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More Info →Commandos Orchestra on stage at the Army, Navy and Airforce Dance Hall, George Street

Description

The Commanders were the resident band at the Army, Navy, and Air Force (ANA) Dance Hall (later the Ballroom Astoria, then George Street Ballroom). The well known band began life as the ‘The Revellers’ in 1943 and disbanded in 1960. Max Jordan and his two brothers and father were involved with band.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
CA: Jordan Papers
Date
1946 to 1947
Digitisation ID
2008N_Mus18_A-E_1474
Held In
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activities and events,
music,
palmerston north,
photographs,
singer,
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