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City of Karratha Local History Archives > Records

Bachelors Ball 1934

1934
Historical information

The Bachelors Ball was held on 11 October 1934, during Roebourne race week.
Win Ingram recalls in her oral history this particular ball as being the "ball of the century". Win also describes making her own frocks for the ball and race week.

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Registration number
cwa-org-27-2005_2189
Item type
Photographs
Themes
People
Social History
Contextual Information

Back row: Jack Markey(Police Sergeant), Mrs Markey, Hay Marshall, Mrs Marshall, Fred Wyatt, Millicent Glen, Jack Barrett, Nancy Truslove, Jerry Horgan, Mrs Tom Stove, Murray Stove, Dorothy Moseley, Mrs Rayner, Ern Stone, Grace Rayner, Tup Porter, Lil Porter.
3rd row: Geoff Gordon, Kitty Hancock, Gaby Seward, Stan Howell, Joyce Beecher,___,___, Phyllis Blick, Tim Webb, ___,___, Thora Rogers, Alec McRae, Jean Stove.
2nd row: L.C. McCamey, ___, S McCamey, Win McCamey, Bill Ingram, Peg McCamey, Ken Bell, Jack Cramer, Linda Yeo, Ernie Yeo, ___,___,___, Eric Payne, Mrs Alec McRae, Linda Kruger, Vic Kruger, Roslyn Glen.
Front row: ___, Jack Rogers, Les Gordon, Kelvin Hudson, Geoff McCamey, Reg Moseley, Gordon Micklejohn, Des Withnell, Jim Bickerton, Ted McCamey, Stan Ball, Viv Davey

Keywords
Nor West Jockey Club, Roebourne Races, Roebourne, horse racing, Bachelors Ball
Year
1934
Links to additional resources
Roebourne-Cossack News

Article from Northern Times 22 October 1934

Related Objects

Related Objects

Child records
Invitation to the Roebourne Bachelors Ball 1934
City of Karratha Local History Archives

City of Karratha Local History Archives

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Bachelors Ball, Roebourne 1934
Bachelors Ball Roebourne 1934.
Back row: Jack Markey(Police Sergeant), Mrs Markey, Hay Marshall, Mrs Marshall, Fred Wyatt, Millicent Glen, Jack Barrett, Nancy Truslove, Jerry Horgan, Mrs Tom Stove, Murray Stove, Dorothy Moseley, Mrs Rayner, Ern Stone, Grace Rayner, Tup Porter, Lil Porter.
2nd row: L.C. McCamey, ___, S McCamey, Win McCamey, Bill Ingram, Peg McCamey, Ken Bell, Jack Cramer, Linda Yeo, Ernie Yeo, ___,___,___, Eric Payne, Mrs Alec McRae, Linda Kruger, Vic Kruger, Roslyn Glen.
3rd row: Geoff Gordon, Kitty Hancock, Gaby Seward, Stan Howell, Joyce Beecher,___,___, Phyllis Blick, Tim Webb, ___,___, Thora Rogers, Alec McRae, Jean Stove.
Front row: ___, Jack Rogers, Les Gordon, Kelvin Hudson, Geoff McCamey, Reg Moseley, Gordon Micklejohn, Des Withnell, Jim Bickerton, Ted McCamey, Stan Ball, Viv Davey

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