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Australian Championships (A Grade)

Mon 10 Apr 1950



Format: Sacred, March, Set Test and Own Choice Contest
Test Piece: Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948
Adjudicators: Harry Shugg
Venue: Aurora Stadium, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Position Band Conductor Music Test Piece Own Choice Stage March Total
1 Collingwood Citizens (Vic) Frank Johnston 89 92 174 355
2 Ballarat Return Soldiers (Vic) H. L. Rasmussen 79 79 166 324
3 Maryborough Citizens (Vic) Jack Harris 70 77 164 311

Quickstep March points included for Championship -- points listed under Inspection

The scheduled 1949 Australian championships (the first held in Tasmania) were postponed until this date.

Timeline of events:
November 1948: Announced that the 1949 championship would be held in
Tasmania, the first time held there.
Originally scheduled: Venue - York Oval, Launceston commencing 14th November 1949.
May 1949: Date changed to 24th-28th December 1949; 25 + bands anticipated to attend, 15 from interstate.
2nd November 1949: Championship abandoned due to poliomyelitis epidemic.
17th December 1949: Approval from Australian Band Council to hold the 1949 championships on the following Easter (8th-10th April 1950).
It seems only 3 bands entered (all A Grade and from Victoria; Tasmania had no A Grade bands at the time).
The contest opened on Sunday 9th with the quickstep march for A grade; 8 local lower grade bands attended for display only.
Monday 10th at 2pm: "A" grade played their test and O/C selections.

No lower grade contests were held.
3 bands only played.





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