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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT: SUBIACO MUNICIPAL BAND DRUMSTICK

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Head of drumstick is round and buff coloured. The stick is slim, painted black and the end where it is held is turned and ends in a round knob. Used by a drummer in Subiaco Municipal Band.

Historical information

Used by a drummer in Subiaco Municipal Band.

The Subiaco Brass Band contributed live music in the main street each Friday night (1920)

Sunday afternoons in the Municipal Gardens: ‘Band concerts in the rotunda became as much a part of living in Subiaco as was catching a tram to ‘Subiaco Beach’ or defending the reputation of the district’s footballers.

The band would play for hours and hours on Sunday afternoons (Walter Sefton oral history)

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1990.102

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Width

55 mm

Height or length

350 mm

Keywords

Subiaco Municipal Band

Statement of significance

Provenance: Used by a drummer in Subiaco Municipal Band.

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Comparative significance criteria

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Friday, 21 November, 2025

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