UNLOCKING THE PAST: Kurri Kurri Mandolin Orchestra enjoyed great success

By Kimberly O'Sullivan
January 8 2020 - 12:00am
BEAUTIFUL SOUND: The Kurri Kurri Mandolin Orchestra in Russian costumes. The orchestra consisted of local miners and their families.
BEAUTIFUL SOUND: The Kurri Kurri Mandolin Orchestra in Russian costumes. The orchestra consisted of local miners and their families.

The Kurri Kurri Mandolin Orchestra first came to public notice in May 1924 when it won first prize in the Mandolin Quartette section of the Kurri Kurri Eisteddfod. Who would have thought there were so many local mandolin players that there'd be a section of the eisteddfod dedicated to them?

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