Calulu Rangers Brass Band

The Calulu Rangers Brass Band were a brass band from Calulu, a farming area near Bairnsdale in East Gippsland.

History

The Calulu Rangers Brass Band were formed in late 1908 or early 1909, with their first mention in the local press being a variety concert held on Thursday, October 7 of 1909 to celebrate their first year of existence.

In 1910, they were one of six brass bands performing at a sports carnival for the benefit of the Bairnsdale Hospital, along with Sale Borough, Bullumwaal, Lindenow, the Bairnsdale Municipal Band and the Bairnsdale Brass Band. It was reported that the event would conclude with a massed band band performance of "Templemore", including over 150 bandsmen.

Over the following years, the Calulu Rangers performed at events including a fundraising demonstration for the Gippsland Base Hospital in Sale,

They also competed in brass band contests at the Bairnsdale Agricultural Show, against local rivals Bairnsdale Municipal and Bairnsdale Brass.

The band ceased to exist sometime after 1913, with the last mention in the local press being that they had played a concert with 18 members at the Bairnsdale Hospital late that year.

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