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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1949

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Pictures Tell Graphic Story Of Flood Damage At Narara; Occupants Abandoned Homes When Water Rose To Windows Government Man Here Will Make Report

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

These pictures were taken in pouring rain on Monday afternoon last, which accounts for the poor reproduction, but…

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Erina Dance Hall Bashing Sawmill Hand Is Sent For Trial

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 2

Royce Edward Brown, 19, farm labourer, of Holgate, told Mr A. E, Stonham, SM, at the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday last, that his nose and upper jaw were fractured by two blows…

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SGB Girb Re-form Basket Ball Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

During a lunch-hour meeting of girl members of the staff of SGB Apparel Pty Ltd, Gosford, this week, it was decided to reform the firm's basket ball teams this season under the players' own management and under the title of "The SGB Girls' Basket Ball Club"…

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Club Dance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

A successful dance was held by the recently-fonned SGB Girls' Basket Ball Club at Erina Hall, Friday night last…

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Two Visiting Philippine Golf Champions Due This Afternoon Main Exhibition Tomorrow Will Play Two Local Golfers In Four Ball Match

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

Filippinos Larry Montes and Tino Tugot, champion golfers of the Continent of Asia, will arrive in Gosford this afternoon for an exhibition match which they will play on the Gosford golf…

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mainly Social RSL Cabaret Dance On Friday Night A Grand Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 5

The first of a series of first class entertainments was the Gosford RSS&AILA cabaret dance at the club on Friday night last. The guests described the night as one of the best organised to date in this district. The removal of a dividing…

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£1,000 Damage In Theatre Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 1

Damage estimated at approximately £1,000 was caused by a fire which ignited films in the projection box at the Valencia Theatre, Gosford, on Saturday afternoon. A crowd of 350 children…

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Valencia Theatre Opens Again

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

The Valencia Theatre will open again tomorrow (Saturday) night following the fire which destroyed £1.000 worth…

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Concert

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 4

A Sydney concert party, led by Mr Colin Palmer ("Dexter The Magician"), in collaboration with the Galliards' Club and the…

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£100 Reward Offered For Missing 20-Yr-Old Girl Reported Seen In Gosford Left Home On April 22 After Saying She Was Going To A Dance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 1

A missing girl, whose father is reported to have offered £100 reward for information of her whereabouts, is believed to be in the Gosford district. The girl is 20-year-old Mrs Eileen Hewing, of Goold Street, Sydney. A taxi driver and another person have reported seeing the girl in…

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Concert

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 4

Pupils of Mrs J. M. Kelly, of Gosford. put on the biggest and longest children's concert ever held in Gosford Wednesday night…

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Social Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

Two hundred and eighty dancers attended the District Hospital Ball in the poinsettia-decorated Masonic Hall on Friday night…

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Picturesque Costumes At Gosford Musical And Dramatic Society's Fancy Dress Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

The variety of costumes and the clowning of the wearers were features of the Gosford Musical and Dramatic Society's fancy dress ball at the Masonic Hall Friday night last. The ball was one of the highlights of the society's activities. Most of the costumes were made up on the moment from scraps of material and odds and ends. The effects produced were a credit to the members' ability to improvise…

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Humorous Fancy Dress Ball Costumes Age.... Youth

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

These two old people in the evening of their lives are really not so very old. In fact they are mere children, two of the many who…

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Pictures Of Flood Damage BOGGED

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

Oak Road Mailman J. D. Fearnside carries his motor scooter past the boned GOSFORD TIMES motorcycle on a [?] patch on Wednesday last His wife went through a confine [?] last Saturday night because the road was so bad an ambulance was delayed two [?]…

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Sailing Club Trophies Presented At Dance Here Last Saturday Many Sydney Visitors Big Crowd Turns Up

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 7

Gosford Sailing Club trophies for the 1948-49 season were presented at a dance in the Masonic Hall, Gosford, on Saturday night. There were no counter attractions in the town…

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Lucille Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 4

In "Sorrowful Jones", Paramount's filmization of Damon Runyon's colorful Broadway character, Lucille Ball portrays a…

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Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 1

The Kulnura P&C annual ball, very pleasant social function as held on Saturday, was as usual a well as a financial success…

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Social Ball Belle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 1

The Kincumber-Avoca Beach Auxiliary of the District Hospital held its third annual ball at the Kincumber Hall on Friday night…

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Theatre Admission Prices Increased Night Sessions Only Affected At The Regal Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 1

Mr L. L. Brennan announced this morning that increased admission prices would operate at the Regal Theatre, Gosford, as from Monday night next. The prices are the same as those approved…

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