Helen English from the University of Newcastle’s School of Creative Arts presented a lecture on Music Making in the Mining Townships of Newcastle (Australia), 1870-1880, at the October meeting of the Coal River Working Party.
The Presentation was held on the 13th October 2014 in the Council Room of the IDC Building, UoN.
Thanks so much for posting this as I missed the meeting. So interesting to learn about the contribution of music to the cultural life of minng villages, and the importance and origins of brass bands.