The Aussie Invasion of live rock and roll music in schools, town halls and Civic centres

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Not much has been documented about legendary Australian bands playing at local schools and dance town halls, so I reached out to the Web/Internet and Facebook fan pages and forums and collected some memories of people whose schools or local Civic Centres hosted some of the earliest rare performances of Australian bands like ACDC, Ted Mulry Gang, etc

There are many more bands and many more locations however I handpicked only a few, mostly in NSW and Victoria. Enjoy.

ARTISTS:
Ray Brown & the Whispers, Johnny O'Keefe, The Easybeats, Col Joye, Masters Apprentices, Blackfeather, Rose Tattoo, Dragon, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, TMG, The Angels, Buffalo, Velvet Underground, Jon English, Sherbet, OL 55, The Radiators, The Valentines, Rabbit, Skyhooks, INXS, The Numbers, Heaven, Cold Chisel, Stevie Wright, Midnight Oil, Finch, Hush.

LOCATIONS:
Hurstville Civic Centre/JJ Cahill High School Mascot NSW/Gininderra High School ACT/St Albans and Altona High School VIC/Leichhardt High NSW/Frankston/Karingal High VIC/Ivanhoe Grammar VIC /Matthew Flinders High VIC /Boronia High VIC /St Patricks Hall Ballarat VIC /Sacred Heart Oakleigh VIC /Holy Trinity Kew VIC /Horsham Town Hall VIC /Rockdale Masonic NSW /Orange Town Hall NSW /Tamworth Town Hall NSW /Wollongong Town Hall NSW

CREDITS:

Rock Posters Australia FB /Group Admin James Anfuso

Fraternity and YMCA images - Russell Walsh - Radio Broadcaster Connect 100.9FM

Rockdale Masonic Hall ticket - John Hurstwood -ACDC Historian

St Albans/Altona High School video clips obtained from YouTube

A multitude of people sharing memories /comments on various Facebook Groups :

Merrylands Hall photo and media article : https://www.nfsa.gov.au

Various AC/DC photos/posters Fan Pages on www.highwaytoacdc.com & www.ac-dc.net

Gininderra High School Ticket- Nick Dalton

Black and White Bon Scott and Angus Young photos in School toilets- Graham Webber

Velvet Underground - Ronald Clayton

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