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Collection name Australia (1907-)
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Description A collection of three boxes of programmes from Australia. The collection includes one box of programmes from Sydney. The collection contains programmes and prospectuses from 1907 onwards, including a number of items from the 1920s.

A large array of concert venues, towns and cities are represented in the collection. There are a number of programmes from Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth, including significant numbers of programmes from the Town Hall, Adelaide, Melbourne Town Hall and the Perth Concert Hall. Within Sydney, there are a number of programmes from the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Town Hall.

Some of the main organisations and ensembles represented by the collection are as follows: Victorian Symphony Orchestra; West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Quinlan Opera Company (1910s); Australian Opera; Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC).

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The collection is divided by town/city, then by venue, then chronologically.
Date range 1907 -
Associated People and Organisations Australian Broadcasting Commission - Australian Opera - Quinlan Opera Company - Sydney symphony orchestra 1932 - Victorian symphony orchestra - West australian symphony orchestra -
Associated Places Adelaide Australia Concert Hall, Perth Melbourne Perth [Australia] Sydney Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall Town hall, Adelaide Town Hall, Melbourne Town Hall, Sydney
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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