The P-series were mounted on card & given captions by Bob Bolton at an unknown date.
The series is not complete, P19 missing (at the moment!)
P019 was found in a folder of miscellaneous photographs, Nov 2017.
Thanks to early members Alex Hood, Ann & Frank Maher, Jamie & Ronda Carlin, Barbara & George Gibbons, Dale Dengate & Chris Woodland for identification of events & people in the photos.
P001
caption - Sept 1955 - The Bushwhackers at Henry Lawson Statue, Sydney Domain,
Alan Scott (whistle), John Meredith (accordion), Jack Barrie (bush bass), Ces Grivas (lagerphone), Alex Hood (bones), Chris Kempster (guitar), Harry Kay (harmonica)
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P002
caption - Dame Mary Gilmore - Chris Kempster (guitar), Alan Scott, John Meredith (accordion), Cec Grivas, 16th August, 1955, the other Bushwhackers were to Dame Mary's right side & were cut off. The occasion was her 90th Birthday, the picture was taken backstage in New Theatre after a production of Reedy River.
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P003
Shearers band, 1959 - left to right - Jack Barrie, Peter Francis, Alan Scott, Brian Loughlin, Jamie Carlin, John Meredith
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P004
Concert Party at Gulgong, 1959 - left to right, Duke Tritton, Lorna Lovell (lagerphone), Peter Francis (spoons), Jack Barrie (bush bass), Gay Scott (bones), John Meredith (accordion), Jamie Carlin (concertina) Singabout 3(1), Summer 1958. p.20, Sydney News Duke's pan was used to collect contributions for the town swimming pool, and included a note that nuggets were acceptable! - conversation with Jamie Carlin 20/02/2021. Photograph © John Meredith
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P005 to P008
caption - Lake Canobolas 1960, Banjo Paterson Festival,
Frank Maher, Sam Ramsey & Jan Jones joined Concert Party for the first time at the Festival. As Jan had just broken her arm she was unable to play her bones. (source Frank Maher)
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P005
Concert Party at Orange at Lake Canobolas Regatta, Banjo Paterson Festival - Jamie Carlin (concertina), Sam Ramsey (face above Jamie's concertina), Jan Jones, Frank Maher, Gay Scott (bones), Alan Scott (whistle), Jack Barrie (lagerphone) 1960
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P006
Concert Party at Orange at Lake Canobolas Regatta, Banjo Paterson Festival -Jack Barrie (lagerphone), Sam Ramsey (guitar) almost obscured by Jamie Carlin (concertina), Jan James, Frank Maher, Gay Scott, Alan Scott (whistle)
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P007
Concert Party at Orange at Lake Canobolas Regatta, Banjo Paterson Festival -Jamie Carlin, Sam Ramsey behind Jan James, Frank Maher, Gay Scott, Alan Scott, Jack Barrie
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P008
Concert Party at Orange at Lake Canobolas Regatta, Banjo Paterson Festival -Jamie Carlin (concertina), Sam Ramsey (guitar), Gay Scott, Jack Barrie, Alan Scott (whistle)
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P009
Concert Party - same picture as P005
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P010
Concert Party caption - Mayne St Gulgong. Back to Gulgong Weekend, Australia Day weekend 1959 (o/s Centennial Hotel?) The weekend was called Anniversary Weekend in 1959 - Singabout 3(1), Summer 1958. p.20, Sydney News Photograph © John Meredith
This photo appears to have been taken outside the former Commercial Hotel not the Centennial Hotel
Commercial Hotel & former Commercial Hotel
Attribution: Conollyb at English Wikipedia
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P011
Man in hat & braces is Ernie ('Son') James - Folksongs of Australia, Vol.2, pp. 215 219 Photograph © John Meredith
Concert Party - Back to Gulgong Weekend, Australia Day weekend 1959. The weekend was called Anniversary Weekend in 1959 - Singabout 3(1), Summer 1958. p.20, Sydney News Photograph © John Meredith
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P012
unknown performers, unknown event. Caption - 1960?
Performers in the parade at one of the Gulgong festivals - Frank Maher, Dec 2020. Concert Party participated in the Festivals in 1959, 1961, 1968, 1969 & 1970.
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P013 to P015
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P013
Charlie Bennett
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P014
Charlie Bennett
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P015
Charlie Bennett & Alan Scott
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P016 to P18
Concert Party, 1959 - photos were taken at Jack Barrie's place.
Source - Frank Maher who was there
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P016
Concert Party, 1959 - Peter Francis (bush bass), Jamie Carlin (concertina), Gay Scott (bones), Lorna Lovell (lagerphone), John Meredith (accordion), Alan Scott (whistle) - photos were taken at Jack Barrie's place.
Source - Frank Maher who was there
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P017
Concert Party, 1959 - Peter Francis (bush bass), Jamie Carlin (concertina), Gay Scott (bones), Lorna Lovell (lagerphone), John Meredith (accordion), Alan Scott (whistle) - photos were taken at Jack Barrie's place.
Source - Frank Maher who was there
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P018
Concert Party, 1959 - Peter Francis (bush bass), Jamie Carlin (concertina), Gay Scott (bones), Lorna Lovell (lagerphone), Alan Scott (whistle), John Meredith (accordion) - photos were taken at Jack Barrie's place.
Source - Frank Maher who was there
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P019 - found November 2017
Jan Jones's 21st birthday - John Meredith, Jan, Pam & Brian Loughlin, Alan Scott, Gay Terry (later Scott) (identified by Frank Maher who was at the party)
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P020 to P023
Bush Music Club's 10th Anniversary
caption - "Currawong" 8 hour weekend, October 1964
email from Ann Maher - Alan and Gay were there. Gay was not too happy. She needed to spend all her time with the baby and missed out on all the activities. Arthur Dearn and Marilyn Sommerville were there also. It was a very happy weekend in a beautiful place. The ferry-only access from Palm Beach really gave it character. I understand you could also come in those days by a difficult bushwalk. Brian took us for a bushwalk, I remember and we identified Aboriginal carvings along the track. He was multi talented. The access may be different nowadays, everything changes.
Bush Music Club's 10th Anniversary - Frank Pitt & Alf Cameron from Victorian Folk Music Club (est. 1959 as Bush Music Club) were guests because it was BMC's 10th Anniversary.
Bush Music Club's 10th Anniversary Brian & Pam Loughlin with son John between them,
Gay Scott is behind Rex Whalan with Bill in the stroller
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P020
Bush Music Club's 10th Anniversary - Currawong weekend, Oct 1964
unidentified woman & man at table,
back, Janet Wakefield, Marietta Stratton, Pam, John & Brian Loughlin, unidentified woman seated on grass
front - unidentified man on bench, unidentified man on grass, Alf Cameron (VFMC), Frank Pitt (VFMC), Marilyn Summerfield?, Arthur Dearn, Jamie Carlin
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P021
Bush Music Club's 10th Anniversary - Currawong weekend, Oct 1964,
back - Janet Wakefield, Mariette Stratton, Pam, John & Brian Loughlin, Bill Scott in stroller, Gay Scott,
centre - 2 unidentified women
front - Frank Pitt (VBMC), Marilyn Summerville?, Arthur Dearn, Jamie Carlin, Rex Whalan, unidentified woman
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P022
Bush Music Club's 10th Anniversary - Frank Maher, Currawong weekend, Oct 1964
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P023
caption - Left to Right Frank Maher, Sam Ramsey, Alan Scott, Jamie Carlin August 1963
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P024 - P027
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P024
caption - (Dr) Don Francois, unidentified woman, Jamie Carlin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P025
Arthur Dearn & Marilyn Summerville (ex Quiz Kid), later Dearn
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P026
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caption - Jamie Carlin, Herb Gimbert
(B&W photos - BMC Archives, colour photo - Wikipedia)
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