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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

745 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 38

Royal Visit Dance

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

A special Royal Visit dance will be held in the Bathurst Hall on Thursday night. Jack Coxhead's six piece orchestra has been engaged. A 50/50…

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City Theatre "Scoop"

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

The colored film record of the tour of New Zealand by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be screened at the City Theatre on Friday night—…

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Tickets for Royal Ball "Scurrilous Suggestion"

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon:— Chairman of the Country Council (Cr. Jensen said today that suggestions that Royal Bull tickets had been issued…

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Y.a. Dance

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

The Y.A.'s will be holding a special Royal Visit dance in the Cathedral Hall on Friday night. The dance is to commemorate the visit of Her Majesty…

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All Hallows' Dance

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

The publicity officer writes: Bathurst is proud of the visit of the Queen. In fact Bathurst is proud of many things and not lease of its splendid Schools,…

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Big Crowd Attends Hall Dance

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 1

Mrs. S. Higgs' Organising ability was again to the fore as witnessed by the large crowd which attended the…

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"Naughty" Viscount's Theatre Pranks

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday: Viscount Pollington 22 year old son and heir of the Earl [?], Maxborough was rusticatedsent down—by the proctors of Oxford…

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Ball Raised £151 For Ambulance

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 6

The annual ball at Cudal for the benefit of the [?] District Ambulance resulted in a profit of…

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Y.a. Dance

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

The Y.A.'s will be holding a special dance In the Cathedral Hall on Friday night. The dance Is 10 commemorate the visit of Her Majesty the…

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General News Royal Visit Dance

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

A special Royal Visit dance will be held In the Bathurst Hall tonight. Jack Coxhead's six-piece orchestra will provide music for an almost…

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Children saw Royal ball

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 10

Television was the Cinderella coach, which, manned by 20 of A.W.A.’s picked engineers, transported more than 200 children to the glittering Royal Ball and their Fairy Queen. It is doubtful if ever in the history of hospitals…

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Pictures make history

Central Western Daily · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 2

The publication in today’s issue of the Central Western Daily of photographs of…

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Pictures of Royal Visit to Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

Civil Aviation regulations prevented a specially chartered Auster plane from flying press blocks of the Royal visit from Sydney to Bathurst on Friday night. The plane was chartered by the Central Western Daily, of Orange, and the Western Times, of Bathurst, to give both papers a quick pictorial coverage of the Royal couple's Central West tour. Paper representatives carrying exposed film drove…

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Lithgow Theatre Group Enjoyed Record Year

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 6

In his report at the fourth annual meeting of the Lithgow Theatre Group, the outgoing president (Mr. John Solomon) announced that the previous year, 1953, had been a record one in every respect…

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Ball to Ride Triclinium

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Monday: Triclinium, who failed in the Oakleigh Plate, will start in the Hawksburn Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday…

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Splendid Royal Concert Profit

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

Organisers of the recent Royal concert at the Tivoli Theatre, will hand a cheque for £4,200 to the Premier, Mr…

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Canberra Feast Tonight State Ball

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA. Tuesday:— Guests at the State Ball at Canberra tomorrow night will have a luxury feast. Boars' heads stare from between…

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Dance in Aid of P. & C. Assn. Funds

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

Counter attractions and tiredness after the Royal Visit was responsible for the smaller crowd patronising…

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Band Subsidy

Central Western Daily · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

Orange City Council this week decided to give the Orange City Band a subsiry of £7/10/- for each…

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Oberon Red Cross Ball

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 6

The Red Cross Ball to be held on Friday, February 26 in the Malachi Gilmore Hall promises to be a great social success. All members are…

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