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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Upper Orara Footballers' Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 7

Twin canopies of green aiid gold streamers with a back ground of burratvong fern fronds and mural decorations of gold and green bows…

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Women's Auxiliary Gives £50 Cheque To Band

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 2

AT yesterday's meeting of the Grafton Boys' Band Women's Auxiliary, it was decided on the motion of the president, Mrs. J. Flanagan, and Mrs. E. Pearson, that a cheque for £59 be forwarded to the men's committee…

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High School Students Hold Masquerade Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 3

AN enthusiastic and happy crowd of students, of all ages and sizes, illed the Assembly Hall at the Grafton High' School last nighty for a costumed masquerade ball. Great interest was taken in…

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Dance Effort To Help Yamba Football Club

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 2

Organisers of the Black and Gold ball recently held at Yamba a aid of the Football Club hope o clear £25 when tall accounts…

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Cathedral Ball Record Number Of Debutantes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 3

AMID almost pre-war scenes, the Bishop of Grafton (Rt. Rev. C. E. Storrs, M.A,) received 24 debutantes at last night's Church of England Cathedral Ball at the Trocadero Hall. This is a record number of debutantes for a Cathedral Ball…

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Cricketers' Dance at Whiporie

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 5

WHIPORIE.--The Whiporie cricketers held a successful social. Langshaw's orchestra from Lawrence provided the music. Mr…

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Mad Hatters' Ball At Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

A Mad Hatters' Ball was conducted recently by the Copmanhurst and District Memorial Hall at Copmanhurst. Over 80 couples…

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Combined Churches Ball At Coramba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 6

CORAMBA.--The Churches' Ball organised by a combined committee was held at Coramba with Rev. G. W. Bradley…

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CORAMBA Combined Churches Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 5

Coramba School of Arts was nicely decorated with greenery and streamers for the annual ball organised by a committee representing the Church…

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Colourful Decorations At Victory Ball

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

An artistically decorated hall was one of the main attractions at the Victory Ball conducted by the Yamba sub–branch of the…

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Band will Assist At Week-end Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

Coffs Bland has voluntarly offered to assist at street carnival tomorrow evening and at the sports on Monday. The offer has been…

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Full of Sparkle Annual Footballers' Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3

The Coffs Harbour Football Club staged its annual ball in the School of Arts Hall on Monday night, The attendance was hot quite as large…

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Methodist Concert Repeat Performance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 3

South Grafton Methodist Young. People's club gave a repeat performance of its variety concert at South Grafton last night. The…

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Diggers' Ball At Baryulgil

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 2

The Baryulgil R.S.L. Ball was an outstanding success, a large crowd filling the Baryulgil Hal. Districts from Grafton to…

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Highly Successful Ball For Hospital

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 3

THE Hospital Ball, held in the Trocadero, Grafton, last night, was most successful. The large number of dancers formed a kaleidoscope of colour as they whirled to the continuous music of two orchestras…

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Community Concert At Chatsworth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

CHATSWORTH, Mon.--The Temperance Hall, Chatsworth, was crowded when the Ladies Auxiliary of the R.S.L. held a…

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Dance At Lower Bucca

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 4

LOWER BUCCA.--A dance was held recently in aid of the Parents and Citizens' Association at Lower Bucca. There was a good…

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Ambulance Ball At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 4

A ball in aid of the Grafton District Ambulance Service, held at the Woolgoolga Beach Hall, was organised by Mr. and Mrs…

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Debutantes Presented at Cathedral Ball

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

Back Row (left to right): Jean Cooper, Beth Short, Marjorie Brown, Nola Johnston, Shirley Faint, Nancy Holmes, Mabel Allen, Betty Layton, Alma Rogan, Elaine Gill, Dawn Prebble, Mona King, Zeta McIntyre, Judith Hynes, Nancy Brumby…

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Coff's Harbour Legion Ball Success

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.-- The second Legion ball, conducted by Coff's Harbour Subbranch of the Legion of…

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