TROPHY - ARMADALE BOYS BAND 1932
1932A small metal silver trophy. Screwed down to a circular black wooden base.
Text on the metal facing reads [Armadale Boys Band / Frank Mc Gurk / for General Improvement / 1932]
The Armadale Boys Band was formed in 1927 and ran until the mid-1930s. Francis ‘Mick’ McGurk, who came from a family where everyone played an instrument, joined the Armadale Boys Band in the early 1930s playing the euphonium. A euphonium is a brass wind instrument, similar in shape to a tuba but is smaller and plays at a higher range of notes than the tuba.
Francis was thirteen when he was awarded this trophy by Mr Val Smith, a prominent bandmaster in Perth, who had been tutoring the band since 1931.
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An example of community organisations that existed in the area that aimed to provide structure and engagement with children.
Also an example of the value music has to the community.
City of Armadale - History House
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