Hillston Sesqui Centenary Committee

The Hillston Sesqui Centenary Committee has been set up to organise and promote Hillston's 150 years celebrations in September 2013. Look up draft program in ABOUT below.

HILLSTON SESQUI-CENTENARY WEEK
SEPTEMBER 2013 PROGRAM
SAT 21st ST JOSEPH’S P& F SESQUI CENTENARY BALL – tickets from St Josephs School Tue-Thu $30 if pre-purchased.

SUN 22nd CHURCH SERVICE 11AM & BBQ LUNCH (VENUE - LIONS PARK)
* GUEST SPEAKER : Rev Jorge Rebolledo, the flying patrol minister who until recently was based at Broken Hill with the Frontier Services Patrol Ministry of the Uniting Church in Australia.

MON 23rd OPENING OF SHIRE OFFICE 10. 30AM / MORNING TEA
STREET PARADE 12noon (Floats be at the Watertower at 11. 30am) FOLLOWED BY OFFICIAL OPENING AND LOCAL MARKET AT CLUB OVAL (1-3PM)
TONY'S RESTAURANT WILL OPEN THIS EVENING & MAYBE THERE WILL BE CASUAL "BOWLS". . . MORE INFO LATER!

TUE 24th 9AM - BUS TOURS TO FARMS - TOURS WEST & EAST ($10). TICKETS ON SALE AT THE BALL 7-9PM SAT, AFTER THE SERVICE SUN AND AT THE MARKET MONDAY
AFTERNOON - OPEN GARDENS (2-5PM)14 BYRON STREET & 59 COWPER STREET, CWA HALL OPEN FOR A CUPPA & CHAT 1-3PM, OR GO FOR A SCENIC DRIVE

PM “HILLSTON THE MUSICAL" AT THE COMMNITY HALL 6. 30 /7PM START. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION!

WED 25th AM – OPEN SCHOOLS MORNING AT HILLSTON CENTRAL, ST JOSEPH'S AND BILLYLIDS (10-12NOON) - 10AM GOLF MORNING
7. 30 /8PM START : CULTURAL EVENING WITH SUPPER : ART DISPLAY, POETRY, SONG, WINE TASTING, CUTTING OF CAKE (VENUE – EX-SERVICEMEN’S CLUB)
6PM GET-TOGETHER FOR THOSE FINISHING AT HCS DURING 1950’S (CLUB)

THU 26th 9AM - BUS TOURS TO FARMS - TOURS EAST & WEST $10 EACH BOOK BY WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME.
AFTERNOON - OPEN GARDENS (2-5PM)14 BYRON STREET & 59 COWPER STREET, CWA HALL OPEN FOR A CUPPA & CHAT 1-3PM, OR GO FOR A SCENIC DRIVE

PM HISTORICAL SLIDE EVENING 7. 30 /8PM AT CLUB
UNDER 18 "SIXTIES" DISCO (HALL) PRIMARY 6-7. 30PM, SECONDARY 8-10PM

FRI 27th MUSEUM OPEN DAY 10-6PM, WITH MORNING & AFT TEAS, LUNCH, DISPLAYS. 11AM & 2PM OLD FASHIONED SPORTS! 11. 30 & 2. 30 TRACTOR /ENGINE DISPLAYS.

SAT 28th SESQUI CENTENARY SHOW WITH HORSE TEAM ETC. FOCUS FOR
DISPLAYS IN PAVILION - HILLSTON’S HISTORY. RAAF FLY-OVER! !

FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT :
JOE ROSE (PRES) 02 69672646
LYN MANTON (SEC) 02 69671100 OR 0402169730
OR MANDY HUTCHISON (PR) 02 69672126
Email : hillstonsesqui@yahoo.com. au or find us on facebook!

FASHION FOCUS FOR THE WEEK “1963”