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Merredin Railway Museum > Records

DANCE PROGRAMME FROM NANGEENAN HALL

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Tin gold painted Black white print 10 separate dance signs chain broken Used from 1920s --1960 Display sign-----THE NEXT DANCE WILL BE A---eg BARN DANCE Donated by Mr. Vin Cahill

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Taken from Nangeenan Hall by Mr Cahill when Hall ceaced to be used .Donated Museum 1970 .Dances held every Sat. night during 1920s & up to 1950s Jim Bryant Meredin farmer , used his car to ferry young people to Nangeenan in 1920s .Essie Raefield played piano in 1920s .Mrs Joan Crook played in band from 1945--1950. Hallbuilt in 1912 by local farmers .Young men rode horses to attend dancesat the Hall

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Room 11 Nth wall

Merredin Railway Museum

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