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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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Torchbearers' Dance

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 4

The Torchbearers for Legacy dance organised by Mrs. Maua and held at the Leura Golf house on…

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Katoomba Air League Best Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 9

Sixty members of the Australian Air League, Katoomba branch, journeyed to Parramatta recently to…

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Quoto Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

The advertisement for the coming Quoto Club Ball, at the Wentworth Cabaret, has in it, we regret, a printers'…

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Kat. Repertory Theatre's Great Progress In 1954

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

Katoomba Repertory Theatre has made great progress in 1954, for the membership now is over 60, and…

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Oct. 29 Claimed For Katoomba C.0.C. Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 4

Preliminary arrangements have now been completed by the B.M. Chamber of Commerce for the staging of its…

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Mayor to Re-open Blackheath Theatre To-morrow

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 11

The Mayor of the City of the Blue Mountains, Ald. A. F. C. Murphy, will officially open the newly -modelled Victory Theatre, at Blackheath, to-morrow (Friday)…

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Rhododendron Festival Cabaret Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 8

Debutantes from all towns on the Mountains are to be presented at this ball, to be held at Katoomba City Hall…

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Good Food And Fun At Quota Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 8

Good food and fun was the highlight of Quota's Ball, held at the Wentworth Cabaret on Friday. The good food consisting…

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Crowning Ceremony at Maid of Mountains Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 8

The winner of the Maid of the Mountains Quest will be announced and crowned at the Maid of the Mountains Ball, to be held to-morrow (Friday) night, at Katoomba City Hall…

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Over 300 Attend O. A. P. Sunday Concert

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 2

Over 300 people attended the O. A. P. Sunday afternoon concert organised by Madame Lily Adams, of Hazelbrook, at the Katoomba City Hall…

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Rotary Jubilee Variety Concert

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 5

The funds from Thursday's Variety Concert will assist Blackheath's Rotary project for jubilee year,…

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Visiting Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 8

Outstanding entertainment was provided by the Bexley Salvation Army Band on its visit to Katoomba during…

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Old-time Dance Club

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 5

The Old Age and invalid Pensioners and Citizens' Association decided at their meeting last week to form…

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Chamber of Commerce Ball

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 1

George Foster, well known in radio, has been engaged to compere the Katoomba…

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Sunday Concert

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 4

The free Sunday afternoon concerts conducted by Madame Lily Adams are proving very popular…

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Mighty Music Makes C. of C. BALL

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 9

The two hundred and fifty patrons who attended the C. of C. Cabaret ball declared that the music supplied by Gus Merzi and his band was mighty, and "made" the ball…

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Blackheath Ball for Festival Week

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 6

The Blackheath Rhododendron Ball, held tat Katoomba Town Hall, was a social event fitting the final festivity for Festival Week…

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Free Sunday Concert

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 12

Talented violinist, Miss Grace Mitchell, was the star guest artist to entertain a crowd of music…

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Successful Sunday Concert

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 1

A special Christmas programme was presented at a recent free Sunday concert held in the Town Hall…

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