Tails from the past - 100 years of the site that became the Addison Road Centre, Sat 2nd May, 10-3pm

ANZAC Centenary Event –
Tails from the Past: To remember the horses -
  fete, competitions, music, talks

Saturday 2nd May, 2015.
10am – 3pm 

Addison Road Community Centre
142 Addison Road, Marrickville.

Addison Road Community Centre proudly present our ANZAC centenary event to remember the war horse.

The former Army Barracks in Sydney's Inner West, & now home to Australia’s first and largest community centre, will be transformed to a bygone era when horses were part of daily life, for the centre’s Anzac Centenary Event on the 2nd of May.

Over 130,000 horses left Australia for WW1, and only one horse made it home. Many soldiers and their horses spent time here on their way to war, as it was an Army Barracks and horse training ground.

The community will gather to remember the horses that played such an important yet oft forgotten role in our history, as The Australian Light Horse Association performs a concise re-enactment.

The transformation of the 9 acre grounds will include a WW1 era fete selling handmade, home-grown, vintage and recycled wares; old-fashioned games; period costume and baking competitions; music from Australia’s oldest folk group – The Bush Music Club; historical interviews and of course, the horses.

Register for competitions between 10 & 11am.

Best dressed in period costume (family, woman, man, child)

Best home-made mustard pickles

Best home-made plum jam

Best old fashioned sponge cake

Best scones

Best home grown veggies - Broccoli, potatoes, silverbeet

Best home-gown flowers - Rose, Begonias

On the stage

Official opening 10.15

11am - noon  Australian Light Horse Association performance

12 -1pm  BMC performance

1pm - competition winners announced

2pm  - Salvation Army Band


In the StirrUp Gallery

2pm, 4 speakers remember the Army, it's horses & the anti-conscription protests








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Concert Party & other members @ 2015 National Folk Festival

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Concert Party's Songs of Stan Wakefield workshop & the world famous Waltz-a-thon were well received.

Back - Terry Pybus, Rick Hull, Sharyn Mattern, Ralph Pride, Mariamma Mitchell, Bob Foggin, Peter Cahill, Frank Maher, Gail Copely, Eric Eisler, Moira Cowie

front - Dave Moir, Chris Poleson, Cliff Grant

 Mariamma Mitchell

Bob Foggin, Allen Davis & Darri Adamson

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Concertina session

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Lunchtime Australian songs sessions



Dave Johnson, Tony Romeo & Bob Toohey



Chris Poleson & Tony Romeo

Frank Maher
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Community Hymn Singing

Photo of my skirt as proof I was there

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Chloe & Jason Roweth - Gallipoli - 5 Acres of Pretty Poor Grazing Country

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Sydney Irish Ceili Dancers



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Alex Hood with Franklyn B. Paverty



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Beth Cambridge & the massed Morris - even tho Beth hasn't danced with Albion Fair for a couple of years since she started playing for Black Joak, she was able to join them when they needed another dancer!



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Southern Cross Trawlers (Margaret Walters & Don Brian with special guest Tomas)



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Late night session in the Session Bar

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Shanty Session with the Redfern Shanty Club & friends

Margaret Walters



Don Brian

Don Brian & Chris Maltby

Dave de Santi

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photos Sandra Nixon

Family Bush Dance @ 2015 National Folk Festival

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A bush dance for the young and young at heart, with the emphasis on having FUN! Bring the kids & grandkids!  In keeping with the family theme, the band covers all ages of the BMC family, ranging from 7-year old Megan on bush bongos, to Frank who joined BMC in 1955, on bush bass & bones. The calling will also be shared amongst BMC's experienced and younger callers.

Bring the family, no experience necessary as all the dances will be called and walked through.

Callers - Anthony Simon & Cathy Richmond

Band - 

George Bolliger, Bob Bolton, Kerry Doherty, Steve Lockwood, Frank Maher, Chris Poleson, Samantha O'Brien, Ralph Pride, Beck Richmond, Helen Romeo, Tony Romeo.
and featuring Claire, Jenny, Maggie, Megan, Naomi & Susie

(photos - Sandra Nixon)


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