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Notebook, Victorian Bands' League Contest Records (1939 - 1950)

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Historical information

This book contains some of the earliest details of competition results formalized in a notebook format. The competitions date from 1939 and proceed until 1950. As special interest it contains details of events held during the years of the Second World War when the South Street Competition was in recess. Basic details on the competitions covered by this book, and the pages they are listed on can be found below:

Table of Contents:
2. 1939 Bendigo Contest – A Grade
4. 1939 Bendigo Contest – B Grade
5. 1939 Bendigo Contest – Street March
6. 1939 Bendigo Contest - C Grade
8. 1939 Bendigo Contest – D Grade
9. 21/05/1939 – Hawthorn Band Contest
11. 29/01/1940 – Kyneton Contest
13. 23/03/1940 – Bendigo Contest – C Grade
15. 12/10/1941 – Massed Bands M.C.G. – Oval March / Street March
16. 21/09/1941 / 05/10/1941 / 19/10/1941 / 09/11/1941 – Group Contest
17. 02/12/1944 - 03/12/1944 – Frankston – A Grade
18. 02/12/1944 - 03/12/1944 – Frankston – B Grade
19. 02/12/1944 – 03/12/1944 – Frankston – C Grade
20. 02/12/1944 – 03/12/1944 – Frankston – D Grade
21. 02/12/1944 – 03/12/1944 – Standard Newspapers Shield, Frankston – Full Results Table
23. 04/02/1945 – Williamstown
25. 27/04/1945 – Solo & Party Championships (Kelvin Hall)
26. 27/04/1945 – 28/04/1945 – Solo & Party Championships (Kelvin Hall)
27. 28/04/1945 – Solo & Party Championships (Kelvin Hall)
29. 26/12/1945 – Fern Tree Gully – D Grade & C Grade
30. 26/12/1945 – Fern Tree Gully – B Grade & A Grade
31. 29/12/1945 – Frankston – D Grade
32. 29/12/1945 – Frankston – C Grade
33. 29/12/1945 – Frankston – B Grade
34. 01/01/1946 – Frankston – A Grade (Australian Championship)
35. 01/01/1946 – Standard Newspapers Shield, Frankston – Full Results Table
36. 29/12/1945 – Frankston – Solo & Party Competitions – Events 1 - 6
37. 29/12/1945 – Frankston – Solo & Party Competitions – Events 7 – 10
38. 29/12/1945 – Frankston – Solo & Party Competitions – Events 11 – 13
39. 22/04/1946 – Colac Contest
41. 01/01/1948 – Maryborough Contest – D Grade
47. 28/03/1948 – 29/03/1948 – Bendigo Contest – B Grade
48. 28/03/1948 – 29/03/1948 – Bendigo Contest – C Grade
49. 28/03/1948 – 29/03/1948 – Bendigo Contest – D Grade
50. 28/03/1948 – 29/03/1948 – Bendigo Contest – Aggregates
52. 06/09/1948 – St Kilda
53. 05/09/1948 – Heidelberg
57. 28/10/1948 – Ballarat – D Grade
58. 28/10/1948 – Ballarat – C Grade
59. 30/10/1948 – Ballarat – B Grade
60. 30/10/1948 – Ballarat – B Grade (Cont.)
61. 30/10/1948 – Ballarat – A Grade
62. 30/10/1948 – Ballarat – A Grade (Cont.)
63. 28/10/1948 – Ballarat - D & C Grades – Street March
64. 28/10/1948 – Ballarat – B & A Grades – Street March
65. 30/10/1948 – Ballarat – A & B Grades – Trophy listing
66. 30/10/1948 – Ballarat – C & D Grades – Trophy listing
67. 26/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition
68. 26/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition (Cont.)
69. 27/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition
70. 27/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition (Cont.)
71. 27/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition
72. 27/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition (Cont.)
73. 27/10/1948 – Ballarat – Solo & Party Competition
79. 13/03/1949 – Bendigo Group Contest
81. 20/03/1949 – Gippsland Group Contest
83-84. 17/04/1949 – Bendigo Easter Contest – C Grade
85. 07/10/1949 – Heidelberg – C Grade
87. 27/10/1949 – Ballarat – D Grade
88. 27/10/1949 – Ballarat – D Grade (Cont.)
89. 28/10/1949 – Ballarat – C Grade
90. 28/10/1949 – Ballarat – C Grade (Cont.)
91. 29/10/1949 – Ballarat – B Grade
92. 29/10/1949 – Ballarat – B Grade (Cont.)
93. 29/10/1949 – Ballarat – A Grade
94. 29/10/1949 – Ballarat – A Grade (Cont.)
95. 25/10/1949 – Ballarat – Solos
96. 25/10/1949 – Ballarat – Solos (Cont.)
97. 25/10/1949 – 26/10/1949 – Ballarat – Solos
98. 26/10/1949 – Ballarat – Champion of Champions / Solos
99. 29/10/1949 – Ballarat – Special Quickstep
100. 29/10/1949 – Ballarat – Special Quickstep
101. 19/02/1950 – Leongatha – D Grade
102. 19/02/1950 – Leongatha – D Grade – Full Results Table
103. 12/03/1950 – Bendigo Easter Fair Contest
104. 12/03/1950 – Bendigo Easter Fair Contest – Full Results Table
105. 12/03/1950 – Bendigo Easter Fair Contest – Selection / Hymn / Aggregate
106. 28/08/1950 - 01/09/1950 – Solo & Party Competitions (Assembly Hall) – Events 1 - 2
107. 28/08/1950 - 01/09/1950 – Solo & Party Competitions (Assembly Hall) – Events 3 - 7
108. 28/08/1950 - 01/09/1950 – Solo & Party Competitions (Assembly Hall) – Events 8 – 11
109. 28/08/1950 - 01/09/1950 – Solo & Party Competitions (Assembly Hall) – Events 12 – 15
110. 28/08/1950 - 01/09/1950 – Solo & Party Competitions (Assembly Hall) – Events 16 – 20
111. 10/10/1950 – 12/10/1950 – Heidelberg Contest – Solos – Events 2 – 11
112. 13/10/1950 – Heidelberg Contest – C Grade
113. 24/10/1950 – South Street Victorian Championships – Solo & Party Competition
114. 25/10/1950 – South Street Victorian Championships – Solo & Party Competition

Significance

This book is very significant to the history of the Victorian Bands' League due to the richness of historical data that it contains and the amount of competitions that were covered.

Physical description

Leather bound notebook, 190.

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