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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 9 of 16

Talkies Saraton Theatre

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 4

"ALWAYS LEAVE THEM LAUGHING": Milton Berle, America's number one night club entertainer and radio star,…

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Band Boys For Army

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.--Bandboys aged between 15 12 and 17 years can now enlist in the Australian Regular Army, the…

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Happy Night At Ambulance Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

The first annual ball of Coffs Harbour Ambulance Committee attracted a large crowd to the School of Arts on Friday night…

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Cow & Gate Social Club Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

The ball held last Tuesday night surpassed all previous functions of Cow & Gate Social Club. The outstanding…

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Concert Aids Piano Fund

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 7

The concert organised by the Town Orchestra to raise funds for a piano for the High School resulted in £25 being added to…

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Graceful Debutantes At Convent Ball

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 3

With grace and poise eight smiling debutantes made their curtsies to the Mayor and Mayoress of Grafton, Ald. and Mrs. W. R. Weiley, at the annual…

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Original Concert Well Received

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 3

An amusing and original concert drew a large audience to the Grafton Presbyterian Hall on Tuesday night when…

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Show Society on the Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

The record attendance and subsequent financial success of Group 2 Rugby League trials, staged at the jetty Oval on June 2 last, demonstrated the importance of Coffs Harbour as the halfway house of the North Coast…

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Bankers' Ball For Far West

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 2

A SUCCESSFUL ball in Grafton last night was that of the Bankers' Social Committee, in aid of the Far West…

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Fish and Chips at Ambulance Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

The hot fish and chip supper served at the Ambulance Ball was one of the features of a particularly bright and successful function. Organised by the Coffs Barbour Ambulance committee, the ball attracted a large…

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Scotch Band At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 2

On Anzac Day, 1949, and the following years, pipers led the procession of Diggers from Hawthorneville and…

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Town Orchestra's Celebrity Concert

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

Coffs Harbour music lovers will be well catered for at the Jubilee Celebrity Concert, which will be held at the Jetty Hall next…

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Diggers Ball Next

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

The annual ball of Coifs Harbour sub-branch of the RSL will be held at fee School of Arts on Friday next. This year the…

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Convent Ball Debutantes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 4

Eight charming debutantes, who were presented to the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. W. R. Weiley) at the Grafton Convent Ball. are shown here with the Mayoress (Mrs. W. R. Weiley), who trained them for the ceremony. The debutantes are Misses…

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Water Brigade Ball, Race Week Feature

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 2

SOUTH Grafton Volunteer Water Brigade has conducted its annual ball as a race week fixture for more than…

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Maclean Convent Ball Greenery Used As Decorations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN.--Records are annually made at the Maclean Convent Ball, and the function last week was probably attended by a larger number than the previous year, but the feature was the perfectness…

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Basket Ball Avenged Defeat

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 6

St. Mary's Ex-students A avenged their defeat of last week against St. Mary's College A team by winning their match 26 to 18…

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Formal Ball Gown

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

This striking JEAN DESSES Bail Gown in rich red broadcloth is invested with a very individual Desses tunic…

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Original Decore At Matrons' Ball

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

Original plans of decorations were well carried oat to transform the Showgroand pavilion for the Matrons' ball in Grafton last night. FESTOONS of balloons…

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Silver Band Auxiliary

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

The president,, Mrs. J. Biffin, and the secretary, Mrs. Harris, attended the Red Cross annual meeting to represent the Silver…

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