The highly successful band that achieved "A" grade status in 1972.
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History of the Oakleigh City Band
The Band was formed in 1910, rehearsing first in a coffee shop on Dandenong
Road on the site now occupied by Guests Furniture Store. In the 1920's
the Football Club Pavilion was the venue for band practice. During
World War II the Band lapsed. In 1969 the Oakleigh City Council,
having been without a band for over 30 years, approached the Victorian
Railways Institute Band which was experiencing hard times due to the loss
of support from the Victorian Railways. The Band relocated to Oakleigh
and was renamed the Oakleigh City Band.
The highly successful band that achieved "A" grade status in 1972.
Since 1934 the Oakleigh City Band has contested State and National Brass Band Titles and had its share of successes. The current Band takes part in the Bendigo and the Latrobe Valley Eisteddfods and has competed in the Australian National Band Championships. Over many years of participation, the Band has become a fixture at significant public occasions in the City of Monash and elsewhere; Australia Day, Anzac Day and Carols by Candlelight in particular. |
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Oakleigh and District Brass Band c 1910 |
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