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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

320 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 16

Concert Huge Success

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 1

The C.W.A. concert held last Friday night was a grand success. Local talent is becoming more plentiful of late and a really good show went…

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School Concert At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 4

WOOLGOOLGA.-- A school concert was performed before a capacity house in the Memorial Hall…

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Large Audience For Orchestra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 3

A large and grateful audience last night welcome the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and its conductor, Mr. Eugene Goossens, at the Saraton Theatre…

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Children Respond to Orchestra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 3

The quick response of hundreds of school children to the humour of music played by the Sydney…

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Large Crowd at Juvenile Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 2

A large crowd of children in a variety of vividly coloured costumes attended a fancy dress juvenile ball…

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Guest Artist At Sacred Concert

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 2

Highlights of the Jacaranda Sacred Concert in the Saraton Theatre last night were the faultless playing of guest artist, Miss Margaret Davison, and the delightful choral items of St. Mary's College Choir…

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Annual Concert of Methodist Sunday School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 4

The superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School, Mr. F. L. Parker, was congratulated at the annual…

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Narrabri Players Will Help Band

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

Five Narrabri men will join the Grafton Silver Band during their holiday in the city…

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ABC Comperes Meet At Festival Concert

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

The Jacaranda Community Concert audience last night saw A.B.C. comperes of the breakfast and hospital sessions broadcast to Eastern States and Western Australia, when John Juan and Russ Tyson met on the stage…

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Attend Church Rut Not the Theatre

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 2

The o[?]est document with local interest owned by the Grafton Historical Society was a contract in 1822…

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Town Orchestra's Neat Concert Promises Well

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

Arrangements are well in hand for the Town Orchestra's concert at the Jetty Memorial Hall. A particularly bright and…

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Juvenile Ball at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 5

MACLEAN. — There was an excellent attendance at the annual fancy dress ball of Maclean Convent School…

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Sawtell Surf Club Ball To-night

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 2

The Sawtell Ladies' Surf Club have made elaborate arrangements for their first annual ball which will be held in the…

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Blue and White Ball.— Floor Show Adds to Successful Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 8

The Blue and White Ball, held in the Memorial Hall last Friday night was highlighted by a well presented floor show and items interspersed between dances. Music was good, the hall artistically…

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Sacred Concert at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN.— A sacred concert, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies' Guild, introduced local and…

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Square Dance Winners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 2

This happy group who call themselves the "Jactonians" comprise the winning set in the square dance championships conducted at Grafton Showground at the final 1951 Festival function in Grafton. The boys wore blue shirts with yellow yokes arid scarves and fawn trousers, and the girls chose matching floral skirts with white…

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Successful Sawtell Surf Club Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 8

The first annual ball staged by the Sawtell Women's Surf Club proved an outstanding success and provided an…

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Surf Club Ball To-night

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 9

Social secretary, John Orman, reports heavy table bookings for the Surf Club Cabaret Bali to be held in the Park Beach Hall…

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Juvenile Ball Happy Function Fancy Costumes Galore

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 8

There was a packed hall at the Juvenile Ball held last Friday night in the Memorial Hall. Over 150 children were present…

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Pantomime At Choir Concert

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 3

A colourful pantomime. "Dick Whittington," was the highlight of a well-staged concert presented by…

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