From the Archives - a personal selection of images from our first 70 years

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1. Badges - left - 50th, 60th & 70th Anniversaries
right - Our first badge, designed in1961 by Pam Loughlin,  current badge

3. Fran Shaw, founder member, Singabout vol. 2, no.3, 1957

4.  Tom & Silvia Salisbury who appeared in 1953 Reedy River performing
at a Singabout night, 1970s, Bob Bolton photo

5. Bill Tovey, source musician, Singabout 5(3) p.1

6. early member Beth Shurr, People, p. 25 

7.  Singabout, Vol. 1. no. 1, Summer 1956

8. John Meredith & Sally Sloane

9.  Reedy River program 

10. Reedy River record, 

11. Bushwhacker Broadside no. 10 -
Bound for Darling Harbour by Merv Lilley

12. Six Authentic Songs from the Kelly Country - 1st edition,
foolscap Bushwhacker Broadsides bound together

13. Bushwhackers celebrating Henry Lawson's birthday in
Sydney's Botanical Gardens, September 1955

14. Bushwhackers celebrating Henry Lawson's birthday at the site of his
birthplace,  Mudgee, Sept 7/8 1956 

15. Singabout night, 17th May 1957,
 fundraiser for Singabout magazine 

16.  Concert Party at Back to Gulgong Week, Australia Day 
weekend, January 1959

17. 1960 - Concert Party c. 1960, 

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19.  1968 Woman's Day article  - concert Party at 

20. 1970s - Alec Bowker & fan at Singabout Night, BWIU hall,
before 1979,  Maher collection

21. Concert Party at Leppington Scout Jamberee, 10th October, 1971,
Bob Bolton Photo

22. 1975 - 1st Bush Music Festival,  Australian Pioneer Village
Wilberforce - Dancing the circassian circle - Bob Bolton photo

23.  1975 - Reedy River Bushmen at Australian Pioneer Village, Wilberforce

24. 1979 - Ticket for Silver Jubilee festival

25.  1982 - Beecroft dance with Ryebuck, 23rd January 1982 - Bob Bolton photo

26. 1982 - My Shout! Songs and poems by John Dengate

27.  1982 Subscription Ball - Bob Bolton photo

28.  1983 - Post Heritage Ball Picnic, 14th April at  Observatory Hill - Bob Bolton photo

29. 1984  30th Anniversary Ball - Mulga Wire no. 44 - Aug 84 - p3

30.  1986 Bush Music Festival - Early Members Reunion - Bill Scott, Frank Maher,
Jack Wright, Jamie Carlin,Janet Wakefield, Alex Bowker, Rex Whalan,
Barbara Gibbons, Alan Scot, Bill Berry,  Bob Bolton photo, Maher collection

31.  1988 Bush Music Festival ticket 

32. 1989 - Tempe Tipsters Bush Band - Bob Fagan, Gary Pudney, Igor Nossar, Margaret Fagan, James Fagan, Hugh Keogh, Gary Milligan - Fagan collection

33. 1994 - 40th Anniversary cake-cutting by Harry & Ann Kay with Peter Kay, Alan Scott & Jamie Carlin looking on - Bob Bolton photo

34,  1994 - Kiama Festival Bob McInnis & Dave de Hugard - Bob Bolton photo

35.  1997 - session  at Penrose Music Weekend, Mulga Wire no. 124, Dec 1997, 
Don Richmond photo

36. 1999 -  Annette & Alex Hood at Illawarra Folk Festival, Jamberoo - Bob Bolton photo

37. 2004 - 50th Anniversary, Barbara Lisyak, Anne & Harry Kay 

38.  2009 - Bush Music Club's 55th Birthday - Mike Young photos 

39.  2012 - Slide from 60th Anniversary themed presentation, NFF, Cassie Carey photo 

40,  2014 birthday greetings from Victorian Folk Music Club
(est 1959 as Bush Music Club, Victoria) 

41.  2019 - Saplings at National Folk Festival - Sandra Nixon photo

42.  2024 - 70th Anniversary @ Goulburn -
Saplings Jack, Emily, Millicent & Tristan - Sandra Nixon photo 

43. 2024 - BMC members 70th Anniversary @ Gathering

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