Author: Jeremy de Korte

I'm a qualified Librarian and a Secondary school Instrumental Music Teacher. I've been a member of community bands for over thirty years and I have an interest in the history of the community bands in Victoria, Australia. It's fascinating finding the "little histories" of the bands and banding people.

Traralgon, Victoria – Newman Park Band Rotunda

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Photograph: Newman Park Band Rotunda.
(The photograph was taken by Jeremy de Korte, 12/09/2026)
Photograph: Newman Park Band Rotunda – Plaque.
(The photograph was taken by Jeremy de Korte, 12/09/2026)

References:

de Korte, J. D. (2026a). Traralgon, Vic. : Newman Park : Band Rotunda [Photograph]. [IMG_1929]. Jeremy de Korte, Newington, Victoria. 

de Korte, J. D. (2026b). Traralgon, Vic. : Newman Park : Band Rotunda – Plaque [Photograph]. [IMG_1930]. Jeremy de Korte, Newington, Victoria. 

Port Augusta, S.A. – Gladstone Park Memorial Band Rotunda

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Postcard: Memorial Rotunda, Port Augusta, 1926. (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)
Postcard: Memorial Band Rotunda, Gladstone Park, Port Augusta, S.A. (date unknown).
(Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)

Further Reading:

Article: “Dedication of Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial by Miss Ethel Campbell.” The Transcontinental, 23/11/1923, p. 3

Press Release: “Centenary of re-dedication of the Port Augusta Fallen Soldiers Memorial Rotunda.” Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 16/01/2024

Press Release: “Centenary of the Port Augusta War Memorial Rotunda.” Govenor of South Australia, 16/11/2023.

References:

Dedication of Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial by Miss Ethel Campbell. : Port Augusta’s Tribute—A Fitting and imposing One. (1923, 23 November). Transcontinental (Port Augusta, SA : 1914 – 1954), 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168179362

Department of Veterans’ Affairs. (2024, 16 January). Centeneary re-dedication of the Port Augusta Fallen Soldiers Memorial Rotunda [Press Release]. https://www.dva.gov.au/news/latest-stories/centenary-re-dedication-port-augusta-fallen-soldiers-memorial-rotunda

Govenor of South Australia. (2023, 16 November). Centenary of the Port Augusta War Memorial Rotunda [Press Release (Speech)]. https://www.governor.sa.gov.au/vice-regal/speeches/centenary-of-the-port-augusta-war-memorial-rotunda

Murray, F. (n.d.). Memorial Band Rotunda, Gladstone Park, Port Augusts, S.A. [Postcard]. [Murray VIews No. 6]. Murray VIews, Gympie, Queensland. 

Pappen, M. A. (1926). Memorial Rotunda, Port Augusta [Postcard]. M. A. Pappen, S.A. 

Wellington, N.Z. – Oriental Bay Band Rotunda

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Postcard: Oriental Bay, Wellington, N.Z. (date unknown). (Source: Jeremy de Korte Collection)

Further Reading:

Wellington City Council: Life’s a beach in Oriental Bay

References:

Oriental Bay, Wellington, N.Z. (n.d.). [Postcard]. [Royal 957]. 

Wellington City Council. (2026). Life’s a beach in Oriental Bay. Absolutely Positively Wellington City Council | Me Heke Ki Pōneke. Retrieved 21 August 2026 from https://wellington.govt.nz/wellington-city/about-wellington-city/history/throwbackthursday/oriental-parade