dᵻspˈaɪt ɪts faɪnˈænʃəl sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ðə hˈɜːlstoʊn kˈoːɹəl səsˈaɪəɾi fˈɛlt ˈeɪbəl tə mˌeɪk ɐn ʌnsəlˈɪsɪɾᵻd ɡˈɪft ʌv pˈaʊnd fˈɪfti tʊ ɪts mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈaɪvəl, ðə sˈɪdni ɹˈɔɪəl fˌɪlhɑːɹmˈɑːnɪk səsˈaɪəɾi, wˌɪtʃ wʌz bɹˈoʊk ænd ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv ɛkstˈɪŋkʃən.
Despite its financial situation, in 1961 the Hurlstone Choral Society felt able to make an unsolicited gift of £50 to its 'major rival', the Sydney Royal Philharmonic Society, which was 'broke and in danger of extinction'.