Adelaide Highland Games - 1973
Traditionally, this contest was held during March at the Adelaide Oval, and was preceded by a street march down King William Street. The competition later moved to Kensington Oval with no street march; this was effectively a move into obscurity as far as the public was concerned. The event never really recovered from the abandonment of the Adelaide Oval as a venue.
Our Pipers:
Jim Smith, Angus Massie (sen), Angus Massie (jun), Malcolm Massie, Paul Odegaard, Robert MacCullum, Robert Soang, John Robertson.
Our Drummers:
Sides - Mark Shipway, Robert Toole. Bass Section - John Odegaard. Drum Major - Sam Campbell.
Our tunes:
Quickstep - The Dundee City Police Pipe Band.
Selection - Mrs MacDonald of Dunach.
Results:
Third in Grade III out of 12 bands.
Here is the band doing the Quickstep Course - a mandatory contest element.
There was always excellent spectator support, and the mass bands was quite a spectacle.