The first Newsletter was published in October 1955, & the last Newsletter/Calendar we have was issued in January 1977, & the January 1978 Calendar was also issued with Mulga Wire.
Our holding are not complete & missing issues will be added as found.
Foolscap pages have been scanned as 2 images.
1974
February 1974
1. First newsletter for 1974. AGM - Voting is open to all paid-up members. Singabout nights : Concert presentation combined with dancing and a lot of audience participation. Beer & Cheese nights
2. Annual picnic at Oatley. Easter Show: again Concert Party is providing music for the Steam Preservation Society showing application of steam to farming in by-gone years, this time a shearing plant. Annual campfire - (Bob Bolton Secretary)
3. 1974 calendar
4.
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April 1974
1. AGM results. Change of premises to Burwood Council Hall.
2. change of premises, continued with map
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May 1974
1. Review of Beer & Cheese night was a success. Next Beer & Cheese nights 4th June, & 2nd July. Singabout 6th July BWIU hall. (Bob Bolton Secretary)
2. Sad for Singabout night 6th July
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September 1974
1. Beer & Cheese nights are going well. Coming up October Political songs, November Ned Kelly. Books - Dancing, Singing - Vic. Folk Music Club has put out Shirley Andrews new book Take Your Partners as a double issue of Tradition & as a book. BMC will have the books for sale. John Meredith & Hugh Anderson's book Folksongs of Australia is now available as a paperback.
2. Comhaltas Ceoltoire Eireann means Irish Music. Concertina Liberation - Monday nights at Wentworth Park Hotel
3.Progressive Country Dance - Concert Party will provide music for an old time dance run by Sofala Progress Association in September. (Bob Bolton, Secty.)
4. Singabout poster 19th October
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November 1974
1. Christmas Party & birthday party for 20th Anniversary, Potts Point, 14th Dec. Beer & cheese night 3ed December.
2. Annual campfire 30th November. Irish Christmas with Comhaltas Ceoltoire Eireann Dec 1st. Long awaited record of Declan Affley, Jamie Carlin & Ken Greenhalgh is being released 7th Dec. Warren Fahey is now running a record shop called Folkways in Paddington, with mainly British material. (Bob Bolton, Secretary)
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1975
January 1975
1. In 1974 Beer & Cheese nights boosted attendances. AGM coming up. Singabout nights. Annual picnic.
2. Annual campfire. Publications - Songs from Lawson has been re-issued & will be sent to members, Songs from the Kelly Country will also be re-issued. Records - 2 early records have been re-issued as a Festival double True Blue Songs of the Outback
3. 1975 Calendar
4. (Bob Bolton, Secretary)
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March 1975
1. Singabout 22nd March. AGM. Dance afternoon at Burwood 16th March. Beer & Cheese nights April & May.
2. Publications for sale include Songs from Lawson, Songs of the Kelly Country, A Collector's Songbook, Take your Partners, Records -True Blue Songs of the Outback & more. Folk record discount service from Free Reed Records in Canberra.
3. Ninth National Folk Festival in Sydney in March. (Bob Bolton, Secty.)
4. Singabout poster
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April 1975
1. AGM new date & venue. Anzac weekend - Canberra Mini-Festival & Woolshed Dance
2. Irish music - Comhaltas Ceoltoire Eireann are holding Irish Music Sessions at the Gaelic Club & dances elsewhere. Beer & Cheese nights - May & June. Dance practices 20th April. (Bob Bolton, Secretary.)
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June 1975
1. Singabout - 28th June. Annual picnic 14th June. Dance practice 22nd June.
2. Deferred AGM held in May.
3. Statemnet by Concert Party leader Eric Bolton.
4. Beer & Cheese nights in July & August.
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August 1975
1. Vale Brian Loughlin
2. Beer & Cheese nights September, October & November. Dancing - a small but dedicated group is practicing at Burwood.
3. Dance cont.
4. Mini Festival of Australian Music on October Singabout night. (Bob Bolton, Secretary)
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October 1975
1. Concert at Ultimo - Friday
2. Saturday - Workshops & Singabout at Ultimo. Sunday - Festival picnic, BBQ & dance at Australiana Village, Wilberforce (Bob Bolton)
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