Theme Party - Shipwrecked 2014

We're not just about celebrating the past - this event is yet to happen - although it is likely to be yet another fond memory at our Centennial weekend.

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Dance Bands

In the 1930's up to the 1960's Saturday night dances were a regular feature in many rural hall though out New Zealand. One popular group who regularly performed at the Mt Bruce Hall was the "Jack Barnes Rhythm Boys".

George Hessell, Maurice Hunt, Bill Ashworth, Clary Jackson, Cril Minifee and Jack Barnes in 1939.

 

 

 

The group evolved over the years and below is Jack Barnes performing with a different line-up in the Mt Bruce Hall.

Mt Bruce Hall musicians 1964. L to R Jack Barnes, Keith Hunt, Russell George and Hilda Lowe

100 Years Ago Today

On 10th July 1914 a meeting of settlers was called and a committee formed to proceed with the building of a hall. Three months later, the Mount Bruce Hall was built and opened!

The Mt Bruce Hall in the 1920's. Note the metalled road now State Highway 2.