70th Anniversary - Photos from Lunch & Dance, Petersham Town Hall, Sunday 27th October 2024

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photos 1 - 66, © Sandra Nixon,  

photos VP1 - VP11  © Victor Pickel

Professional photographer Victor Pickel who took photographs at our 2019 Goulburn Railway Sesquicentenary Ball was again booked & a selection of his work is at the bottom of the article.

Copies of his photos are available from vicpic@iprimus.com.au or 0412 561 756. They would make lovely christmas presents! 

1. early arrivals

2. Setting up tables 

3. Catching up 

4. Concert Party sets up

4. Michelle Bolliger

5. Colin Fong, Annette Dwight, Sean?

6. Frank & Anne Maher with daughter Helen Golak

7. Concert Party 

8. Duncan & Caroline Barrell, Annabel Chong, John Burch, Chris Poleson, Brian Jonathon

9.  Tony Romeo, Simon Farrugio, Michaela Simoni,
front -Vanessa Bonetti, back - Matthew Black, Rick Hull

10. Grazing menu 

11.  Mark Poleson looking at photo albums 

12. Ball album 

13. Margaret Bolliger looking at photo from 1980s Bush Music Festival
Opera House Concert 

14. Mike & Ros Young 

15. Photographer Victor Pickel who also took photos
at our 2019 Heritage Ball

16.  Lunch

17.  Alex & Julie Bishop

18.  Suzanne & Stuart Kingston-Hunt, Duncan & Caroline Barrell

19. Marina Robins, Lisa & Anthony Simon

20. Vanessa Bonetti, Catherine Webb, Elaine Elmers & sister

21. lunch 

22. Brian Freeman 

24.  lunch

25. John Burch 

26.  Annette Dwight, Helen Golak, Karen & Colin Fong,
Brian & Barbara Freeman (back)

27. Judy Casey, Richard

28.  dancers 

29. dancers 

30.  Unfortunately Ralph Pride could not be with us 

31. Nor could Jude & Tony Stuart, and Margaret Bradford & Allen Dean

32. In the Good Old Days the hat & coat check would have been full! 

33.  Caller John Short with Concert Party

34.  dancers 

35. Suzanne & Stuart Kingson-Hunt with Concert Party 

36. George Bolliger leading Concert Party 

37.  Marina defies gravity! 

38.  Younger dancers 

39.  Anthony Simon & Trecialee Murphy

40. Tony Romeo calling 

41. Tony Romeo calling

42.  Rick Hull (accordion), Frank Maher (bones), Steve Lockwood (fiddle) 

43.  Concert Party

44. George Bolliger, Mark Poleson

45.  Concert Party - Brian Jonathon, Caroline Barrell,
Michaela Simoni, Frank Maher 

46. Tony Romeo on bass

47.  Dot Dawson, with granddaughter & daughter

48. Barbara Freeman, Kate Burch

49. Julie & Alex Bishop

50.  dancers

51.  Duncan Barrell calling

52. Helen Romeo, winner of lucky door prize

53.  2024 Committee - Vanessa Bonetti, Brian Freeman, Elaine Elmers,
Karen Fong, Nola Duane, Rick Hull, Don Richmond, Sharyn Mattern, George Bolliger -
arrange themselves for a portrait 

54. Committee members are re-arranged by Victor

55. photo is taken 

56. final image 

57. Steve Lockwood takes a photo

58. continued 

59.  Tony Romeo calling 

60. Ros Young with Anne & Frank Maher

61.  Percussion 

62.  Don Richmond calling 

63.  Karen looking at Victor's photo of her and Barbara Freeman 

64. George Bolliger, Brian Jonathon, Caroline Barrell, Mark Poleson, Simon Ferrugia,
Helen & Tony Romeo 

65.  George Bolliger, Brian Jonathon, Caroline Barrell, Simon Ferrugia, Mark Poleson

66. Concert Party, Vanessa Bonetti, Catherine Webb 

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Victor's photos 

VP1. Banner outside Petersham Town Hall,  © Victor Pickel 

VP2.  Karen Fong & Barbara Freeman greeted members & friends © Victor Pickel

VP3.  Concert Party  © Victor Pickel

VP4.  Nora © Victor Pickel

VP5. unk, Duncan Barrell, Judi Lambert  © Victor Pickel

VP6.  Michelle & George Bolliger  © Victor Pickel

VP7.  Annabel, Helen & Tony Romeo  © Victor Pickel

VP8.  Kate, Carrie & Amanda  © Victor Pickel

VP9.  Julie & Alex Bishop  © Victor Pickel

VP10.  Matthew Black  © Victor Pickel

VP11.  Anthony Simon calling dance  © Victor Pickel

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