Up for Auction is a rare First pressing, Australian Release, 10 inch, Shellac, 78rpm., single, by legendary, Australian country music star,Smoky Dawson, featuring- Zip The Kangaroo/Pirate The Pup, with Ray Hartley, circa 1952 (approx.), on the Columbia Graphophone Label, (Magic Notes),  Category Number- KO-1011, made and recorded in Sydney, New South Wales Australia. 
Side 1.  Zip The Kangaroo- Smoky Dawson Side 2. Pirate The Pup- Smoky Dawson and Ray Hartley

In normal lighting conditions, the record on both sides appears bright, shiny, clean and pristine, with no visible damage whatsoever, upon viewing both sides of the record under a strong artificial light, it has a few, very minor, surface scuffs and hairline surface scratches, that do not affect the quality of the playback whatsoever. 
These shellac records are extremely hard with very deep grooves, and minor surface scratches barely affects them at all. I have played the record both sides and you can hear the odd crackle here and there in the quiet passages. The record is graded, EXCELLENT.
The labels are nice and bright, clean, and crisp, (See Photos).
This is a very interesting record. Smoky Dawson was extremely popular all during the 1950's and had a kids club and radio show sponsored by Kellogg's Cornflakes. (The Kellogg's Wild West Club). There is a bit of history with "Zip The Kangaroo". Smoky Dawson actually had a male kangaroo called Zip, and he took it on tour with him to the USA, a tour sponsored by the Australian Government. 
While in the United States, the Kangaroo escaped, and the ensuing bedlam ended up on the front pages of major newspapers, both in the United States and all over the world, gaining Smoky Dawson, Zip The Kangaroo, and Kellogg's Cornflakes invaluable world-wide publicity. See the chronological, short biography of Smoky Dawson below.
The postage is high on this listing because Shellac Records are extremely fragile, and a lot of time and effort is spent packing it, to ensure it does not fracture during shipping.
(Please see photos above and note that my photograph's form part of the description).

"The year 1951 was an important one for Dawson. He came to England, where BBC Television covered his act live (including knife-throwing) at the Festival of Britain. He also toured in the USA (with a kangaroo called Zip), on behalf of the Australian government and still found time to record 18 songs, including his popular versions of ‘The Man From Never Never’ and ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’.

(Coutesy of ALLMUSIC, a world wide web page devoted to the history of music).
"Here I cut the story short and recommend you track down the book 'Smoky Dawson - A Life' so you can learn about the adventures Smoky and Dot had in the U.S.  particularly with Zip the Kangaroo and his escape and the ensuing panic caused to the population who hadn't experienced a wild kangaroo.  The story of Zip and press releases had stirred up interest back home and J. Walter Thompson the advertising agency for Kellogg's had finally seen Smoky's film and a message was sent to their New York Office 'Find Smoky Dawson!' and this is where our story really starts".  (Courtesy of "Australian Old Time Radio" web page- Australia)
SMOKY DAWSON
A MOST EXTRAORDINARY LIFE

1913 – Born Herbert Henry Dawson in Collingwood, Melbourne, on March 19
1923 – Enters St Vincent de Paul orphanage, where he meets Buddy Williams and Tex Banes 
1923-26 – Works, plays and sings songs with the Carew family of Eurack, each Christmas on annual leave from the orphanage
1926 – Gets the nickname Smoky
1928 – Receives first encore, singing for his supper at the Stewarton Hall
1930 – Buys a racing bike and joins Brunswick Amateur Cycle Club
1932 – Learns steel guitar from Harry West and forms the Coral Island Boys with brother Ted 
1933 – Smoky meet Dot (Florence Cheers) at Melbourne’s 3JR radio studios and their friendship grows slowly and steadily, developing into a deep and abiding love that was to stand the test of time
1936 – As a finalist with the South Sea Islanders on 3KZ’s Professional and Amateur Parade, Smoky is encouraged to try hillbilly music by station manager Eddie Balmer
1937 – Smoky submits a 15-minute C&W script which becomes Smoky Dawson’s Pepsodent Rangers, and scripts Terry Dear’s Hawaiian Show, with Dot (as Aunty June) doing sound effects (In later years, Smoky quips that his own teeth, which he died with, outlast the show! 
1938 – Smoky and Dot open Australia’s first hillbilly club in the centre of Melbourne
1939 – Smoky’s loving old gran, who was “close to a mother as a grandmother could be” dies the same year World War II breaks out. Smoky joins a troupe of entertainers providing shows to Army camps
1939 – Smoky’s first songs published by Allan’s, Melbourne’s leading music publishers, before he releases a recording
1941 – Makes his first recording on August 20, cutting tracks like I’m A Happy Go Lucky Cowhand, Till I Meet Old Faithful Up Yonder, The Range In The Western Sky, Texas Lil and the most popular, Sound Effects Cowboy, with Arch Kerr of Columbia Gramophone Co, Sydney 
1942 – In September Smoky records three Hal Saunders compositions – The Old Cockatoorali, Never Been To Gundagai, and Cob The Corn, and three of his own
1942 – With his profile at maximum exposure, on radio shows and twice-weekly concerts and his music studio flourishing, Smoky is recalled by the Army and becomes Private Herbert Henry Dawson, stretcher bearer in the Medical Corps
1944 – On March 13, Smoky’s friend, sweetheart and soulmate, Dot, chooses to share his destiny and become his wife
1944 – Private Dawson sails on the Joseph Carrigan for Cairns then on to Moratai, and forms a troupe of entertainers, who support the legendary Gracie Fields on her visit to Balikpapan at war’s end
1945 – Private Dawson is transported to the Australian General Hospital at Moratai, then Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, suffering from malaria and a complete breakdown of the nervous system
1946 – Smoky forms a travelling show with Lou Toppano, Ron Blackett and co, from his Army band, the Yarraroos, and rope trick master Tex Glanville, touring Victorian country towns
1946 – Organised by Norman Banks of 3KZ, Smoky on horseback, launches the first Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne’s Alexandra Gardens, shouting “coo-ee” to the worldwide listening audience. The next day, dressed as Santa, Smoky and Dot (Aunty June) visit Austin Hospital’s children’s ward, bearing gifts, kicking off an annual tradition
1947 – In March Smoky orders his first whip from Bourke St saddler Bill Kinnear, and becomes partners with Stan Gill in a travelling show
1948 – Smoky learns the art of knife and axe throwing from Queensland’s Tomahawk Joe, adding yet another element to his growing repertoire of skills 
1949 – Creates The Inlander, a radio show for the ABC that runs for three years and tours Australia’s capital cities. He performs on 5CL Adelaide, with the great Peter Dawson
1950 – Makes a short film for Colin Scrimgeor, The Cowboy From Down Under 
1951 – Smoky records another 12 tracks, this time under the supervision of Arch Kerr
1951 – In July Smoky and Dot leave on a ship for England, appearing on the BBC’s In Town Tonight, and at the Festival of Britain. They continue on to America in September on board the SS America
1951 – They begin a tour of US schools and universities, talking about Australian history, Australian folk songs and giving demonstrations of whip cracking, knife and axe throwing
1951 – Smoky’s song, The Lord’s Last Supper, becomes the first record released on Acuff-Rose’s Hickory Records label, out of Nashville
1951 – Smoky makes front page of the New York World Telegram when his kangaroo, Zip, escapes in New York City. Upon its capture, Smoky hands it over to Central Park Zoo 
1952 – Smoky receives an offer from Kellogg’s to return home and host a natonal radio show, The Adventures of Smoky Dawson. Smoky and Dot are welcomed home at Kingsford-Smith Airport in September, with Cinesound News filming the event
1953 – Riding With A Smile And A Song becomes the theme song of the Kellogg’s-sponsored Smoky Dawson show, based around the fictitious outback station, Jindawarrabel, which becomes “real” to thousands of listeners
1953 – Flash comes to Smoky as a three-year-old palomino, only to become “the best four-legged friend a man could have”. Flash becomes an extension of Smoky, even seeming to know his very thoughts
1956 – Smoky makes some more records with EMI and leads Sydney’s first ever Waratah Festival Parade, riding his faithful friend Flash
1957 – On his 45th birthday Dot presents Smoky with the keys to 26 acres at Ingleside, which becomes Smoky Dawson’s Ranch. At their first rodeo, Chips Rafferty, Lance Skuthorpe and Big Chief Little Wolf help raise funds for Rotary 
1957 – The Ranch becomes a riding school, holiday camp, entertainment venue and setting for TV shows. Smoky records another 12 tracks with EMI
1958-61 – Smoky makes some more recordings with Ron Wills at Columbia
1962 – Visiting American pedal steel guitarist Speedy West is featured on The Smoky Dawson Story, for Festival Records. Smoky’s Kellogg’s-sponsored radio program goes off the air after a 10-year run, but not before one million Australian kids swore to uphold “the code of the west” and become his deputy sheriff
1963 – At the 175th anniversary of Federation, Smoky almost lands in the Queen’s lap after a performance on horseback doesn’t go quite according to plan, at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
1963 – The Smoky Dawson comic strip replaces Hopalong Cassidy five days a week in The Sydney Morning Herald
1965 – Steve Dodd, a fullblood Aborigine, and cousin of Albert Namatjira, arrives at The Ranch and camps there for nearly 15 years until a bushfire wipes them out in 1979
1974 – TV series Luke’s Kingdom is made at The Ranch, after the construction of a homestead and squatter’s huts
1975 – This Is Your Life host Mike Willesee surprises Smoky at The Ranch with lots of special guests from his past, and from Eurack, his old mate Jack Carew
1976 – American country star Glen Campbell visits The Ranch and makes a TV special, Glen Campbell Down Under, with special guest, Olivia Newton-John
1977 – Tex Morton, Buddy Williams and Smoky Dawson become the first artists to be inducted into the Hands of Fame cornerstone in Tamworth
1978 – Smoky and Dot return to Nashville, where Smoky appears with The All Time Greats at the Grand Ole Opry. He is presented with the Pioneer Honour Award
1979 – Smoky is elevated to the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown in Tamworth
1979 – A bushfire wipes out The Ranch, and the horses are sent to the Hyperion Thoroughbred Stud
1982 – Flash dies peacefully on April 23
1983 – Smoky is awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Day honours list, announced on page one of The Sydney Morning Herald
1985 – The wax figures of Smoky and Flash are officially installed in the Gallery of Stars wax museum in Tamworth
1985 – Smoky Dawson: A Life, Smoky and Dot’s official biography, is published by Allen & Unwin, September 20
1989 – In January Trevor Knight and Smoky win the Vocal Duo Golden Guitar for High Country at the Country Music Awards of Australia
1991 – Smoky celebrates 50 years of recording
1993 – The Australian Country Music Foundation formed in Tamworth, with Smoky as its patron
1999 – Smoky is awarded the AM (Member in the Order of Australia) in the Australia Day honours list. Rotary International honours Smoky with the Vocational Excellence Award
2001 – Smoky celebrates 60 years of recording. Both Smoky and Dot receive special Children’s Week awards
2002 – Smoky and Dot are made honourary life members of the Country Music Association of Australia for more than 60 years’ contribution to Australian country music
2003 – Smoky and Dot honoured in a special tribute dinner at the CMAA Achiever Awards on September 15 in Sydney
2005 – Smoky inducted into the ARIA Icons Hall of Fame, receiving two standing ovations. Smoky releases Homestead Of My Dreams, through Origin Music in Sydney, becoming the world’s oldest recording star 
2005 – Smoky helps launch Smoky’s Bar and Grill, named in his honour, at the new Wests’ Diggers Club, Tamworth
2007 – Smoky makes his last trip to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, where he is inducted into the Gallery of Stars at Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre, along with fellow pioneer, Joy McKean
2007 – In August, Smoky makes a video clip, Homestead Of My Dreams, filmed by Ross Wood 
2008 – Smoky dies in Sydney, on Wednesday, February 13, one month short of his 64th wedding anniversary and five weeks short of his 95th birthday
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