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For 17 long years Mavis Wonderland would work 14-hour days as a tailor in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Mavis was the single mother of August and Andy Wonderland – brothers deserted at birth by their fathers. Constantly being left to fend for themselves, Andy and August Wonderland quickly developed a reputation as troublemakers in their quiet Sydney suburb. On a hot summers day in 2002, the cousins were up to their usual mischief when a fascinating sound caught their ears. Intrigued by the vibrations they were hearing, they followed the banging and crashing and eventually found themselves standing in front of a run-down property. Always the curious ones they took a closer look. Peaking into the door of the garage they witnessed a man playing the drum-kit. This garage had been transformed into a makeshift rehearsal studio, complete with guitars, microphones and amplifiers. A conversation ensued between the children and the man on the drum-kit. Sensing their excitement, the man handed