The Mayoral Ball is long held tradition, usually held in the first few months of a new mayors election with proceeds going to a local charity. The 1972 Mayoral Charity Dinner Ball was held at the Bendigo City Town Hall with funds donated to St Luke's Toddlers' Home in White Hills. Catering was provided by the Copper Pot Restaurant, 2 Howard Place, Bendigo and the Frank Charles Orchestra provided the music. 4 minute 24 second black and white 16 mm film in original film can, labelled. 0340a; Label (no longer affixed to can) 0340b Film Can 0340c; Film Reel 0340d; 16mm filmLabel; A / BCV - TV / PRODUCTION / Subject The Mayoral Ball - 1972 / Duration 4 min 24 sec / Bendigo & Central Victoria Telecasters Ltd / Lily Street, Bendigo, 3550 / Phone (ill)3-0584Film Can Lid; EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Film Reel; tuscan / HUNDRED FEET / Made in Australia by / Australian Reel Co. / Pty Ltd city of bendigo mayor, city of bendigo town hall, city of bendigo events, mayoral ball, mayor elliott, mayoress elliott, elliott collection

2 photographs of the Nunawading Mayoral Ball 1955. One showing the debutants, one showing the stage.nunawaing mayoral ball, box hill town hall, 1955

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

This work was presented to The Mayor and Mayoress, Cr. and Mrs R.G. Ward, by the citizens of Brighton to commemorate the Brighton Centenary in 1959. Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859, it became a town on 18 March 1887 and was proclaimed a city on 12 March 1919. The new Brighton Municipal Offices were designed by Kevin Knight of Oakley and Parkes with the engineers John Connell and Associates and were erected by Prentice Builders Pty Ltd. The foundation stone was laid on 13 February 1959 and the building was opened on 21 July 1961. The interior decoration and furniture was by Grant Featherston.brighton centenary, brighton town hall, stage decoration, mayoral ball, brighton municipal offices, civic centre, oakley and parkes, kevin knight, r.g. ward, mayor

Cream menu with blue printing, dated June 30 , 1914, for Bendigo Mayoral Ball. On the front it has the City Coat of Arms, menu, name of Mayor, Cr. D. Andrew, and date and place of ball. On the inside is the Wine, Ales, etc. List and the Menu. On the back is the name of the caterer and the printer. Also C. J. Glover written on back.bendigo, council, mayoral ball, menu, city of bendigo mayoral ball, cr d andrew, mrs andrew, c h leggo, cambridge press, c j glover

Events, City of Bendigo, Mayoral Ball, 1908, Menu includes: Entrées, Removes; Vegetables; Salads; Entremets;Jellies; Confectionery; Wine List &e. R.R. Trengrove, Caterer, 284 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.Mayor was Cr J.P. CarolinCambridge - Young, Print.event, official, city of bendigo-mayoral ball

Dance card for the Mayor's Ball, to be held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on June 30th, 1891. J. R. Hoskins, Mayor. Card is white with a gold border on the top, bottom and left side. On the back is the number and name of the dance, and who the dance was with. The readable names are Miss Lynch, Mrs Neil, and Mrs Jones. Miss Warnes. The back has a gold border on each edge.document, invitations, mayoral ball, document, dance card mayor's ball, j r hoskins, miss lynch, mrs neil, mrs jones, miss warnes

Menu and wine list for the Mayoral Ball held at the Town Hall, Bendigo 19-6-1923. City of Bendigo Coat of Arms at the top with a shaped border around the Coat of Arms and printing. Ball given by His Worship the Mayor & Mayoress, Cr. M. G. & Mrs. Giudice. On the inside are the wine list and Menu printed over a faded picture of the Town Hall. On the back is a space for autographs. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo.document, menu and wine list for mayoral ball, cr m g & mrs giudice, favaloros caterers, cambridge press, t o hunter

Photograph of the first Kew Mayoral Ball to be held after the Second World War. 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 the Mayor of Kew, Cr WHS Dickinson and the Mayoress, Mrs Doris Dickinson at the 1947 Kew Mayoral Ball, held at the Hawthorn Town Hall. This was the first [Kew] mayoral ball to be held after the Second World War. The photo shows a derbutante and her partner being presented to the Mayor and Mayoress while the Acting Town Clerk, Mr W. Graham and two flower girls, Janet and Judith Dickinson stand near the Mayor and Mayoress.1947cr whs dickinson - mayor of kew 1946-1947, civic events - kew (vic), mayoral balls -- kew (vic)

Menu, (2 copies) bifold, for the Second Mayoral Ball ' tendered to the Citizens by His Worship the Mayor of the City of Bendigo and the Mayoress (Cr and Mrs. M.G. Giudice) Town Hall Bendigo June 24th 1924' Bendigo City coat of arms on top of document. Inside: "Light Refreshment' menu listed. Dinner menu on opposite page, including wine list including Cohn Bros and United Special Bitter Ale. Aerated waters and cordials from T.O. Hunter. Favaloro's Caterers.Cambridge Press Printbendigo, council, mayoral ball 1924

Framed presentation to the Mayoress of Bendigo Mrs.M.G.Giudice from the Debutantes of the Mayoral Ball in 1923 with a collage of 10 oval shaped hand coloured photographs, 9 of which are the Debutantes and 1 of the Mayoress, under glass with a gold mount and with a gold coloured timber frame. Debutantes have names printed underneath, Miss M Jeffrey, Miss D Moore, Miss V Mayne, Miss E Helwig, Miss M Houston, Miss C Helwig, Miss F Trevillian, Miss A Bolton, Miss M Herbel. Deframed 2022Vincent Kelly Pall Mall Bendigophotograph, portrait, female group, bendigo-history-mayoral ball- debutantes

Catalogue card reads, 'Mayoral Ball'

Written on back of photograph, 'Mayoral Ball'.

Invitation issued to Mr and Mrs Barry from the Mayor of Sandhurst to attend a 'Ball to be held in the Town Hall, July 27th. 1875. Dancing to commence at 9 p.m. The favor of an early answer is requested addressed to the Town Clerk, Sandhurst'document, invitations, mayoral ball, invitation, mayoral ball, the mayor of sandhurst and mrs woodward, mr & mrs barry

White invitation from the Mayor of Prahran & Mrs William Densham to the Mayor and Mayoress of Bendigo to a Ball at the City Hall, Prahran on 3rd July 1903. Invitation has the City of Prahran Coat of Arms at the top.document, invitations, mayoral ball, invitation, mayoral ball, the mayor of prahran, mrs william densham, the mayor and mayoress of bendigo

Off white invitation from the Mayor of Bendigo and Mrs J. H. Curnow to a Ball held in the Town Hall on Friday June 4th, 1920. No name on the invitation. City Coat of Arms at the top of invitation.document, invitations, mayoral ball, invitation, mayoral ball, the mayor of bendigo, mrs j h curnow

Photograph of the first Kew Mayoral Ball to be held after the Second World War. The photograph formed part of the collection of WHS Dickinson and was presented to the Kew Historical Society by his daughter in 2018. A group portrait of attendees at the 1947 Kew Mayoral Ball, held in 1947 at the Hawthorn Town Hall. In the second row, centre are the Mayor and Mayoress of Kew, Cr WHS Dickinson and Mrs Doris Dickinson. Also in the photo are the acting Town Clerk of Kew, Bill Graham (3rd row at left), two flower girls, Judith and Janet Dickinson, and debutantes with their partners. Mr Ron Dickinson, the son of the Mayor and Mayoress is standing in the back row at left. The photograph is in a beige card folder embossed with the words "Portrait by C. Stuart Tompkins, Camberwell". The internal framing mount is signed in pencil with: "C Stuart Tompkins, Camberwell". 1947cr whs dickinson - mayor of kew 1946-1947, civic events - kew (vic), mayoral balls - kew (vic)

Catalogue card reads, 'Mayoral Ball - Cr. Deuter'.

Catalogue card reads, 'Mayoral Ball, Cr. Deuter'.

Catalogue card reads, 'Mayoral Ball. Mayor Albert George Lavis receiving guests'.

Catalogue card reads, 'Lord and Lady Casey at Ringwood Mayoral Ball. Mayor Cr. Ben Hubbard'.

Catalogue card reads, 'Sir George and Lady Knox at Mayoral Ball'.

Framed Black and white photo of Debutante Mayoral Ball, City of Nunawading, Mayor & Mayoress: Cr. & Mrs H.R. Seeger.shambrook, robert, gibson, robert, savage, winifred, cook, lois, mclennan, bruce, smith, basil, abbott, elizabeth, poulton, jack, mclannan, patricia, tainton, colin, knight, dorothy, tainton, velma, edwards, neil, lynch, walter, grant, joyce, cook, jill, seeger, rosemary, cox, kevin, rees, elizabeth, mitchelmore, betty, arnall jeff, kemp, mavis, chrystie, graham, ramsey, marcelle, crow, walter, sanders, shirley, debutante ball, city of nunawading, debutantes

Framed Black and white photo of 5th Mayoral Ball, City of Nunawading, Mayor & Mayoress: Cr. & Mrs G. Savage.barnes, john, vale, anne, savage, peter, mcclare, margaret, lewis, john, lewis, elaine, bridle, sidney, charlesworth, albert roy, young, robert, christie, helen, o'sullivan, kevin, kelly, mrs h. p., young, william, jones, helen, cooper, desmond, patterson, betty, bridges, william, joyner, irene, irvine, peter, martin, helen, kiker, phyllis, martin, brian, bridges, valma, mollison, james, thomas, doreen, fisher, valma, fisher, jocelyn, hurd, shirley, debutante ball, city of nunawading, debutantes

Framed Black and white photo of Debutante Mayoral Ball, City of Nunawading. Mayor & Mayoress: Cr. & Mrs C. Broadbent.gischus, marion, patterson, martin, charlesworth, albert roy, france, robert, kelly, mrs h. p., mckenzie, bruce, herring, kay, eade, laurie, collery, beryl, mock, walter, mock, stuart, march, graham, meehan, don, myers, robert, ash, betty, boyce, wilma, cornall, valarie, haysom, june, peggie, loris, kay, barbara, debutante ball, city of nunawading, debutantes

Framed Black and white photo of 1954 Mayoral Ball, City of Nunawading. Mayor & Mayoress - Cr. & Mrs R.J. Rolfe.march, graham, ratcliffe, patricia, mullens, ken, lyons, jennifer, anderson, gerald, charlesworth, albert roy, fisher, bruce, mock, stuart, gallus, dawn, mullens, gloria, king, norene, plumridge, ian, robinson, patricia, stevens, max, kelly, mrs h.p., cooper, stan, lee, barbara, pursell, eleanor, debutante ball, city of nunawading, debutantes

a. Buff coloured invitation card issued to Mr and Mrs J.Guiney, Bendigo by the Mayor of Bendigo and Mrs J.P. Carolin, to attend a Ball at the Town Hall Bendigo on June 16th 1908. b. Buff coloured envelope addressed to Margaretta Guiney, 126 Sternberg Street, Bendigo. Envelope has 'Legislative Council of Victoria Bendigo Province Election' on top, 'Electoral Province of Bendigo' on bottom. May not be original envelope that invitation was issued in.Cambridge Press Bendigo (envelope)bendigo, council, carolin, j.p. mayor of bendigo, guiney, mayoral ball, 1908, j. carolin mayor of bendigo.

Catalogue card reads, 'Ruth Hawkins and husband at Mayoral Ball, Cr. P. Vergers'.