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Peachester Hall holds second 60 year celebration |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 03 November 2007 |
Saturday November 10th between 10am and pm celebrations will be in full swing at the Peachester Community Hall.
Whilst the Peachester Hall may be nearly 120 years old the celebration this year will focus on the 60 years old since the last major rebuild. The man who led that 1947 rebuild, Nev Anning will again be a focus of the celebration this Saturday. In 1947 Nev was assisted by Jack Francis. At the time the hall was almost completely dismantled and rebuilt. A new crow's ash floor was put in. The work was all done by hand tools as there were no power tools around at that time. Since that original rebuilding there have been a number of additions made to the hall.
The popular Nev Anning is well known in the Peachester / Maleny area and is known as a bit of a “bushie bloke” and he is sure to be spinning a bush tale or two. Nev also authored a bush story book, “The Mug from the Bush” which is a very amusing look at country life. I am sure many locals could see a bit of themselves in this book.
Since the 1947 rebuild the Peachester Hall has become a centre of community activities. The close knit Peachester community of the 1940’s - 1960’s was like a large family and so the hall became like a second home to most community members and a Community Centre for Peachester where local dances and a local cinema ran for many years. More recently the Sunday Markets have been held there.
This year there will be a large display of photos from the activities held in ther district during those 60 years.
The celebrations run between 10am and 4pm and admission is free. There will be food and drink stalls and a licensed bar will be run. Not only will this be a great afternoon for longer Peachester area residents to catch up with old friends, but it will be a great opportunity for newer residents to meet local community members.
For more information call Howard Walker on 5494 9564.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 November 2007 )
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