Compilation of Articles about Balls

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First Colonial Subscription Ball,
Ashfield Town Hall, 12/08/1978
Bob Bolton photo
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61. From the Archives - Heritage & Subscription Ball Memorabilia -1981 to 1992 - Dance Cards - Part 2. 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2026/04/from-archives-heritage-subscription.html

60. From the Archives - Bob Bolton collection - 1996 Port Jackson Ball, Australian Heritage Dancers, Beecroft Bush Dance with Coalbrook 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2025/03/from-archives-bob-bolton-collection_86.html

59. 1990 Heritage Ball - Bob Bolton Collection 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/03/1990-heritage-ball-bob-bolton-collection.html

58. 2003 Heritage Ball - Queen Victoria's Birthday Ball - Bob Bolton Collection 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/03/2003-heritage-ball-queen-victorias.html

57. 60th Anniversary Heritage Ball 2014 - Sharyn Mattern photos 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/11/60th-anniversary-heritage-ball-2014.html

56. 2013 Heritage Ball - A Touch of Regency
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2013-heritage-ball-touch-of-regency.html

55. 2016 Heritage Ball 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2016-heritage-ball.html

54. 2017 Heritage Ball - Enter the Colonies Dancing 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2017-heritage-ball-enter-colonies.html

53. 2015 Heritage Ball - Regency to Ragtime 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2015-heritage-ball-regency-to-ragtime.html

52. 2012 Heritage Ball - A Touch of Regency 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2012-heritage-ball-touch-of-regency.html

51. 2011 Heritage Ball - A Touch of Regency 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2011-heritage-ball-touch-of-regency.html

50. 2010 Heritage Ball 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/02/2010-heritage-ball.html

49. From the Archives - BMC Balls - 2nd Colonial Subscription Ball, 1979 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/from-archives-bmc-balls-2nd-colonial.html

48. From the Archives - 1st Colonial Subscription Ball, 1978 - artwork 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/from-archives-1st-colonial-subscription.html

47. From the Archives - Calendars - part 5, 1987 -1990. 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/from-archives-calendars-part-5-1988-1990.html

46. From the Archives - Calendars - part 4, 1985 -1986 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/from-archives-calendars-part-4-1985-1987.html

45. Pete & Sue McMahon Collection - Part 2 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/from-archives-calendars-part-4-1985-1987.html

44. From the Archives - Calendars - part 3, 1983 - 1984 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/08/from-archives-calendars-part-3-1983-1984.htm

43. Pete & Sue McMahon Collection - Part 1 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/06/pete-sue-mcmahon-collection.html

42. From the Archives - Bush Music Club Newsletter - 1976 to 1978 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/06/from-archives-bush-music-club_8.html

41. From the Archives - Chronology of Balls from 1978 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/from-archives-chronology-of-balls-from.html

40. From the Archives - BMC Balls - 1979 Fancy Dress Ball 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/from-archives-bmc-balls-1979-fancy.html

39.  From the Archives - extracts from Mulga Wire no.18, April 1980  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire.html

38.  From the Archives - 4th Colonial Subscription Ball, 1981 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-4th-colonial-subscription.html

37.  From the Archives - Heritage Ball Memorabilia 1988 to 2017 - Dance Cards - Part 1
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-heritage-ball-memorabilia.html

36.  From the Archives - 1st Colonial Subscription Ball, 1978 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-1st-colonial-subscription.html

35.  From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.20, August 1980 - complete    
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no20-august.html

34. Report on Goulburn Railway Sesquicentenary Ball aka 2019 Heritage Ball  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/06/report-on-goulburn-railway.html

33.  2018 Heritage Ball, Ermington Community Centre, Saturday 19th May.   
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/2018-heritage-ball.html

32.  Bob Bolton Collection - 1982 Colonial Subscription Ball, Hurstville Civic Centre  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/bob-bolton-collection-1982-colonial.html

31.  1986 - 9th Colonial Subscription Ball   
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/1986-9th-colonial-subscription-ball.html

30.  1980 -1st Colonial Masquerade Ball, Saturday 17th May & 3rd Colonial Subscription Ball, 30th August    
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/1980-1st-colonial-masquerade-ball.html

29.  Colin Fong Collection - A selection of 1980s Ball photos displayed at the 2018 Heritage Ball 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/colin-fong-collection-selection-of.html

28.  Bob Bolton collection - A selection of photos from the 30th Anniversary Subscription Ball, 19th August 1984 displayed at the 2018 Heritage Ball     
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/bob-bolton-collection-selection-of_13.html

27.  Bob Bolton collection - A selection of photos from the 1983 Heritage Ball displayed at the 2018 Heritage Ball 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/05/bob-bolton-collection-selection-of.html

26.  25th Anniversary - Australian Fancy Dress Ball at the  Burland Community Hall, Newtown, 1979 Bush Music Festival   
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/03/25th-anniversary-australian-fancy-dress.html 

25.  Bob Bolton Collection - Queen Victoria Ball, 2003 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/03/bob-bolton-collection-queen-victoria.htm

24.  Bob Bolton collection - Anzac Heritage Ball & picnic. 29th April, 2002 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/03/bob-bolton-collection-anzac-heritage.html

23.  2018 Heritage Ball, Ermington Community Centre, Saturday 19th May,  6.30 for 7pm  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/02/2018-heritage-ball-ermington-community.html

22.  Colin Fong Collection - Heritage Week Ball, 1984  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/02/colin-fong-collection-heritage-week.html

21.  Bob Bolton  Collection - Ryebuck, 1979 & 1980  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-ryebuck-balmain.html

20.  Bob Bolton Collection - assorted negatives scanned by Ralph Pride  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-assorted.html

19.  Members photos - Beth Cambridge   
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/11/members-photos-beth-cambridge.html

18.  Bob Bolton Collection - the Post-Ball picnic, Observatory Hill August 1983  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/08/bob-bolton-collection-post-ball-picnic.htm

17.  Bob Bolton Collection - ball photos from the 80s    
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/08/bob-bolton-collection-ball-photos-from.html

16.  Members photos - Sharyn Mattern ball photos  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/07/members-photos-sharyn-mattern-ball.html

15.  Our banners  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/05/our-banners.html

14.  A selection of Bob Bolton's photos taken at Bush Music Club's 1983 Heritage Ball 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/04/a-selection-of-bob-boltons-photos-taken.html

13.  Enter the Colonies Dancing - 2017 Heritage Ball, Saturday 20th May 2017 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/04/enter-colonies-dancing-2017-heritage.html

12.  36th Colonial Subscription Ball, 6 for 6.30pm, Saturday 27th August 2016 Maitland Town Hall https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2016/06/36th-colonial-subscription-ball-600-for.html

11.  2016 Heritage Ball - Regency to Ragtime, Saturday 21st May, 6.30 for 7pm. 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2016/04/2016-heritage-ball-regency-to-ragtime.html

10.  Report of 35th Colonial Subscription Ball, Maitland August 2015  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/10/report-on-35th-colonial-subscription.html 

9.  35th Colonial Subscription Ball, 7 for 7.30pm Saturday 29th August 2015, Therry Centre, East Maitland 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/10/report-on-35th-colonial-subscription.html

8.  2015 Heritage Ball - Regency to Ragtime, Saturday 16th May, 2015 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/03/2015-heritage-ball-regency-to-ragtime.html

7.  Found in the Hut - a miscellany of photos removed from the noticeboard in 2007  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/02/found-in-hut-miscellaney-of-photos.html

6.  34th Colonial Subscription Ball, Maitland Town Hall, August 2014 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/01/34th-colonial-subscription-ball.html

5.  60th Anniversary Heritage Ball, 2014 - the Masked Ball & Picnic at Australian Pioneer Village 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2015/01/60th-anniversary-heritage-ball-masked.htm

4.  BMC @ Bush Traditions, Goulburn 2014 - Ball & dance fashions
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2014/12/bmc-bush-traditions-goulburn-2014-ball.html

3.  Posters in the Hut - History on our walls - part 1
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2014/10/posters-in-hut.html

2. From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.9, October 1978
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/1978/10/#gsc.tab=0

1. From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.7, June 1978 - complete.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/1978/06/#gsc.tab=0

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