Wallaroo Mines Federal Band |
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| Title : | Wallaroo Mines Federal Band |
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| Date of creation : | ca. 1910 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Wallaroo Mines Federal Band. Away from their hard and dangerous work in the mines, the miners at Wallaroo played football and cricket on land supplied by the company. In 1897 a brass band was formed, again with the assistance of the mining company which supplied funding for instruments and uniforms, and eventually a band rotunda. W H Woolcock, a talented musician, formed and lead the band throughout its existence. When the mines closed in 1923, the band was wound up. Some players, however, found places with the Excelsior Band in Kadina. |
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| Coverage year : | 1910 |
| Place : | Wallaroo |
| Region : | Yorke Peninsula |
| Further reading : | Hughes, Lloyd Clarence Wallaroo, 1874-1974 Wallaroo: Pub. by the Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo, 1974 Bailey, Keith The Wallaroo mine, Kadina, South Australia (1860-1923): a pictorial history Adelaide: National Trust of South Australia, 1985 Bailey, Keith James Boor's bonanza: a history of Wallaroo Mines, South Australia [Kadina, S. Aust.]: H.K. Bailey, c2002 |
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