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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

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"Advertiser" Broadcast Of Ball by Station 2Ka

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 1

By courtesy of the Blue Mountains "Advertiser," a special tape recording of the Blue Mountains Coronation…

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Spectacular Blue Mountains Mayoral Coronation Ball at Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 1

The most spectacular Ball ever held in the City of the Blue Mountains, took place at the Katoomba City Hall on Tuesday night, Coronation night, when 32 debutantes made their bow to one of Australia's great Generals. Lieut-General…

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Lawson Coronation Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 8

Hazelbrook-Lawson R.S.L. arranged a ball in honour of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, on Monday last, and…

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Over £350 Profit For Charity From Coronation Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 1

Eleven charities in the Blue Mountains will divide the profits from the Coronation Mayoral Ball, which is…

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Glenbrook Catholic Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 5

People from all parts of the district, including many Sydney visitors, were present at Glenbrook Annual Catholic Ball. The ball was both a social…

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"Present Laughter" Katoomba Repertory Theatre

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 1

"Present Laughter," a three -act comedy by Noel Coward, and played by the Katoomba Rep. Theatre,…

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B. M. Combined Charities Big Profit Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 1

£353167, the profit from the Combined Charities Coronation Ball, plus moneys from the Austin Toy Car Art Union, was handed over on Wednesday to the 11 organisations participating…

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Theatre Admission Increase

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 3

Due to continual increases in operating costs, and a substantial increase of the award rates of theatre…

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Three Dimensional Pictures

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 6

A statement of policy by Blue Mountain Theatres on .three-dimensional pictures is as follows:--…

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Birthday Dance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

The United Blackheath Charities first annual birthday dance was voted by all those who attended as the…

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Hayseed Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 8

Katoomba Branch of the C.W.A. are holding something different in Balls on September 25…

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Chamber of Commerce BALL--16th Oct., at the Trocadero Rangers Company Formed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 1

A ranger company of the Girl Guide Movement has recently been formed in Katoomba, and we thought…

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Hayseed Ball-- Tomorrow Night

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 11

Katoomba Branch of the C.W.A. will stage its first Ball to-morrow night at the Trocadero, Katoomba. The Ball will be a "Hayseed" affair, and patrons are…

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Salvation Army Band Coming To Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 8

Katoomba will be treated to fine band music, when the Enfield Citadel Band of the Salvation Army visits here on…

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C.W.A. "Hayseed" Ball Was Fine Fun

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 5

All who attended Katoomba C.W.A. Hayseed Ball on Friday acclaimed it a great night of fun. The event was the first C.W.A. Ball held on the mountains, and was more or less an experimental…

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Blackheath United Charitie's Dance Championships

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 4

Only two heats remain to be contested in the Blackheath United Charities Dance Championships…

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Inner-spring Mattress By Beales, For Chamber of Commerce Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 5

Mr. Ron Brookman, of Beales, Katoomba, announced at the last meeting of the Blue Mountains Chamber of…

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Year's Big Ball Event Tomorrow

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

Chamber of Commerce Publicity Officer Tony Holmshaw has informed us that this year's Ball, which is being held to-morrow night, Friday, October 16, at the Trocadero, Katoomba, will be bigger, better and brighter than ever before…

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After the Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 2

Thirty [?] Shell golfers at Wentworth Falls for a weekend's golf, hitting off at 8.30 a.m., Saturday morning,…

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Dance Will Aid Old Age Pensioners

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 5

The social and dance, organised by the 2KA Radio Service Club to help raise money for their Old Age…

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