MELBOURNE TRIBUTES TO ST. KILDA BAND
MELBOURNE,’Nov 1 (Reed 8 pm). —At a civic reception the Mayor ol Ballarat, Councillor N. T. Callow, congratulated the St. Kilda Municipal Band, Dunedin, on winning the aggregate at the Ballarat Band Festi-
The president of the Ballarat Soldiers' Memorial Band, Councillor W. E. Roff said: “The standard you set will give us something to build up to.” Mr. H. C. Clogan, president of the City of Ballarat Band, which finished second in the aggregate, said: “How are we going to raise £3700 to get to New Zealand? So many bands have come here we should be returning the visits.” The manager of the St. Kilda Band, Mr. L. Gillions, said: “We are glad our victory justified the confidence of the Dunedin people, who subscribed generously to the cost of the trip.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, 2 November 1949, Page 5
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