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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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150th Quartette Club Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

The first concert of this year and incidentally the 150th of the club, will be held on Thursday, April 27, William T. E. Smith, basso, of…

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No Pictures (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

Sir.—No pictures seems to be the order of the day at the South on week nights. Cur six months fight for better facilities only proves to me what ever gains we…

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Convent Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 6

Arrangements for the annual Convent Ball were made at a meeting last Sunday. The committee in charge decided to hold the ball on May 23,…

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Free War Pictures For Broken [?]ll

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 1

Yesterday the manager of Ozone Theatre. Mr. S. Peake received a telegram from Mr. Waterman stating that he had secured for free screening…

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Johnson's Theatre

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 2

This morning's matinee, commencing at 10.30 o'clock, will be the final opp[?]rtunity local audiences will have of seeing the exciting drams. "Hider's Children"…

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Theatre Feud

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 6

NEW YORK, April 26.—A feud between Jan Kiepura, tenor, and the orchestra leader threatened to hold up the Broadway run of "The Merry…

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Quartette Club Concert Tonight

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 7

An outstanding programme has been arranged by the Broken Hill Quartette Club for its first concert of the 1944 season. This will be giver…

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Gymkhana Dance

Western Grazier · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 1

A gymkhana dance conducted by Mrs. T. Finlayson was held in the local hall on Saturday night last, the proceeds going towards the race meeting…

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Ozone Theatre

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

A delightful combination of dancing and music by Eleanor Powell and Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, with comedy by Red Skelton is on the bill…

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Splendid Concert By Quartette Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 1

Not for several years have Broken Hill audiences heard two such splendid guest artists on the one program as those presented by the Quartette Club at its…

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Large Crowd Votes Quartette Club Concert [?]est For Years

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

THE 150th concert of the Broken Hill Quartette Club, which was presented in the Town Hall last night, was in the opinion of most people in the capacity crowd which attended, one of the best concerts given in years. The visiting artists. Mr. Harold Parsons ('cello) and…

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Seen in Audience at Quartette Concert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 6

The Town Hall was packed on Thursday evening by an enthusiastic audience on the occasion of the Broken Hill Quartette Club's 150th…

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Philharmonic Concert Flans

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 6

Seldom has the Philharmonic Society presented a programme which allows them a greater scope for variety than that which has been…

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Philharmonic Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

Songs written by Mr. R. G. ("Bob") Cross, S.A. composer, who hails front Broken Hill, will be sung by Miss Linda Wald (soprano) at the…

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Dance At Palais

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

The Fighting Forces Comforts Fund is leaving no stone unturned to make Saturday nights dance at the Palais de Danse a big success. The visiting…

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Comforts Fund Dance at the Palats

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

To celebrate the Broken Hill Cycling Club carnival and the visiting cyclists, the men's committee of the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund will, in…

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Philharmonic Society Concert Tonight

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

Seldom has the Philharmonic Society presented a program which allows it a greater scope for variety than that which has been chosen for their twenty-ninth…

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Variety At Last Night's Philharmonic Society Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

Variety was the keynote of last night's Philhalmonie Society concert at the Town Hall. Items ranged from extracts from a Ozechoslovakian opera to the…

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Visiting Artists Please At Philharmonic Concert

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

VISITING artists from Adelaide, Mrs. Dorothy Knapman (pianist) and Miss Linda Wald (soprano), provided the highlights at an excellent concert presented by the Philharmonic Society last night at the Town Hall. The crowd was not over large, but for music lovers the evening was a…

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Philharmonic Concert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 6

The Philharmonic Concert at the Town Hall on Thursday evening was quite a treat for Broken Hill music lovers. The two charming visiting…

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