Sabrina in Melbourne 1958-1959

21 July 2017 - Thanks to Countess Anastasia of West Siberia, we have some great new pix of Sabrina in Melbourne.

Sadly there is no date or identification of the publication. The text reads:

Sabrina gets a chance to relax at home

It's better than television in Hansen St, East Brighton, some Sunday afternoons.
For neighbours only have to glance across one of the living room windows to see Sabrina at home.

Out of the public eye as she sat on the floor today with her long blonde hair round her shoulders, Sabrina sighed contentedly.
"I love to relax with friends - and I hardly ever have the time."

Sabrina's sanctuary is the home of Mr and Mrs Simon Shinberg.
At present it's the only place where she can forget she's a celebrity.

Even thought she accepts philosophically all the stares from the crowds that gather round whenever she goes ("after all, I chose this sort of life") the blonde with the fabulous figure loves to have an 'away-from-it-all' Sunday.
"At home in England I usually go for a ride or a walk with friends, or watch television (I love television) or go to a movie," she said.

HE GOT PHOTO

And with her friends in Hansen St, she watches TV, plays with the children, or just sits and talks.
But once outside the house it's different. Take the group of young locals who gathered round one Sunday to get autographed photos.
One little boy took his photo, then asked Mr Shinberg if Sabrina was a dancer.
"Why do you want my photo if you don't know what I am?" asked Sabrina.
The admirer looked at the flash of mauve in the driveway and said: "Well, you've got a beaut car!"

Picture caption: LIVING the simple life, Sabrina gives Debra Shinberg a ride on a rocking horse.

See more pix of Sabrina and her Melbourne pillar

Thanks to the eagle eye of Sir Chris Keating we have a collection of photos of Sabrina's appearance on The Late Show with Bert Newton in Melbourne in 1958. Transported in Vauxhall luxury (it even has a push-button radio!), Sabrina was the highlight of the show, along with some buck-toothed cowboy whom I cannot identify.