The Philharmonic Society was formed in the mid-1920s in Canberra. On Saturday 17th July 1926 the Canberra Philharmonic Society starting at 7.30 pm performed for the first radio broadcast from the Federal Capital. It was broadcast by 2FC on a wavelength of 1100M and was broadcast throughout Australia. The performance took place in the Causeway Hall. Reports of each concert found their way into the Canberra Community News and other papers It has a photograph of the Philharmonic Society, a list of office bearers, the programme, members of the chorus and orchestra. Australian Archives CP698/9 Bundle6/48) The main transfer of Departments to Canberra commenced in early 1927. The majority of people in the Philharmonic Society in 1926 were construction workers and their family members.
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