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Central Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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Perth Band Plays At The Entrance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

The West Australian band from Subiaco, Perth, took part in a Legacy Day function at The Entrance oval on Sunday…

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Leading Sydney Piper Will Tutor Gosford Pipe Band

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Gosford District Caledonian Society has secured the services of Pipe Major W. MacCoombe, leading Sydney piper, to tutor members of its Pipe Band at a special session on Sunday afternoon…

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Police Boys' Band To March

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Balmain Citizens' Police Boys' Pipe Band will march from Gosford station down Mann Street at 10 am on Saturday, March 18…

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Boys' Band to March

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

Balmain Police Boys' Pipe Band, shown above, will march down Mann Street from the railway station at 11 am on…

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Boys' Band Parades Tomorrow

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

Big crowds are expected to turn out tomorrow (Saturday) morning to watch the Balmain Police Boys Pipe…

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Pipe Band Sports Menzies Hunting Tartan For March

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

Despite steady rain, more than a thousand people lined Mann Street to watch the Balmain Police Boys' Pipe…

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Gosford Cricket Club's Trophy Dance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 7

Gosford Cricket Club will hold a dance at Mattocks' residence on Friday night for members and supporters…

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Orchestra For "A Country Girl" Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

The Gosford Musical and Dramatic Society has secured the services of Mr and Mrs W. H. Gray, Mrs Parr, Mrs Wells, Mr Carroll…

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Band To Play At Three Ceremonies

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

Gosford Brass Band is in heavy demand for district Anzac Day services. It will play at the following…

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Hospital Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 2

Gosfard District Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual ball at the Masonic Hall, Gosford tonight. Debutantes, and their partners…

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Men Unhappy In Kitchen At Ladies' Night Dance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 1

Gosford District Caledonian Society's usual monthly meeting took the form of a ladies' night dance at the Masonic…

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Mainly Social Eight Debutantes Presented At Gosford Hospital Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

More than 200 dancers attended the Gosford District Hospital's annual ball at the Masonic Hall on Friday night. The hall was gaily decorated in…

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Hospital Ball Debutantes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 1

Elgin debutantes were presented at the Gosford District Hospital's annual ball last Friday night. They were received by Mr A. E. Lillicrapp. vice-chairman of the Hospital Board, and Mrs Lillicrapp a vice-president of the Hospital Auxiliary. Top row: June Watson. Judith Gibson. Betty Oades. Helen Wheeler. Jill Duncan. Betty Ryan. Bottom row: Alice Brackenreg. Matron Knight, who…

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Schools Have Concerts And Half-Holiday To Celebrate Empire Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 1

District schools held concerts and had a half holiday on Wednesday to celebrate Empire Day…

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mainly Social Juvenile Ball

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

The Masonic Hall was crowded for the Gosford Boy Scouts' Auxiliary Committee's juvenile ball on Friday night…

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Mainly Social 180 Attend Concert Presented By Newly Formed Terrigal Younger Set

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

An audience of 180 attended a concert presented by the Terrigal CWA Younger Set at "Kurrawyba," on Saturday night. The proceeds, £24, will go towards the fund to buy a piano for the Terrigal CWA rest room. The Terrigal Younger Set was…

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Gosford Band's Fine Effort At Belmont

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

Gosford District Brass Band was beaten by only three points in the main event at the Belmont band…

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"Story Of The Dance" On July 5

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 1

The WEA, Newcastle, will present "The Story of the Dance." at the Valencia Theatre, Gosford on Wednesday, July 5…

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"The Story Of The Dance"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 6

"The Story of the Dance" will be presented in the Valencia Theatre, Gosford, on July 5 by the W.E.A., Newcastle, in…

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Tennis Dance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 2

Tally-Ho Tennis Club's annual dance was held at the Kincumber hall. Competition winners were Mrs J. Higgs and Messrs E. Eaton…

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