This photograph was taken by photographer Howard Brown, Eden Studios, 285 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. The Band were the winners of the Centenary C. Grade championships for 1935. With the photo taken to commemorate the occasion, The Age reported that representatives of he Band, accompanied by Mr. Olney M.L.C. “waited upon Heidelberg Council last night and presented members of the council with a frame group photograph of the band which won the Centennial C. Grade competition held during the Centennial Celebrations. They asked that the photograph be hung in the City Hall as a souvenir of the band’s success. The photograph was accepted by the mayor (Cr. Westfield) on behalf of the city. He assured members of the band that their request would be acceded to. “(The Age 31 July 1935)
In 1934 the City of Heidelberg was proclaimed a City on the occasion of the centenary of Heidelberg.
Photo: Photo HH0092 Heidelberg Local History Digitisation Project. Yarra Plenty Regional Library in partnership with Heidelberg Historical Society
