Then & Now: Ringing in the New Year in Albury

By Greg Ryan, Albury & District Historical Society
December 31 2018 - 7:00am
ANTICIPATION: A large crowd waits for the Albury Post Office clock to strike midnight on New Year’s Eve, circa 1960. Picture: Supplied
ANTICIPATION: A large crowd waits for the Albury Post Office clock to strike midnight on New Year’s Eve, circa 1960. Picture: Supplied

In 1875, the Albury Banner reported that “on New Year’s Eve, the members of the Albury Brass Band took a turn round the town, and performed music in a highly creditable manner in different parts of the town.”

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