Single row diatonic button accordion, black with floral decoration. 10 white keys on player's right, 4 on left. Speaker box on right. Maker: Hohner (Marcia Registrada), made in Germany.

M. Hohner Hohnerphone diatonic harmonica, it features a metal horn designed to amplify the sound. Harmonica with side amplifier 10 Hole Diatonic Nickel Plated & WoodHohnerphone USA & Germany (Patgated) BC Dunlop System Crackerjack (Professional) Marking: 40 Bell Metal Reeds. Made in Germany by M Hohnerhohner, harmonica, musical instrument

Black and white photo of Edie and Paddy Dawson playing different types of Hohner accordions. Written on the back is: Edie & Paddy Dawson, Franklin. Tas. 1986.photo, group, edie & paddy dawson, peter ellis collection, edie dawson, paddy dawson, hohner

Matthew Hohner began manufacturing mouth organs in 1857 in Germany and became quite popular over the ensuing years with production reaching over 1 million units in the 1880’s. Control of the business passed to his sons around 1900. By 1920 the company was producing 20 million harmonicas a year. They sold to both sides of the conflict during the first world war. Other musical instruments were made by the company in the 20th century. Ernst Hohner retired from the firm in 1965 after 45 years at the healm. Harmonicas and mouth organs were mass produced in the later part of the 19th and into the 20th century and as such are items with which many people can identify. It has social and cultural significance. The harmonica has chrome top and bottom with wooden section in middle. Box is bright pink with label depicting a musical band in tones of orange and black.Harmonica has Jazz band and Made in Germany engraved on the top. The bottom has engravings M Hohner, Trade Mark Made in Ulm 1873.mouth organ, hohner mouth organ, warrnambool

Chromed brass exterior, wood coreSide 1. The Super Chromonica M Hohner, Chromatic Harmonica Side 2. Made by M HOHNER Germany

Eurofest Choir photographs of events - concerts and birthdays. All pages are A4 size. a Twelve photographs of Eurofest Choir Dimboola Trip 2005. b Group of twelve photographs of Eurofest Choir Trip to Dimboola 2005. c Four photographs of performances by Eurofest Choir 2010 and 2011. d Six photographs of Eurofest Ensemble performing in Goldfields Library during Cultural Diversity Week 2011. e Group of nine photographs taken at launch of DVD 'Our Stories German Immigrants in Bendigo -The Second Chapter' on 25th June 2011. f Nine photographs from the launch of DVD 'Our Stories German Immigrants in Bendigo - The Second Chapter'. g Twelve photographs from events at which the Eurofest Choir performed in 2016. h Ten photographs of Eurofest VChoir at Spring Gully Primary School and a farewell to Ekkehart and Brigitta. i Six photographs of Eurofest Choir at 35th Anniversary of Bushdance and Music Club. j Three photographs of Eurofest choir. One of choir entertaining at Bentley Nursing Home and other two of Christmas 2019.a 'Dimboola Trip 2005'. Left side of page 'Euro-Fest Choir'. Photograph of sign lower right 'Royal Flying Doctor Service'. Lower left photograph of sign 'Horsham 56, Rupanyup 21, Murtoa 26, Stawell 74, St Arnaud 68'. b Lower left photograph street sign 'Horsham 56, Rupanyup 21, Murtoa 26, Stawell 74, St Arnaud 68'. Lowest left photograph 'Minyip Town Square. An Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the Nations Bicentenary'. c 'Eurofest Ensemble and German Friendship Society in action around Bendigo'. 'Christmas break up 2010'. 'Carols in Anne Caudle Centre'. 'Celebrating Heidi's Birthday in January 2011'. d. 'CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK 2011 IS HELD AGAIN THIS YEAR IN MARCH 19TH-26TH. EUROFEST ENSEMBLE SANG IN THE GOLDFIELDS LIBRARY ON TUESDAY 22ND MARCH FROM 1PM TO 1.30 PM. LIBRARY HAS A COLLECTION OF GERMAN RESEARCH MATERIAL AND DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE GERMAN SETTLERS ON THE GOLDFIELDS.' 'Heidi gave explanations of the folk songs the Eurofest ensemble performed'. 'Between brackets of German folksongs on recorders played items by Kester and Liesbeth'. 'Wayne Blandford accompanied a few songs with the Hohner accordion'. e Top centre '25th June 2011' Top left 'Bendigo High School students recite German poetry'. Top right 'Elfi sings Wien.,Wien, nur du... with pianist Margaret'. Middle centre 'Above Heidi Teague (Secretary of German Friendship Society) MC for the Launch of Our Stories German immigrants in Bendigo - The Second Chapter'. Right centre 'On right Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe, launching the DVD. On left Di Parker with Heidi Teague, who were instrumental in the production of the DVD'. Bottom centre 'Below- Speakers; Bob Schultz (President of German Heritage Society) and Michael van Vliet (Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship)'. f Top left 'Peter Weert, our past pianist has helped the choir on occasions and was our accompanist for the recorded songs on the DVD'. Bottom left 'Jamie Roberts produced and directed the documentary featuring the story of eight German Immigrants'. Top right ' Bendigo Advertiser, Monday June 27, 2011. German stories told. Cultural: Rod Fyffe and Heidi Teague at the launch of the documentary.' g '2016. Luncheons during the year, including Christmas in July, Christmas Tide and events celebrated with music and visiting and cheering up the elderly with German music'. h 'A lovely shared meal at the home of Margie to farewell Ekkehart and Brigitta for their contributions in music and baked cakes. We will miss you and may you both be blessed in your new city'. '6th Nov 2013. Eurofest Choir sharing German music with Spring Gully School students'. i 'Eurofest Choir at 35th Anniversary of Bushdance and Music Club. A great atmosphere and jovial International evening. 19th July 2014'. j ' With Euro Fest Choir, we entertained Trudie Frachsdorf and Ankie Driesen, and others, who enjoyed the German Folk songs, intermingled with a couple of Dutch songs of Daar bij die Molen and Het Kleine Cafe, 30th August 2019 at Bentley Nursing Home, Bendigo'. Back of two photographs: 'German Christmas Luncheon 2019'. german friendship society, germans in bendigo, heidi teague collection, eurofest, heidi teague, birthdays, christmas, concerts