FEDERATION OF ELVIS CLUBS IN AUSTRALIA

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Elvis' Australian Presence

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ELVIS PIZZA RESTAURANT "ELVIS PIZZA" is a Elvis-themed Restaurant based in Sydney. There's all you can eat pasta, pizza, with an hour long Evis show from 10pm. This restaurant also has tonnes of Elvis memorabilia in it, and is a real eye-opener for the Elvis Fan. The address is: ELVIS PIZZA 135 Bayswater Rd, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney Ph: (02) 9361 6574 web site: www.elvispizza.com.au Advertisement (.pdf file)

Andy Warhol's Elvis portrait at the Australian National Gallery In 1973 the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) purchased a 1963 single Elvis from Andy Warhol's Elvis Series. The Gallery purchased the print for $25,000 at a Sotheby auction in London by proxy. Ten years later in 1983, director James Mollison mentioned that Single Elvis is one of their most popular exhibits with 'the family'. For a discussion about Andy Warhol and his art, go to THE MANY DEATHS OF ANDY WARHOL, published in "Art & Australia", Sydney Spring, 1987. Andy Warhol's Elvis at the NGA.

Cupola and plaque, Adelaide Botanic Gardens, SA The wrought iron Elvis Presley Cupola was officially donated to the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide on 26/11/1982. It was designed and handcrafted by Mr R G Howard a great-grandson of Dr Richard Schomburgk. Dr Schomburgk was the second director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden from 1865 to 1891 when he died while still holding office. The cupola is made from Ostend steel which oxides to a given point to form a protective coating to the steel.The wrought iron features gumleaves, gum nuts and a bird - the Shrike Tit. The wording on the plaque reads "Erected to the memory of Elvis Presley by the Sound of Elvis Society 26.11.1982" ------- Information courtesy of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000

Elvis Presley Memorial, Melbourne Cemetery, Carlton, Vic White Hat Tours of Melbourne offers a weekly tour "Tombstones of Melbourne General Cemetery" which includes the Elvis Presley Memorial. [Their link has now gone - it's not clear whether this tour is still being offered.] .

Gracelands holiday appartments, Cameron Street, Merimbula, NSW.

Wall of Fame, Parkes, NSW Click on image for a larger version

The Elvis Lennox Private Collection, Parkes, NSW (Click on photos for enlargement)

Gracelands, Parkes, NSW Now gone out of business. Photo (c) Russ Morison

1997 - Bendigo Art Gallery

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