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Other 150 Year Events Australia Day 2007 More than 700 people attended this year’s event on Friday, 26 January, which was hosted by Acting Chief Executive Offi cer Bruce Williams and Her Worship Mayor Wendy Greiner. 72 residents took the Australian Citizenship Pledge, a signifi cant increase from 2006. As part of the 150 Year Celebrations, Council funded a craft market featuring local sellers. Other changes this year included the City of Burnside ‘150 Facts’ historical display, an information desk to manage general enquiries, distribution of hand held fans, a face painter, and additional musical entertainment. Council also acknowledged local service clubs and societies by presenting a special 150 Year Community Award. The Clubs who received an Award were: Glenside Lions Club, Burnside Rotary Club, Glen Osmond Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club of Burnside East Adelaide, Lions Club of Burnside, Toc H; Zonta Club of Adelaide Torrens; Rotary Club of Eastwood, Burnside CFS, Soroptimist International Eastern Districts of Adelaide, and the Eastern Watch SA Group. Australia Day Service Club presentations Vox Pop interviews This project saw the interviewing and fi lming on DVD of 21 Burnside residents of varying ages and backgrounds. They were asked a series of common questions about our City and then were given the opportunity to share their favourite memories or thoughts of the City. Once completed, a copy was placed in the historical section of the Library for viewing at future City celebrations. A copy was also made available for loan in the Civic Centre Library. 36
Landmarks of Burnside The Burnside Ballroom | Greenhill Road The foundation stone for the Burnside Ballroom was laid in April 1954, with then Burnside Mayor George Bolton saying, “it will be a place to be used by our many charitable and voluntary organisations in which to hold functions for the raising of funds, and all other needs of both young and old.” The exterior was built to match the 1920’s style of the original building. However, the interior was pure 1950’s, featuring wrought iron, a checkered floor and upholstered seating booths. Costing £32,500, the Ballroom was opened on 11 December 1954. The following week three balls, three concerts and a radio show took place within the Ballroom. Hired by the Council, the Ballroom made an amazing profit of £2,374 in its first year. For comparison, a new FJ Holden cost around £700. Television did not arrive in Australia until 1956 and going to dances and picture theatres were the common social events for the youth of that era. The ballroom was ‘the place to be’ in the late 1950’s and 1960’s, with crowds often queuing from the doorway to Greenhill Road to attend dances. It was also the venue for the popular Princeton Club dances which were compared by Bob Francis. In 1996 the décor was restored to its original condition and became a state heritage listed property. There are no other known examples of this modernist style of interior intact in South Australia, and almost all of the fixtures and fittings in the Ballroom today are original. Over 50 years later, the Burnside Ballroom is still a popular venue for performances, events and parties. The Ballroom in full swing in the late 1950’s Foundation stone laying by Mayor Bolton in April 1954 37 The Ballroom c1956 to the left of the Civic Centre
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