]
2 Apr 1931Charles Hardy[289]
9 Apr 1931Ernest Turnbull[290]film distributor
16 Apr 1931Robert Baden-Powell[291]
23 Apr 1931Jack Beasley
Jack Lang
Jock Garden[292]		"The Repudiationists"
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Table Talk later ran a similar series, titled "Pen, Pencil and Personality".

See also

Personnel

  • Eugenia Stone, was a reporter and poet. She married Sir George Doughty on 16 August 1913.
  • George Vesey Allen (died 14 November 1913), educated at Prince Alfred College, worked as a journalist with The Daily Telegraph (Melbourne) and The Age before becoming proprietor and publisher in 1905. After quitting journalism, he was the organiser of the Bendigo Exhibition and Launceston Exhibition, before working in the administration section of the Neglected Children's Department of the New South Wales Government. He was author of Sinbad the Sailor, a pantomime.[293]
  • Charles Richard Bradish (21 April 1884[294] – 28 July 1961), journalist, was born in Ballarat, a son of John Richard Bradish (died 1923) and Susan Doorne Bradish, née Olney (died 1943), who married in 1883, and brother of Percy Albert Bradish. In 1933 he was appointed to the Victorian Railways Publicity department. He married Ida Louise Mitchell on 25 March 1913. They had a home on Bailey Crescent, Rippon Lea, Victoria, later 37 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria.

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