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Shire of Toodyay > Records

NEWCASTLE BALL 1983

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1983

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Community events & celebrations

Overview

Colour photo of the Toodyay Society's Newcasle Ball. Men and women attending the Newcastle Ball on 22 October 1983 in the Toodyay Memorial Hall foyer, with barber shop dummy, reflecting the barbershop theme.
War service honour boards behind.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1523

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

88 mm

Height or length

132 mm

Contextual Information

The Toodyay Society held its first Newcastle Ball in the Toodyay Memorial Hall. The Toodyay Shire Council entertained Sir Ernest H. Lee Steere (Toodyay Society inaugural Patron) and Lady (Jessica) Lee Steere and Society President Robert (Bob) Mattin and his wife Lyn, and other special guests, at a reception in the Toodyay Shire Council Chambers prior to the Ball, which had a colonial theme. The Society held the Newcastle Ball annually in the years 1981-1986, and 1988.

Keywords

Toodyay Memorial Hall

Toodyay Society

Year

1983

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Links to additional resources

https://toodyayhistoricalsociety.org.au/this-day-in-history/1984-10-24/

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