1955 MBP Cadet Band plays at Celebrations on Electrification of Rail to Blacktown –
Source: Pat Connelly – “The following info is drawn not from memory but from more or less contemporary notes I jotted down on the back of the photos by Pat.
MBP BAND PIC 1 shows the musicians in majestic assembly at Blacktown, participants in celebrations marking the extension of electric rail from Parramatta in 1955. We had marched a mile from the station to Blacktown Oval where a fete and sports were held. We had to go through mud to get there and a few members slipped but the band played on. There was plenty of mud at the oval too, as you can see.”