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Broken Hill & the Far West · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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Dance Talent In RAAF Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 2
Also in Barrier Daily Truth

Patrons at the Crystal Theatre on Thursday and Friday nights will have the opportunity of witnessing some outstanding tap and ballet dancing…

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Movie Ball Yields £280/1/-

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 4

The profit from the recent Movie Ball was £280 1 -. Tills will go to the Soldiers' Distress Fund. The less you spend, the quicker the…

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New Masonic Dance

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 1

Dancing will start at 8 o'clock and continue until 1 o'clock at the New Masonic, tonight. There will be spotlight dances in addition to cash prizes for…

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Tilpa Red Cross Dance Realises £130

Western Grazier · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 1

Tilpa Branch of the Red Cross held their first dance for this financial year in the loca1 hall on Saturday, September 2. The public's approval of these functions was again well in evidence, as shown by the result, £130 being realised…

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Raaf Concert at Crystal

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 September 1944 · page 4

Last night at the Crystal Theatre an average crowd saw the RAAF Rascals presented their Rhythmic Revels Revue. The instrumental numbers in…

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Raaf Rascals at Crystal Theatre

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 8

In response to numerous requests organisers of the RAAF Rascals Revue, which showed to packed houses on Thursday and Friday nights, staged…

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Round the Shows Ozone Theatre

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 5

It is a tradition of the Van Maaster family that none of his daughters can marry until the eldest is wed. Van Maaster is an eccentric old Dutchman…

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Theatre Gutted By Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 1

Sydney, September 19.—One of the most spectacular fires seen in Sydney for some time menaced private homes, dislocated traffic and plunged a large…

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Protest Against Germans at Dance

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 7

MELBOURNE—The Alliance Francaise has withdrawn a group of nationals from the International Festival Dance at the Melbourne Town Hall…

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Robbery at Theatre

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

The ticket office of the Ozone Theatre was broken into last night and some small cash and theatre tickets were stolen. The robbery…

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Prokofieff's Third Piano Concerto

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 1

Raymond Lambert will give the first performance in Sydney of Prokofleff's Third Piano Concerto at the A.B.C. subscription concert at the Town Hall on…

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Robbery At Ozone Theatre

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

The ticket office of the Ozone Theatre was broken into on Thursday night and 16/7, representing late sales, and 60 ninepenny admission tickets were…

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Concert By Newly. Formed Orchestra At Musicians' Club

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 2

THE newly formed orchestra of the Musicians' Club gave its first concert to members on Sunday afternoon. The function proved most…

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Smilers' Concert Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 3

At the Smilers' Club concert at the Crystal Theatre on Friday night, the sum of —125/8/ will be handed over to Hospital authorities as a gift from…

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Canadian Troops In Australia Only One Theatre of War Soon—the Pacific

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 1

Sydney, September 27.—It is now quite apparent that shortly there will be only one theatre of war—the Pacific—declared the Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. Justice DaVis, when he addressed the first contingent of Canadian troops to arrive in…

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Musicians' Club Orchestral Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 3

The members of the Musicians' Club were given a musical treat on Sunday afternoon on the [?]ion of an orchestral concert submitted by the newly…

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Louth Successful Dance

Western Grazier · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 3

A very successful dance and jumble stall in aid of the local B.N.A. was conducted at Louth on Saturday last, under the capable management of the…

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Diggers to Hold Dance

Western Grazier · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 1

At a meeting of the Wilcannia Subbranch held last Saturday it was decided to hold a dance on Armistice night in aid of the Ex-Servicemen's Distress Fund…

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Smilers' Concert At The Crystal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 6

The Smilers' Club concert presented at the Crystal Theatre last night was a big success. The theatre was packed. During the evening the sum…

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