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Alma Quon played the drums/piano in the band and was its major instigator and leader. It is believed that the band played contemporary western popular music, possibly a jazz/swing style. It was basically a dance band and they played at many Young Chinese League functions. The band's clothes were made by Judith Wong Hee if not always then at one point in time.
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Sources used to compile this entry: See the oral history held by the Museum of Chinese Australian History and also their collection of formal garments made by Judith which dates from 1940s and 1950s donated to the Museum by Thelma’s grand neice, Nicole Ma. Additional information from Ray Quon, personal communication, 28/4/2006. For further information on the band see Dreyfuss, Kay, The Sweethearts of Rhythm: The story of Australia's all-girll bands and orchestras to the end of the second world war, Currency Press, Sydney 1999.
Created: 14 September 2005, Last modified: 29 March 2006
