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Probus celebrates Beatles visit

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Jul 10, 2024

THE Probus Club of Yea held their July meeting last Thursday, on the exact day date when the Beatles arrived in Melbourne 60 years ago, July 4, 1964.

Past president Gary Tuck, an avid Beatles fan, persuaded the club to celebrate the day with a Beatles theme.

Nearly every member embraced the fun and dressed in Beatle’s black suits and ties or in the fashion of the era, with hippy ‘Flower Power’ dominant.

They were greeted on arrival with Beatles songs playing and there were lots of laughs as people arrived in their costumes.

It was amazing how a black Beatle’s wig changed people’s faces, with some unrecognisable at first glance.

The Probus Choir, The Mommas and the Poppa, sang a medley of….

Image: On Thursday, July 4, the Probus Club of Yea celebrated the date when the Beatles arrived in Melbourne 60 years ago. Pictured are the Probus members who dressed for the occasion. More on page 8.

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