Band Rotunda - 1926 - Glenelg, SA, Australia
S 34° 58.718 E 138° 30.701
54H E 272853 N 6126497
On the western side of the Band Rotunda is a white marble tablet for 1926.
Waymark Code: WMZCZ4
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 10/21/2018
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There is a little bit of history about the Bandstand here in Colley Park, near the Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club building.
"The first brass band formed at Glenelg followed a meeting held at the Berkshire Hotel, St Leonards on 10 November 1885 when about 40 persons attended. From this number Bandmaster Hoddy chose 22 to form the Glenelg Brass Band. Mr Bickford was elected as secretary and ?Host? Keeler chairman and treasurer.
"It is apparent that this band had but a short life for in 1893 ?a dozen residents of Glenelg undertook the formation of a brass band? to which the corporation offered assistance by ?lending them a few of the instruments which belonged to a former band.? At a meeting of the Holdfast Bay Model Band in 1894 the suggestion was made that the band should be under the control of the corporation, but this was not to eventuate until 1920.
"In 1920 the Storrie Memorial Bandstand was removed from in front of the Town Hall and re-erected on Colley Reserve which was considered to be ?a more suitable spot away from the noise of the train.? At the same time the band came under the control of the corporation and renamed ?Glenelg Municipal Band? and, to this end, it and the Adelaide Vice-Regal Band amalgamated and its 35 members, conducted by Mr Summerton, gave its first performance on 11 January 1920.
"In 1921 an appeal was made for funds to enable the band to compete in an Australasian A-Grade band competition at Ballarat, Victoria; in 1920 it had won the B grade championship The band's musical director at this time was Mr W.H. May and its secretary, Mr F.G. Brown. In 1926 the corporation erected a bandstand on Colley Reserve and it was opened by the Mayor, Mr H.S Rugless, on 16 May 1926." [ex-'Brass Bands': Glenelg ]
As mentioned, on the western side of the beveled floor of the eight-sided, open Bandstand, is a white marble tablet, that has the following inlaid inscription:
Town of Glenelg.
Municipal Bandstand
Opened May 16th 1926.
H.S. Rugless, Mayor
F.A. Lewis, Town Clerk
Visited: 1446-7, Wednesday, 30 May, 2018