Advertisement for 50th Birthday Party for Peter held at the Spring Gully Hall on Fri. March 29th. Dance and concert (Emu Creek Bush Band and friends) included.person, individual, peter ellis oam, peter ellis collection, emu creek bush band

Page advertising the Colonial Bush Ball Woosang 14/3/1980. Compere was Ted Stephenson. Featured the Wedderburn Old Timers. The programme of dances is listed on the paper.entertainment, dance, colonial ball, peter ellis collection, colonial bush ball woosang, ted stephenson, wedderburn old timers

Original photograph of the Kew Centenary Ball in the new Kew Civic Hall in 1960. The photograph formed part of the collection of WHS Dickinson and was presented to the Kew Historical Society by his daughter in 2018. Original black and white photograph of guests at the Centenary Dinner Dance in 1960. At right front is the Mayor of Kew, Cr. WHS Dickinson and the Mayoress, Mrs Doris Dickinson.centenary of kew (vic) - 1860-1960, cr whs dickinson - mayor of kew 1946-1947, civic events - kew (vic)

This is a programme of a concert given by the pupils of the Frances Sinclair Dancing Academy in Warrnambool. The programme included orchestra and other musical items, dances, short skits or plays and solo singing. Most of the pupils of the dancing academy were young girls. The title of the concert, ‘Lyndoch Revue’, may indicate that the proceeds of the concert were given to the Lyndoch Aged Care Centre in Warrnambool. This programme is of interest because it is a good example of the type of concert given by pupils of a Warrnambool dancing academy in the mid 20th century. The donor of this item, Lynette Wright, nee Bristol, was a performer in the concert, one of the ‘petite ballerinas’. This is a buff-coloured sheet of paper folded in two to make four pages. The edges of the first and third pages have red decorative scroll work and the front cover has an image of a 19th century lady doing needlework. The lettering is in brown type. The edges of the first and third pages are torn. ‘Lyndoch Revue, Produced and Directed by Frances Sinclair’ frances sinclair, history of warrnambool

.01- card/invitation (no 229) for the Grand Final Night Dinner Dance. PMFC 1976 Aylsbury Court, Brighton. Sunday 10 September. Autograph page filled .02 - PMFC Grand Final Night Dinner dance 1977 at the Royal Ballroom, Sunday 25 September. Ticket no 827 issued by J SAWTELL, Social Secretary .03 - More autographs on card, probably from the 1976 dinner.sport - australian rules football, social activities, port melbourne football club, pmfc, j sawtell

2 page article printer on A4 printer paper. Handwritten in greylead pencil across top of first page reads: Trad + Now Article written by John Williamson. Peter Ellis Order of Australia Recipient 2012 By John Williams. On 26th of January 2012 Peter Ellis was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to the Arts through the collection and preservation of Australia's folk history. Peter has been a long time correspondent to this magazine and has provided the most detailed information on social dancing in Australia. There are many more things about Peter that readers should know. Peter has the largest collection of dance related material in the National Library Archives from over thirty years of collecting. His collecting trips have included Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania. The Western Australia trip was with John Meredith who was a long time mate of Peter's. Peter is a founder, charter member and life member of the Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo and received the Graham Squance award from the Folk Song and Dance Society of Victoria. He was also awarded a life membership of the Victorian Folk Music Club. Peter is founder of the Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band which has been performing for thirty years and has played at the opening of the Melbourne Museum, Victorian State Parliament and Centenaries of the Shamrock Hotel and Post Office in Bendigo among many other gigs. Peter has also produced twenty one CDs with Emu Creek in that time which cover quadrilles, couples dances and the History of the Bendigo over one hundred and fifty years. (Emu Creek are already booked for the Canberra Centenary Ball in 2013!) Peter has also played with the famous Wedderburn Old Timers for thirty years during which time that band has received two platinum and several gold recording awards. Peter has also found the time to write several books including his three well know volumes of dance music, 'Collectors Choice' and the definitive volume on social dance in Australia 'Merry Country Dance'. He has also co-authored 'Two Hundred Dancing Years' with Shirley Andrews and 'Music Makes Me Smile - The music of the Nariel Valley' with Harry Gardner. Peter has also contributed to books compiled by others such as Rob Willis, Graham Seal and Dave Di Santi. Peter has trained many young musicians and conducted continuing Ed classes and Deb sets. He is a gold medal standard ballroom dancer in his own right which many dancers say contributes to his understanding of the correct tempo for all the dances he plays for. Peter has also been instrumental in the Bendigo Field Naturalist's Club of which he is a life member. He has been heavily involved in campaigns that have led to the establishment of two flora reserves and extensions to the Greater Bendigo National Park when housing developments threatened native bushland. He has contributed text and photographs to the publication 'Wildflowers of Bendigo'. Peter's award was really well deserved as you can see. What is really fitting is that he received the award on Australia Day. How fitting for a man who has single handedly saved more of Australia's Social Dance music and history than any other person. Australian dancing, music and the environment really owes Peter a lot. Well done from all your Trad and Now readers.person, individual, peter ellis oam

The music was supplied for this dance by the Bushwhackers.A group at the Kew Festival Music Hall. From left to right: ? , Jack Joseph, ? , Kathleen Gervasoni (City of Kew Mayoress), Cr Jack Gervasoni (Mayor)city of kew, kew festival, colonial dance, kew town hall, bushwhackers, martin o'toole, lawrence o'toole

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Small folded dance card which belonged to Jean Jones. Cards were for the City of Bendigo Mayoral Ball, June 4th 1964, by The Mayor & Mayoress Cr. A. S. & Mrs. Craig. Cards are white with blue printing. At the top is the City of Bendigo crest. Mayoral Ball is printed in gold. Each card has a blue cord attached and one has a small blue, red and white pencil attached to the cord. On the inside is the names of twenty dances and five of them have the name of a partner written beside them. The other card only has Mayoral Ball Dance Programmes belong to my mother Jean Jones written on the back.City of Bendigoevent, recreation, ball dance, john jones collection - mayoral ball dance cards, cr a s & mrs craig, gael weibgen, ruth glover, jill watt, jeanette bolton, jeanette tredinnick, rosemarie harvey, leonie hocking, kay nelson, tony truscott, bruce white, kenneth millar, geoffrey brown, brian osborn, frank marcollo, john comer, brian fletcher, jean jones

Sheet music for two hits from the 1940 movie, Under Your Hat: "Keep It Under Your Hat" and "I've Lost My Way", by Chappell Dance Orchestrations.

Black and white photograph of Wallie Doyle of Eden pictured with Mrs Vera Bennet of Lakes Entrance at the dinner dance during the Change the Name celebration at Lakes Entrance Victoriacelebrations, genealogy

Yellow card, numbered in red and printed in black. This is a ticket to the Williamstown High School 75th Anniversary dinner dance, held on 17th March 1990 at the Williamstown Town Hall.See images abovewilliamstown high school, 1990, 75th anniversary, dinner dance

Black and white photo of a group of people standing in a hall, possibly at the end of a dance. Banner hanging around the walls has Union Jack type pattern with a circle in the centre.photo, group, dance, peter ellis collection, dance

A programme from the Colonial Bush Band at the Woosang Bush Ball on 14/03/1980 printed on blue card with purple text. Inside the programme is listed the order of dances.emu creek bush band, bush ball programme, woosang, wedderburn old timers

Bakelite record by The Lincoln Record Corporation N.Y. 2153 "Left All Alone With The Blues" by Lincoln Dance Orchestra No 700 Record cracked. Size: 10 inch recordflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Bendigo Old Time Dance Club Inc. President F. Richter, Hon Secretary Mrs L.L. Taylor. Printed on yellow paper with green letters. Top right hand side: ticket No. 340. Under the heading on the left: thank you for attending this, our endorsed Bicentennial Old Time Ball held at Strathdale Community Centre, Bendigo Saturday, June 11th, 1988. Continuous dancing to music by Premiers Orchestra and Organist Leon McGlashen. Dancing 8 pm to 1.30 am. Sashes: four sections of Bicentennial Sashes, Matron, Junior Matron, Star and Belle. Best Lady - Best Gent. Prize for the Beau of the Ball. On the right hand side the Programme from: Foxtrot, Swing Waltz, Progressive Barn Dance, Lucille Waltz, Merrylin, Tracy Leigh, Tangoette, Le Gaye Waltz, Foxtrot M.C., Alpha, Gypsy Tap, Melba Blues, Twilight Waltz, Joyette, Dorothea, Carousel.entertainment, dance, bendigo old time dance club

Dance cards or Harmony Lodge (No. 203) ball held on 29 June 1915. Dance program printed on rear has provision for names. The printing of the words 'Harmony Lodge' on the front was originally in gold.Two cards of blue cardboard printed in dark blue both sides. String threaded through the hole in the top left hand corner of each card attaches a small pencil. Pencil painted white with tin metal cap attachment.harmony lodge, harmony lodge 203, dance card, st kilda balls

Advertisement for a dance, organised by the Mayor of St Kilda in aid of hospitals and charities, at the Maison de Luxe, Elwood on 12 April 1930. The Maison de Luxe Dance Palais was on the north corner of Glenhuntly Road and Broadway in Elwood and operated as a venue for dances and private parties from the late 1920s until the mid 1950s (except when occupied by the Army in 1942-1945).White paper, discoloured with age, printed in blue on one side.On reverse side, written in pencil: '500 - 8/4/30'hospital fundraising, maison de luxe, all nations fair, elwood

Black and white photograph (2)Note attached to photograph. Photograph 1- 1955: Square Dance set, Teacher Miss Alday. Photograph 2- Miss Alday's wedding.

Appears to be a group of Legatees enjoying an evening function, it appears to be on board a ship. From the ladies dresses it could be in the 1930s, making it a very early Legacy photo. The caption 'Marella' could the name of a ship. There was a ship called Marella that was a Burns Philp Line steamer that typically sailed to and from Singapore in the 1930s.An early photo of Legatees at a social function.Black and white photo of 9 men and 7 women in evening wear.Written on white border "V AT DANCE 'MARELLA' AID, MELBOURNE LEGACY" in blue pen. Stamped on the back "Kodak Print" in purple ink.legatee function, founding legatee

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