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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1946

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Repatriation Committee Dance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

The Katoomba-Iieura Sub-Committee of the Blue Mountains Repatriation Local Committee organised a dance on the 14th November at the…

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The Victory Theatre

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 7

Owing to the lifting of power and light restrictions, patrons of Blackheath's Victory Theatre will be pleased to know that the theatre will be…

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6,000 Present at Carnival and Ball New Year's Eve At Blackheath

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 6

One of the biggest and gayest crowds ever to assemble at Blackheath attended the Street…

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Katoomba Junior Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 7

The Katoomba Junior Band has had a very busy season during the holidays, when it gave six performances…

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C.E.M.A's Forthcoming Dance Recital

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Blue Mountains residents who missed the Dance Recital of Evelyn Ippen and Bettina Vernon which was given in Katoomba some…

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Hospital Younger Set's Dance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 7

At the Hospital Younger Set's 50-50 Dance held at "The Milroy" on 31st January, an amount of £30 was raised and credited to the banking account…

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New Band Hall

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 1

Tomorrow, Saturday, will be a big day in the career of the Katoomba Junior Band. Always handicapped for the want of a practice room, the Band…

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Hospital Ball at Mt. Victoria

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 3

The Mt. Victoria Branch of the B.M.D.A.M. Hospital Auxiliary is to be congratulated on its initiative and courage in attempting a ball—the first…

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Bill Pays The Bill For New Hall For Junior Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

The Mayor and County Council Chairman (W. Freelander) presided on Saturday last at the presentation of the new Band Hall…

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Katoomba Junior Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 3

During the week, the secretary of Katoomba Junior Band received a letter from Mr. J. G. Mackenzie, Director General of Education, regretting his…

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A Momentous Anzac Day for the Commonwealth Katoomba Sub-branch's 1946 COMMEMORATION Service in Embassy Theatre

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 2

"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun and in the morning— WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."…

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Gala Carnival Dance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 8

The organisers of the Gala Carnival Dance at the Wentworth Cabaret on Thursday, 16th May, state it is going to be "the grandest ever."…

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Exhibition of Mountain Pictures

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7

The N.S.W. Tourist Bureau is exhibiting a collection of attractive watercolours by the English-Australian artist, Peter Bousfield, in a…

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Victory Week-end Celebrations at Katoomba Victory Ball - Dance - Combined Thanksgiving Service-Procession - Sports Carnival at Showground

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1

TONIGHT, 7th June, 1946, will see the opening function for the celebrations in Katoomba for "Victory Week" in the form of a grand Victory Ball, organised by the combined social committees of the Australian Legion…

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Katoomba Junior Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 1

Competing in the Band Contest at Kogarah, 2nd June, Katoomba Junior Band was beaten by one point for first place by the leading A. Grade Band,…

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Victory Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 1

As anticipated, the Katoomba Town Hall was crowded by revellers on Friday night last at the "Digger and Ex-Servicewomen's Victory Ball," to…

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Hospital Younger Set Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 6

On Friday, 19th July, the Hospital Younger Set plan to hold their annual ball and arrangements are even now well on the way…

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1946 Hospital Younger Set Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 7

The 1946 Hospital Younger Set Ball will be a grand affair! Members, who have been hot on the trail with plans (and tickets) are…

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Katoomba High School Pupils Attend Symphony Concert at Lithgow

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

The A.B.C. Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Ernest Roberts, gave a free children's concert at the Theatre Royal, Lithgow, on Friday…

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Hospital Auxiliary Dance at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 1

On Friday, August 9th, a dance was held in the School of Arts, Wentworth Falls the proceeds of which will benefit the Wentworth Falls…

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