▁educated ▁at ▁E . ▁P . ▁N es bit ' s ▁North ▁Ad ela ide ▁Edu c ational ▁Institution ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁or ▁earlier , ▁followed ▁by ▁P ult en ey ▁Street ▁School , ▁then ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁College , ▁perhaps ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁He ▁studied ▁singing ▁under ▁W . ▁R . ▁Py bus ▁( 1 8 4 8 – 1 9 1 7 ); ▁his ▁public ▁singing ▁began ▁by ▁contrib uting ▁items ▁at ▁Town ▁Hall ▁concert s ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁and ▁diverse ▁entertain ments ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Kent ▁Town ▁Wes ley an ▁Band ▁of ▁Hope ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Y or ick ▁Club ▁and ▁a ▁benefit ▁for ▁the ▁Home ▁for ▁In cur ables ▁at ▁the ▁( Ad ela ide ) ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁a ▁German ▁Sho oting ▁Club ▁social ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁unlikely ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁performances . ▁He ▁frequently ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁" S aturday ▁Night ▁P ops " ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁organ ised ▁by ▁P . ▁A . ▁How ell ; ▁some ▁other ▁notable ▁contrib utors ▁being ▁Ada ▁Cross ley , ▁Ar mes ▁Be aum ont , ▁Bert ▁H older ▁and ▁organ ist ▁Dr . ▁Harold ▁Dav ies , ▁later ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁E lder ▁Conserv ator ium . ▁His ▁re per toire