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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

445 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 23

Penneys Staff Dance

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

Penneys staff dance at the Criterion Hall, held last night in aid of the Legion of Ex-Service-men's Club and R.S.L. Hall…

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Successful Life Saving Club Ball

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs-- Coff's. "Harbour Surf Life Saving: Club's; annual ball was a success. The event was organised by the…

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A Greatt Night Surf Club Annual Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

Coffs Surf Club boys lost, none of [?]eir glamor or reputation at their [?]nual ball in the School of Arts [?] Monday night. The function…

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DEERVALE C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

The blue and gold ball organised by members of the local branch of the CWA and held on May 16 in the Deervale hall was an outstanding…

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Colourful Costumes At South Grafton Methodist Concert

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

Colourful costuming and scenes were an outstanding feature of the South Grafton Method Young People's concert at South…

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Masked Ball at Yamba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 3

YAMBA, Fri.--The Literary Institute was filled recently when a successful masked ball was held to aid Yamba's, Queen, Miss…

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Juvenile Ball at Lawrence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 6

LAWRENCE, Fri.--A plain and fancy dress juvenile ball was held in the Lawrence Hall. Despite heavy rain prior to the function…

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Loyal Glenreagh M.U. Lodge Ball

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 4

An outstanding feature of the Loyal Glenreagh M.U.I.O,O,F. ball at Glenreagh School of Arts on Friday night was the grand…

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Pavilion Decorated For Woolgoolga Younger Set Ball

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA.-- Woolgoolga beach reserve pavilion was transformed when the Woolgoolga younger set annual ball was held…

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Maternity Ward Fund Aided By Concert

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 3

A DELIGHTFUL sacred concert programme, arranged by Mrs. E. G. Maxted, was presented to an appreciative audience at the Parish Hall, Gratfon, last night. Compered by Mr. J…

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Coffs Band a Year of Progress

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 6

In its first year, the re-formed Coffs Harbour Band made wonderful progress and is now a great asset to the town. The young…

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Red Cross Ball Balance Sheet

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

A special meeting of the Grafton Red Cross branch was held yesterday to receive the financial statement of the Red Cross ball…

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Looking Back to The Juvenile Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 7

At Wednesday nights meeting of the P and C Association the Deputy Headmaster of the Primary School, Mr, Gaunt said that the Juvenile…

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Diggers' Ball Miss Australia Candidate Presented

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

Miss Shirley Cameron, who is being sponsored by the R.S.L. in the "Miss Australia Quest," was presented to those present…

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Upper Orara Footballers' Ball

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 5

UPPER ORARA, Mon.--Twin canopies of green and gold streamers with a background of burrawong fern fronds and…

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Black And Gold Yamba Ball

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

The ladies' auxiliary of the Yamba Football Club held a Black and Gold Ball at Yamba. The hall was attractively…

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Talkies Saraton Theatre "Till the Clouds Roll By."

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 6

The lavish technicolour offering, "Till the Clouds Roll By," will be screened at the Saraton Theatre to-night. Hailed as the most pretentious musical…

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Palmer's Channel Community Concert

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 5

PALMER'S CHANNEL.--The first community concert of a series to raise funds for a film projector was held in the…

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Sydney Dance Band

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Al Johnson's Sydney Dance Band was so well received at Coffs Harbour on Monday, 19th May, that arrangements have been made for a…

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Tennis Ball

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 4

Arrangements are well in hand for the annual Tennis ball which again promises to be one of the highlights of the dancing season. Besides the…

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