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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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Delayed by Floods Grafton Salvation Army Band Late Return Home

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 6

Flood waters in the Hastings River prevented the punt ta Blackman's Point working yesterday morning, and the Grafton Salvation Army Band was…

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Anzac Day Arrangements For Service Saraton Theatre to Be Used

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 6

At a meeting held the Grafton Town Hall yesterday afternoon to make arrangements for the commemoration of Anzac Day in Grafton, it…

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Community Concert A.B.C. Assists Supplying Leader and Artists

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 4

Word was received in Grafton yesterday from the Australian Broadcasting Commission to the effect that the Commission had agreed to send to…

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C.w.a. Younger Set Show Week Dance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 4

One of the social functions of Orations show week is the C.W.A. Younger Set's blue and gold supper dance which is always held on the night of…

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Cycle Club Dance

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 4

Another popular dance organised by the Cycle Club, will take place in the South Grafton School of Arts to-night. These dances have all proved…

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Prince Edward Theatre. "The Bride Wore Red."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone are the leads in the modern comedy, "The Bride Wore Red," which will be screened to-night for the last time at…

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Regatta Dance

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

The regatta dance will be held in the South Grafton School of Arts on Saturday night to conclude the spectacular regatta carnival. Visiting rowers…

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Visit of the Taree Band

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

Following the rendering of a concert programme at Kempsey to-night, and at Macksville to-morrow morning, the Taree Band of the Salvation Army…

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Taree Band Visits Grafton Salvation Army Celebrations

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 4

The Taree Salvation Army Band who are at present on a tour of North Coast arrived in Grafton on Saturday. They left Taree on Good Friday morning and…

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TASMA Theatre Beautiful, Coff's Harbor This Week's Programme

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 7

On Easter Monday and Tuesday. Tasma presents Annabelle in "Wings of the Morning," which also stars Henry Fonda and Leslie Banks. Steve…

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Nana Glen Public School Band

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 5

The above is a snap of the Nana Glen Public School Band. The members of the band are as follows, from left to right: Ada Morrow. Joyce Binskin, Myliss Porter. Mary Wright. Edna Heaney. Elaine Thompson, Vera Walters. Florence Mussared. Heather Cameron…

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Benefit Dance To-morrow Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 4

Dance patrons are assured of a good night's enjoyment to-morrow night at the benefit dance for the Wells family. The dance is being organised by Mrs…

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Maclean Regatta Sidelights Ball a Huge Success

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 1

A fitting grand finale to Maclean's Easter regatta was the regatta ball, which was held in the Literary Institute on Easter Monday night. This,…

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Local and General Dance at Southgate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

A dance will be held at the Southgate Hall to-night. Davey's orchestra will be providing the music and novelties will be included on the nights…

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Old Students' Supper Dance Next

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

Next Monday night, April 25, Anzac night, the Grafton High School Old Students Union will be conducting another of their popular monthly supper…

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Corindi Dance

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

The dance organised by a ladies committee in the Pipeclay Camping [?] shelter shed on Easte Monday night. There was…

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Convent Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

At a meeting of the Convent Annual Ball Committee yesterday it was decided to allot prizes for the juvenile ball as follows:—Best set of four,…

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Coronation Ball

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

The North Grafton Church of England Coronation Ball, which is to be held at the Criterion Hall, Grafton, on Monday, May 23, promises to be one…

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C.w.a. Show Ball State Governor to Attend

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

The State Governor, Lord Wakehurst, will attend the Grafton C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball in the Trocadero on Wednesday, May 4, the night of the…

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Community Concert Conductor Bryson Taylor Box Plan Opens This Morning

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

The box plan for the community comcent to be conducted by Bryson Taylor, and which to be held in the Saraton Theatre, Grafton, on Tuesday, May 3…

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