Farewelling the old year, seeing in the new

By Greg Ryan, Albury and District Historical Society
January 9 2021 - 2:02pm
CELEBRATE: The tradition of farewelling the old and welcoming in the new on the post office corner lasted for almost 100 years, extended well into the 1960s. The photo shows some of the 1961 revellers.
CELEBRATE: The tradition of farewelling the old and welcoming in the new on the post office corner lasted for almost 100 years, extended well into the 1960s. The photo shows some of the 1961 revellers.

For many years, Albury's Post Office corner was where locals saw in the New Year. There was a contrast between the mood during wartime compared with the revelry at the end of war. The following excerpts are from issues of the Border Morning Mail.

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