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A poem recalling a recent fishing and social outing by the Chasers - a group of variety industry practitioners and friends loosely associated with Australian Variety and Show World.
Mentioned in the poem are : Joe Wangenheim (organiser/cook/boatman), Peter Smith, Durack, Jockey Hewett, Malone (American), Bill Shaw (American), Sid Athey, Wild Coveny, Mark Higgins, Stan Reynolds, Dick Richards ('from the Tivoli'), Vince Courtney and Ike Beck.
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The origin of the Chasers dates back to 1913, when Australian Variety was first published by Martin Brennan. One day each week a group of up to around two dozen men would head out on Sydney harbour on a yacht owned by the group's organiser and cook, Joe Wangenheim, to fish and have a barbeque. While high profile variety performers from overseas would occasionally be invited to go out on trips when in Sydney, the make-up of each gathering usually comprised local practitioners.
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- Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales,
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