Australian Championships -1974
This was the band's first venture interstate, and the first crack at a National Championship. Garry Barker accompanied us on the bus to compete in the solo events, but was never in our band.
Our Pipers:
Jim Smith, Angus Massie (sen), Angus Massie (jun), Malcolm Massie, Paul Odegaard,
Richard Fielder, Robert Soang, Robert Sayers, John Robertson, William Gall.
Our Drummers:
Sides - Mark Shipway, Robert Toole.
Bass Section - Max Jarvis, John Odegaard, Marshal Hamon.
Drum Major - Norman Kerr.
Our tunes:
Quickstep - The Dundee City Police Pipe Band.
Selection - John MacDonald of Glencoe.
Results:
Third in Grade III.
Our Solo Competitors in Piping and Drumming.
L to R: Peter Toole, Robert Toole, Paul Odegaard, Bob Soang, Jim Smith, Richard Fielder,
Garry Barker, Malcolm Massie.
Some of our players in good humour just before the Massed Bands.
Back Row: Max Jarvis, Malcolm Massie, Angus Massie(sen), Paul Odegaard, Bob Soang.
Front Row: Jim Smith, Robert Toole, Angus Massie (jun), Peter Toole, Mark Shipway.
Out in Front: Norman Kerr(jun).