▁scene , ▁Doug ▁and ▁Leo ▁became ▁am bit ious ▁enough ▁to ▁attempt ▁their ▁luck ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Australia . ▁Put ting ▁their ▁car ▁' Ge orge ', ▁a ▁Ford ▁Ang lia , ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁they ▁depart ed ▁on ▁a ▁four - day ▁voyage ▁to ▁Ad ela ide , ▁and ▁after ▁sight ▁seeing ▁that ▁city ▁over ▁ 3 ▁days , ▁they ▁drove ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁Over ▁a ▁three - month ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁capital ▁they ▁gained ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁dance ▁hall ▁circuit ▁and ▁also ▁gained ▁some ▁not or iety ▁by ▁appearing ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁local ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁shows . ▁At ▁one ▁stage ▁they ▁gained ▁a ▁musical ▁coup ▁of ▁sorts ▁by ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁back ▁Johnny ▁Reb b ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁Melbourne ▁shows . ▁Johnny ▁Reb b ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁acts ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁De ▁K ro o ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁entertain ing ▁crow ds ▁singing ▁live ▁during ▁the ▁inter mission ▁between ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁mov ies ▁st arring ▁the ▁new ▁sens ation ▁El vis ▁Pres ley , ▁by ▁imp erson ating ▁his ▁sound ▁and ▁moves . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁they ▁met ▁Bob ▁Rog ers ▁and ▁John ▁La ws , ▁and ▁De ▁K ro o ▁was ▁informed ▁he ▁sound ed ▁like ▁El vis ▁but ▁John ▁La ws ▁on ▁hearing ▁this ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁follow ▁The ▁Ever ly ▁Brothers ▁lead ▁and ▁so ▁they ▁became ▁The ▁De ▁K ro o ▁B ros . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in