Unlocking the Past: Weston Juvenile Choir had great success in the 1920s

By Kimberly O'Sullivan
March 11 2020 - 5:00am
EXTRAORDINARY: The Weston Juvenile Choir was a force to be reckoned with in the 1920s. Pictured is (back row) M. Owen, L.Miller, M. Miller, P. Mitchell, N. Williams, E. Grigg, M. Harrison, E. Mitchell, J. Boyd; (third row) V. Turnbull, G. Bryce, J. Richardson, E. Hollingsworth, Miss E. Thompson, A. Parker, N. Perris, E. Beverly; (second row), G. Williams, L. Shepherd, N. Miller, J. Forster, P. Miller, Miss J. Thompson (conductress), E. Louther, E. Wooderson, E. Hinton, M. Jarvie; (front row), H. Hollingsworth, A. Harrod, J. Beverly, M. Hadfield, U. Boyd, T. Bevan, B. Dick, J. Hadfield. Picture: Cessnock City Library, Local Studies Collection
EXTRAORDINARY: The Weston Juvenile Choir was a force to be reckoned with in the 1920s. Pictured is (back row) M. Owen, L.Miller, M. Miller, P. Mitchell, N. Williams, E. Grigg, M. Harrison, E. Mitchell, J. Boyd; (third row) V. Turnbull, G. Bryce, J. Richardson, E. Hollingsworth, Miss E. Thompson, A. Parker, N. Perris, E. Beverly; (second row), G. Williams, L. Shepherd, N. Miller, J. Forster, P. Miller, Miss J. Thompson (conductress), E. Louther, E. Wooderson, E. Hinton, M. Jarvie; (front row), H. Hollingsworth, A. Harrod, J. Beverly, M. Hadfield, U. Boyd, T. Bevan, B. Dick, J. Hadfield. Picture: Cessnock City Library, Local Studies Collection

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