She also appeared in a recurring sketch in comedy series The Norman Gunston Show called The Checkout Chicks.

The Gunston character was originally conceived by comedy writer Wendy Skelcher and first appeared as a minor character in the second series of the cult Australian TV comedy series The Aunty Jack Show in 1973.

* in Series 2 Gunston presented ( but did not appear in ) a 3-minute satirical ' micro-soap ' called Checkout Chicks, which parodied current Australian TV soap operas and starred actresses well known for their appearances in such programs, including Number 96 stars Abigail and Philippa Baker, Class of 74 star Anne Louise Lambert, who went on to star in Picnic at Hanging Rock ( in which McDonald also appeared in a ' straight ' role ).

On hearing the news, McDonald and his crew raced to Parliament House, where they were able to film McDonald ( as Gunston ) briefly addressing the assembled crowd, only moments before Whitlam and the Governor-General's Official Secretary David Smith appeared for the reading of the now-famous proclamation announcing Whitlam's dismissal.

Parody tributes included Punk rock ( I might be a Punk but I love ya baby ), Sherbet ( Howzat ), ABBA ( Salute to ABBA ), KISS ( KISS Army ), Boz Scaggs ( Nylon Degrees ), Billy Ray Cyrus ( Achy Breaky Heart ), and Peter Allen ( I Go to Rio ) ( Allen was present when Gunston parodied him on ABC's pop show Countdown, and didn't seem amused, although he would have been aware of the character having previously appeared on Gunston's ABC show as a guest.

The Gunston character also appeared on the Aunty Jack Sings Wollongong LP and starred in his own hugely successful, Logie-winning Tonight Show parody, The Norman Gunston Show, which premiered in 1975.

Over the years, Drysdale has appeared regularly on numerous television shows including: The Norman Gunston Show, Celebrity Squares, Young Talent Time, Countdown, Division 4, Homicide and Bellbird.

* Shirley MacLaine, Ian Botham, Dr John Hewson, musical guest Girlfriend, Gunston sings ' Acky Breaky Heart '

* Paul Mercurio, Billy Crystal, Julian Clary, musical guest Sonia Dada, Gunston sings ' Simply Irresistible '

* Guns N ' Roses, Lionel Richie, Laurie and Noeline Donaher, musical guest Mahotella Queens, Gunston sings ' I will always love you '

* Norman Gunston – harmonica ( on " The Torture Never Stops ")

* Video clip of Norman Gunston at ' The Dismissal '

Category: Burials at Gunston Hall

The southern end of M-97 is at the intersection between Gratiot and Gunston avenues just northeast of the Outer Drive junction by the airport.

Initial criticality at Ft. Belvoir VA ( in Gunston Cove, off the Potomac River ), January 24, 1967.

In 1952 the camp's administration was afraid that the prisoners would riot and demonstrate on May Day ( a day honoring Communism ) and so U. S. navy ships ( such as the USS Gunston Hall ( LSD-5 )) removed 15, 000 North Korean and Chinese prisoners from the island and moved them to prison facilities at Ulsan and Cheju-do.

Geoff worked as a television cameraman at ABC Television from 1975 until 1984, including work on " The Marcia Hines Show ", " Farnham and Byrne ", " Mastermind ", " Parkinson ", " The Norman Gunston Show ", Play School, and " News " and " Current affairs " before taking up music ministry full time.

This comic device led to his memorable exchange with visiting American actress Sally Struthers – noting Norman's apparent shaving cuts, she kindly suggested that perhaps Gunston should use an electric razor ; the nonplussed Norman replied " Uh, I do ", at which point Struthers collapsed in a fit of laughter.

Through sheer good luck, Gunston was immortalised in Australian political history when, on the morning of 11 November 1975, McDonald and his film crew – who happened to be in Canberra at the time – found out that the Labor government led by Gough Whitlam had just been dismissed by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr.

* Premier Norman Gunston Show episode filmed at ABN2 Gore Hill, Sydney TV studios.

* Norman Gunston at Laughterlog. com – Article, episode guide and list of recordings

A location in a " closed area " of the garrison had been selected, near a point at which Accotink Bay ( aka, Gunston Cove ) joins the Potomac River.

* The location of the Army's nuclear reactor training facility alongside Gunston Cove explains why the floating MH-1A came to be tested at Fort Belvoir in April 1966.

* Norman Gunston interviews Edith Head ; and Frank Zappa.

* Norman Gunston interviews Malcolm Muggeridge ; Frank Hardie ; The Ink Spots ; and Rudolf Nureyev.

According to McDonald, the Gunston character and his show were initially devised as a parody of an ( unintentionally bad ) late-night Sydney TV variety show of the early 1970s hosted by expatriate American club entertainer Tommy Leonetti.

Norman Gunston was primarily well known in his native Australia, and to a lesser extent, the United States during the mid to late 1970s.

The " Gunston Method " relied on the fact that, especially in the early days of the series, the Norman persona was still relatively unknown in in his home country, and completely unknown outside Australia.

In February and March 1981, Channel 7 aired a program called Gunston's Australia, which intended to show the Gunston character approaching the end of his shelf life.

Wearing a safari jacket and shorts, Gunston travelled around outback Australia, interfering and adventuring in high and low places in his usual cack-handed manner.

* Norman Gunston interviews Prince Leonard and Lord Davies from the Hutt River Province, Western Australia ; Rick Morosi ( Junie Morosi's brother ); Colleen Hewett before her departure overseas ; Mrs Phillis Johnson ; and Edward Woodward.

* Norman Gunston interviews John Gorton ; The Seekers ; and Miss Australia 1975 ; Sally Struthers.

* Norman Gunston interviews Julie Ismay, Miss Australia 1976 ; Michael Caine ; Brenda Kristen ; Tim Taylor ; and Tony Greig ( from BBC2 UK special ).

When Gunston interviewed Elton John, who was in Australia to promote Tommy, Gunston began by asking " Are you going to premiere in Wollongong?

The memorial was authorized by Public Law 101-358 on August 10, 1990, to be developed by the board of regents of Gunston Hall.

Comedy series have included The Aunty Jack Show, The Paul Hogan Show, The Norman Gunston Show, and more recently The D-Generation, Frontline, The Glass House, Summer Heights High and popular series Thank God You're Here, which has since been adapted to a number of countries around the world, and already several of them have brought in creators and stars of shows like Kath & Kim to help produce, direct, star, or serve as consultants on their versions.

* Lady Doris Gwendoline Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood ( 14 December 1895-1984 ), who married Captain Cecil Bernard Gunston MC ( 1885 – 1934 ) of the Coldstream Guards, son of Major Bernard Gunston, formerly of the 5th Dragoon Guards, on 19 October 1922 and had issue:

In his later and most famous incarnation, Gunston had evolved to become the unlikely host of his own national TV variety show, The Norman Gunston Show, which premiered with a live broadcast on ABC television on 18 May 1975.

The Gunston show was a subversive parody of the established variety " Tonight Show " format, centering on a weekly roster of celebrity guests who were ' interviewed ' by Norman.

In November 1976, a specially prepared 45 minute UK Gunston TV special was screened on BBC2 TV.

In 1976, Gunston released an album titled The Popular Ballad Animal, which covered both contemporary and classic era compositions, several of which Norman had performed on his show, including his theme song, " I Who Have Nothing ".

Gunston reports on " The joys of funny business ".

Norman Gunston appears on the steps of Parliament House with Gough Whitlam – 11 November 1975.

Gunston reports on the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

* Summary: Garry Mcdonald ( Norman Gunston ) wearing safari jacket and shorts crouching as he uses spakfilla on a red dirt hill.

* Norman Gunston on nostalgia central

This character featured only briefly in Aunty Jack, but became much more prominent in the spin-off special Wollongong the Brave and went on to become one of the most popular comedy characters in the history of Australian television — the now-legendary Wollongong media ' un-personality ' Norman Gunston.