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Paul Worstead (Aust., b.1950).

Dance, Bump And Bop At The Settlement [Band]

1977. Colour screenprint, 45.5 x 57.8cm. Minor missing portions to edges, pinholes, slight discolouration.

Text includes “17 Edward St, Chippendale. 8pm this Friday (16th July). With Black Lace. Dance made possible by the Australia Council.” Held in NGA.

The band Silva Linings [aka Black Lace] was “formed in 1966 by Mac Silva, Geoff Compton and Steve Lugnan. Bob Wayne aka Awang also played with them. They played at the Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs. Silva Linings won the Battle of the Bands in 1968, at Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta. A year later they went on New Faces on Channel 9. After one brief name change [Senate] they changed their name to Black Lace in 1972.” Ref: Redfern Oral History.

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Item #CL200-112

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