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| Civic Ball, Botany Town Hall 10 November 1934. City of Botany Bay |
Do you have any plans this weekend? Back in 1934 some local ladies were probably busy picking a dress and fixing their hair for the
Civic Ball pictured above. It was held at Botany Town Hall on Saturday
10th November 1934 to mark the opening of Council’s new chambers.
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| Close up of the photograph above. |
Over the years many balls and fundraisers have been held at our two
local town halls in Mascot and Botany. Thanks to a ticket collection
contained in Council’s archive we can catch a glimpse of some of these
events.
As you can see through the tickets below, dancing generally
started around 8pm, and sometimes continued as late as 2 o’clock in the
morning! Aspects of the night ranged from sit-down dinners and orchestras, to
fancy dress parties that included themes such as Best Anti-War
Costume.
If you have memories or photos of events at either Botany or Mascot Town Hall
we would love to hear from you .
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| The hall at Mascot Town Hall is better known as Coronation Hall. It was named as such because its construction began in 1910, the coronation year of King George V. All tickets City of Botany Bay |
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| Close up of a photograph taken for an Armistice Ball held at Coronation Hall, Mascot on 11 October 1934. City of Botany Bay |
Samantha Sinnayah, Curator
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