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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1924

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Theatre Trouble. Conference Falls Through. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

The Conference which has been sitting for about a week between the Theatrical Alliance and J. C. Williamson and others has failed. Negotiations were broken off…

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American Pictures. "Law Defied, Vice Glorified." New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

The report of the. New York State Motion Picture Commission, in which the power of censorship is vested, asserts that, vice is glorified and…

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To-night's Pictures

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

A picture that tells an important truth as well as entertains comes to the Fitzroy Theatre, to-night. It is "The Midnight Guest. '' It is a story of humanity…

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Empire Pictures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

A special programme will be screened at the Empire Hall next Friday evening, when the chief attraction will be "The Hottentot," which is…

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Ball of Electricity. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

During the height of a gale early this morning the signalmaster at Nobbys witnessed a rare phenomenon…

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Madame Sagasser. Another Delightful Concert

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

The Clarence Hall on Wednesday night was the scene of a high-class concert on the occasion of a return visit of Madame Sagasser and her talented…

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Jetty Pictures To-night

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

The management of the Jetty Pictures announce that seats are filling rapidly for to nights (Saturday) special programme, and it is…

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Band Contests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

The New South Wales Band Association's annual championship contests were conclude last night. A-grade championship was won by Canterbury, with 163…

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Jetty Pictures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

See Advt. for Saturday's big programme. It's a winner this trip…

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Fitzroy Theatre Pictures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

Ever since men put words on paper, the power of suggestion over the human mind has been the basis for countless stories. A great drama was written…

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Tyringham. Fancy Dress Ball

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 1

An entertainment which caused much enjoyment and gave great pleasure to a great number of people, was held in Dundurrabin Hall on Monday night…

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S.a. Band Concert

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

A tea, followed by a band concert at night, will be held on Monday in aid of new instruments for the Grafton Salivation Army Band. On Sunday the band…

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Fine Pictures at Jetty

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

To-night's programme at the Jetty theatre is of exceptional merit, being beaded by Thomas Meighan, who gives a splendid…

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Deer Vale Doings Concert and Social

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

The concert and social organised under the auspioes of the Progress Association for the benefit of the local public hall was well patronised…

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Ball at Tyringham

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

A fancy dress ball, in which, fancy drosses and dominoes predominated, took place in the Dundurrabin Hall cu Monday night of last week and proved…

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Fitzroy Pictures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The star picture at the Fitzroy Theatre to-night is "The Vengeance of Pierre," a story of a strong man of the timber country. The story opens with a…

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Mr. Ball's Plea

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 4

The Minister for Works (Mr. R. T. Ball), who is not unknown to some of the leading Citizens of this district, has been indulging in references to the difficulties arising out of the division amongst what he is pleased to term the anti-Labor forces of Parliament. Mr. Ball was…

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Tragedy Averted. Composer's Presence of Mind. Prevents Panic in Theatre. Rome

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

Richard Strauss, a composer, was responsible for checking a panic in the crowded Constanzi Theatre, where he was conducting his own…

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City Band

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

The Grafton City Band, under Deputy- Bandmaster A. Ar[?]dell will spend this week-end at Yamba, and will leave by special car at 2.30 this afternoon. The…

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Ulmarra Pictures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

A fortune was spent by Universal in the transporting of old engines, coaches, flat cars and other equipment from the Union Pacific Museum in Omaha,…

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