Tropical Totem Gallery

October 1968, Ward and Irene Austin honeymooned in the  USA He was a dedicated music fan and a fanatic for all things American, Elvis Presley in particular, and The South in general.  He had a number of famous catchphrases which became part of the vernacular at the time, including "a rickapoodie and a fandooglie", "Too much for the human unit" and "Anytime you're ready Pally" . Ward married Irene Combe in 1968, when she was 17. He had met her Irene she was 14 and proclaimed his love for her, though at the time he was 31.  On their honeymoon in the USA they were excited to meet Ward's idol, Elvis Presley.  I stumbled across this 2UE Top 40 chart from 1962, and therewas was WARD "Pally" AUSTIN grinning fresh faced as a schoolboy at the bottom of the page.  the caption starts "2UE music man WARD AUSTIN spins all the latest discs. I love that kind of talk. (Judy Stone was the only Aussie to make this particular chart with "Finders

October 1968, Ward and Irene Austin honeymooned in the  USA He was a dedicated music fan and a fanatic for all things American, Elvis Presley in particular, and The South in general.  He had a number of famous catchphrases which became part of the vernacular at the time, including "a rickapoodie and a fandooglie", "Too much for the human unit" and "Anytime you're ready Pally" . Ward married Irene Combe in 1968, when she was 17. He had met her Irene she was 14 and proclaimed his love for her, though at the time he was 31.  On their honeymoon in the USA they were excited to meet Ward's idol, Elvis Presley.  I stumbled across this 2UE Top 40 chart from 1962, and therewas was WARD "Pally" AUSTIN grinning fresh faced as a schoolboy at the bottom of the page.  the caption starts "2UE music man WARD AUSTIN spins all the latest discs. I love that kind of talk. (Judy Stone was the only Aussie to make this part