Report of Memorial Concert for John Broomhall

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Obit - John Broomhall, 1948-2026.  Memorial Sunday 30 August at Albion Park Bowling Club 3 PM - 7 PM

From the Archives - Bob Bolton collection - Free as the Breeze, FOLKUS evening with John  Broomhall, 2/3/84

Illawarra Mercury Death Notice  

Vale Johnny Broomsticks - Springbrook Mountain Community Association


(photos © Sandra Nixon)

1. set up

2.   Marco, John Tubridy, Penny Davies

3. Marco, John Tubridy

4. John, Roger Ilott, Penny

5. ?, Johnny Spillane, Wayne Miller

6. Session  

7. Tony Romeo, Wayne, ? 

8. Sam, Helen & Tony Romeo

9. Wayne, ?, ?

10. Bob McInnis, Sam, Helen, Wayne 

11. audience

12. Doorkeepers Bruce & Robyn 

13. new arrivals 

14. Robyn, BigRuss, Penny 

15. Yvonne & Kath O'Grady

16. Yvonne, Kath, Monty 

17.  ?, Yvonne, Kath 

18. Roger & Penny & John's family 

19. Yvonne, Kath, Monty

20. MC BigRuss 

21. John Tubridy 

22. John Tubridy

23. John's daughters 

24. John's daughters 

25. John T.

26. Bob McInnis & Garry Tooth 

27. shadows 

28. Sam, Helen & Tony Romeo

29. John's daughter 

30. John's son 

31. Penny & Roger 

32. Marco stepping up

33. Poems from Bigruss

34. Penny, Roger 

35. 2011 article 

36. Workers - Bruce, Robyn, BigRuss

37. Johnny 

38. audience 

39. Garry 

40. audience 

41. audience 

42. Penny, Roger 

43. Australian Songs of the Sea

44. Kenneth Slessor's Glitters and Water. A
Sydney Fantasy of the 30's -

45. audience 

46.  Garry & Cathie

47. audience 

48. Ali Barber 

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Leyne's videos from the 13th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together, Sunday 9th August, 2026

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Report on the 13th Annual John Dengate Memorial Get Together, Sunday 9th August, 2026, Thirroul Railway Institute 

21 videos from the 13th Memorial concert 

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Other videos 

John Dengate sings topical songs for John Meredith’s Folklore Collection – 3 January 1985    Courtesy of TROVE, National Library of Australia. https://johndengatecollection. 

16 songs 

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From the Archives - 1978 Minutes & Membership records

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Original handwritten minutes, typed minutes, a 6 page table summarising these minutes & a 5 page Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31st December 1978.  

From the Archives Annual General Meetings 1958-1978

From the Archives - Very early members who joined between 1954 & 1959.

From the Archives - Early members who joined between 1960 & 1978

1 - 6:  1978 summary 

2. Summary 

3. Summary 

4. Summary 

5. Summary 

6. Summary 

7 - 12: Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31st December 1978

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10 - 11: Membership as at 31 December 1978. 
Family- 30, Single -39, Life -7, total = 76 
Missing members - Dale & John Dengate, Chris Woodland 

Current Members - George Bolliger, Jamie Carlin, Dave Johnson, Stuart Leslie, John Poleson, Ralph Pride, Sally Leslie (nee Stevens), Margaret Walters 

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12. 

13 -15:  December 1978 minutes 

14. December 1978 minutes 

15. December 1978 minutes 

16 - 19:  January 1978 minutes 

17. January 1978 minutes 

18. January 1978 minutes 

19. January 1978 minutes 

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