Municipal Jubilee Celebrations
From The Orange Wiki
"The greatest rejoicing in the history of the town was in 1910, on January 26, when the conclusion of the first 50 years of municipal life was celebrated. It was a day when Orange looked its best. In the warm sunshine, green fields provided the setting for the jewel city, and, in the distance, the stately Canobolas loomed blue through the mist. The town itself was bedecked with colour. In Lords Place and Summer Street, rows of flags and gaily coloured streamers canopied the streets where the people thronged, meeting old friends from the back country, and making new friendships. It was a day of carnival, and the township seemed to be the home of happiness and goodwill.
There were many ceremonies to be performed. One of the events of the day was the procession through the town, made up as follows: - Mounted Police, Orange Town Band, Cadets, Boy Scouts, School Children, Salvation Army Band, Protestant Alliance Benefit Society, Grand United Order of Oddfellows, Ancient Order of Foresters, Hibernian Catholic Benefit Society, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows, and, lastly, the Cycle Club. The procession marched to Wade Park, which was formally opened for the first time as a sports arena by the Minister for Lands (the Hon S W Moore).
An official banquet, presided over by Mr John Swann Withington, Mayor, was held in the Foresters’ Hall to celebrate the jubilee. Municipal representatives from many towns attended, and the Minister for Lands, the Hon E S Carr, MHR, and the Hon J C L Fitzpatrick, MLA, were included in the gathering. A continental carnival in Wade Park was a fitting culmination of the Orange Jubilee celebrations."
- Orange and District Illustrated (1989). Orange City Council, Orange NSW.
