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The society was very successful in gaining members and funds and was eventually able to own their own building Blackman, In terms of music, the early Society started holding Monday night concerts in where many songs were sung and the audiences were extremely appreciative Blackman, A year later solo singing was added as a section and with these new sections, the time period for the competitions was extended and three venues across Ballarat were used Blackman, In Alfred Hall brought into use as a dedicated venue because of large and appreciative crowds Royal South Street Society, And in , the first brass band sections were introduced into the program with immediate success Royal South Street Society, There was nothing new about having brass bands in Ballarat as they were popular for ceremonial and recreational music.
Indeed, as the Royal South Street Society has noted:. Later the Ballarat Orphanage and St. The competition was divided into four sections; the first part of a Selection Contest and a Solo Cornet contest to be held on Friday and the second part of the Selection Contest and a Euphonium Solo contest held on Saturday Royal South Street Society, a , b , c , d.
An aggregate score was calculated to decide the winner of the selection contests with the leading band declared on Saturday Royal South Street Society, c. All full band sections were held at the City Oval while the solo sections were held at Albert Hall. It is known that the first band contest at South Street was a huge success but despite this, there were some pockets of resistance to having it held in the first place. The Reverend of the Scots Church complained bitterly of this event, but in the same article took aim at the fact that some participating bands would be again taking to the City Oval on the Sunday 7 th of October for another commemorative event.
A more pragmatic letter was published in The Ballarat Star newspaper on the 4 th of October by a G. He concedes that not all in the local Chamber of Commerce were happy about a public holiday being granted on the Friday for the purpose of the band competition. However, he waxes lyrical about the very positive effect bands have on the populace due to their sound and the many benefits the South Street Society brings to Ballarat on a whole Smith , Notwithstanding the grievances of a few, the reaction from Ballarat residents and visitors was extremely enthusiastic.
Greaves has written on the reaction of people to the arrival of the bands in this year and subsequent years:. On arrival in Ballarat it was quite usual for visiting bands to find swarms of people crowding the railway station awaiting their appearance and, after listening to speeches of welcome by civic dignitaries and contest officials, these crowds would then follow the bands to their respective hotels.
Sometimes the bandsmen would avail themselves of transport in the form of horse-drawn drags made available to carry them to their hotels or other places of accommodation. Even the latter possess a sort of musical instinct in Ballarat.
It seems Ballarat had no shortcomings in accommodating and promoting the band competition, not only for the bands but for the people themselves. The enthusiasm was palpable, and Ballarat was festive. As mentioned, huge crowds flocked to the City Oval to watch them march and play. Of course, the competition would not have been a competition without the bands themselves. Three of the bands were based in Ballarat which gave them a distinct home town advantage, and home town rivalry.
Two were from interstate while one came from Geelong, one from St. Arnaud and two from the Bendigo area. It made for a full competition for the times. In addition, there were two solo contests which attracted entrants from the aforementioned bands including a Cornet player by the name of John. Interest in the bands was high, so in the days before the competition took place it was not unusual to read little snippets of the arrival of bands and the reception they received.
Interestingly, there appears to be no mention of the Launceston band arriving in Ballarat in the Tasmanian papers although details of the competition were published in their local newspapers. The details of the competition itself are covered in the next section, but the reputation of some of the bands was enhanced due to their participation, especially the praise that was given to the Bathurst District Brass Band.
Bathurst traveled the furthest distance to arrive at the competition and as noted by Greaves ,.
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