Debutantes of 1955 posing on the steps leading from the stage, with the Mayoress, Mrs McCredden. The girls are carrying parasols. The Reporter newspaper dated 27 May, 1955 reported that the Lady Mayoress, Mrs. McCredden wore an orchid-pink slipper satin gown and carried a matching bouquet. The debutantes were individually styled gowns and were named: Barbara McCredden (daughter of the Mayor and Mayoress), Beverley Alexander, Edna Bourke, Judith Halligan, Margaret Standerwick, Christina Nelson, Lesley Bain, Anne Coutts, Lois Frankhauser, Merle Elliott, Gillian Johnston, Beverley Hands, Judith Grant and Wilma Warren.B&w photodebutantes, 1955, mayoresses, clothing and dress, box hill town hall, mayoral balls, mccredden> mrs., bourke> edna, halligan> judith, standerwick> margaret, nelson> christina, bain> lesley, coutts> anne, frankhauser> lois, elliott> merle, johnston> gillian, hands> beverley, grant> judith, warren> wilma, mccredden> barbara

Group of debutantes and their partners (14) dancing on the floor of the main hall, Box Hill Town Hall in 1955. B&w photodebutantes, mayoral balls, box hill town hall, alexander> beverley, bain> lesley, bourke> edna, coutts> anne, elliott> merle, fankhauser> lois, grant> judith, halligan> judith, hands> beverley, johnston> gillian, mccreddan> barbara, standerwick> margaret, waren> wilma, nelson> christine

Debutantes at Mayoral Ball, Box Hill Town HallB&w photomayoral balls, dances and balls, debutantes, box hill town hall, 1955, alexander> beverley, bain> lesley, bourke> edna, coutts> anne, elliott> merle, fankhauser> lois, grant> judith, halligan> judith, hands> beverley, johnston> gillian, mccreddan> barbara, standerwick> margaret, waren> wilma, nelson> christine

Mayoral Ball 1955. Debutantes and their partners assembled at the stage of Box Hill Town Hall with the Mayor, Cr L.R. McCredden and Mayoress. The stage is decorated with a pergola and floral decorations.B&w photomayors, mayoral balls, debutantes, box hill town hall, 1955, clothing and dress, box hill, mayoral robes, dances and balls, festive decorations, mccredden> leslie raymond (cr.), alexander> beverley, bain> lesley, bourke> edna, coutts> anne, elliott> merle, fankhauser> lois, grant> judith, halligan> judith, hands> beverley, johnston> gillian, mccredden> barbara, nelson> christine, standerwick> margaret, waren> wilma

Copy of the original photograph. Original names provided by Betty Bradley. Names were checked by Elly Berryman and her mother, Charlotte Berryman nee Cleeland. 2nd June 2020 Elaine Alexander 4/6/2020Cowes State School No. 1282. (1941). Back Row: Miss Peters, Norman Burton, Neville Cleeland, Bill Davie, Lesley Bain, John Reid, Peter West, Ben Humphries, Alan Cleeland, Kevin Spokes, George Regos, Mr Shaw 2nd Back Row: Isobel Niven, Enid Nelson, Betty Bradley, ??, ??, Heather McLardy, Helen Murdoch, Betty Morrison, Eris Gawith, Fay Schrieber, Lois Barton, ??, Jean Denham. 2nd Front Row: Claire Loton, Charlotte Cleeland, Vivian Cleeland, Marie Regos, Coral McLardy, Shirley Matthews, Dawn Smith, Pat Watchorn, Heather Burton, Ruth Grayden, Deidre Cleeland, Verna Gawith, Pat Smith. Front Row: Gerald Jeffrey, Peter Gerraty, ??, Bill Broadbent, Jim Broadbent, Michael Dixon, Bob Davie, ??. Apologies if names are incorrect or mispelt. Tall boy in back row may be Harry (Peter) Harris.cowes state school 1941, betty bradley