We came across this old piano that was donated to student association in 1939 at the start of #WW2. Still used today, a student was belting out a tune on from the well worn, perhaps event abused, artificial ivory key board.
Once an amazing piece community, in the home, the pub or the club, piano’s shipped from all over the world entertained millions of Australians since the earliest Colonial days. Today some visually beautiful pianos can never be retuned and a large number head for landfill.
The size, weight and the inability to be re-tuned make many impractical to keep. And they are too heavy to bring to Camberwell Market for saving as an ornamental piece.
So if you see an old piano, take a good look at it, we may rarely see these beautiful cornerstones of the community in the future.
We can’t all the magnificent pianos of old Melbourne, but every week we save tens of thousands of unique, vintage and collectible items from landfill.
The Camberwell Sunday Market has been a Melbourne weekend traditional for over 40 years. Join us to discover a treasure, a cause & Camberwrll: every Sunday 6:30am to 12:30pm.
“She flushed, and her brown eyes drooped.” Harpers Monthly Magazine, 1892, London.
Wow 40 years! Who would have thought that the humble beginnings of 1976 would go on to creat one of Melbourne’s most popular, unique and successful weekly markets ever.
Thank you for sharing the last 40 years with. In that time we have entertained hundreds of thousands of visitors, send the bizarre, awesome, weird and wonderful with you on Sundays in Camberwell. Thank yo for being part of it!
Together, we have had fun and raised millions of dollars for charitable and worthy causes – changing lives with relief aid for earthquake victims, providing specialised medical training facilities to support for local Boroondara literature awards, plus so much more.
Thank you, all our visitors from across Australia and all around the world! To our weekly stall holders, thank you for searching out millions of the most unique and wonderful items to be found anywhere – and carting them to Camberwell every Sunday.
And of course a massive thank you to hundreds of volunteers, who give up their time to create a special gathering place for Melbournians each Sunday.
Thank you for being part of four great decades. We will see you next on Sunday, 8th January, 2017 to:
Camberwell Sunday Market 