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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1945

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Excellent St. Patrick's Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 4

Last night at the Crystal Theatre a packed house was entertained in excellent manner at St. Patrick's Concert by the pupils of the Convent Schools…

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Dance At Silverton

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

A dance social will be held at Silverton tonight, when a Loan Peanant will be presented to the Loan continue. It is understood that arrangements for two…

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Concert at South Park

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

A very fine concert will be held at the South Park on Sunday evening in aid of the Home Compassion. This concert will comprise vocal and industrial…

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B.I.U. Band Movements

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 2

Mrs. W. Evans received a telephone call yesterday from her husband who if away with the Barrier Industrial Unions Band stating, that they hod a good…

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Band Broadcast

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 1

Word has been received locally that the Australian Bands' Association has requested the A.B.C. to broadcast the competitions to be held in Sydney…

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Band Competitions Begin

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 29.—The N.S.W. Band Association's Australian championships commenced on the North Sydney Oval tonight. Cowra District Boys' Band won…

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A.c.f. Dance at Tilpa £62 Raised

Western Grazier · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

On Saturday, March 17, a very successful dance was held at Tilps in aid of the Australian Comforts Fund. The sum of £62 was raised and all present spent…

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Conductor "Walks Out" At Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

Karl Kreuger, conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, walked out during the concluding concert of the reason at Detroit, after accusing the…

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Concerto For Piano And orchestra By Local Man Accepted By The ABC

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 8

A CONCERTO for piano and orchestra, composed and scored by Alan Le Brun Berkholz, assistant engineer for the local branch of the Public Works Department, has been accepted by the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and is…

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The Annual Convent Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 7

one of the highlights of the dancing season, will be held this year at the Palais de Dance on May 8. Elaborate preparations' are being made to…

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B.i.u. Band Plays in Sydney Tonight

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Australian Bana Championship contests, the first held during the war, began at the North Sydney Oval on Thursday night…

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Round the Shows "Arabian Nights" at Johnson's Theatre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 3

"Arabian Nights," starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Sabu, is the main feature on the programme which begins at Johnson Theatre tonight…

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B.I.U. Band Third In Quickstep

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 3

Sydney, April 1.—The Royal Australian Air Force Band won the Australian Quickstep Championship at the North Sydney…

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B.I.U. Band Second In Championship

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The B.I.U. Band secured second place in the A grade Australian championship yesterday and third in the aggregate trophy…

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Technicolor Film At Johnson's Theatre

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 3

"Arabian Nights" is the main feature on the program now showing at Johnson's Theatre. In technicolor the story deals with the romantic adventures of…

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B.I.U. Band Runners-Up For Championship

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 3

Sydney, April 3.—The B.I.U. Band filled second place in the A Grade Australian championship completed on Easter Monday, and was third in the aggregate…

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Exhibition of Raf Pictures in Town Hall

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 6

THE RAF exhibition, which was opened yesterday in the Town Hall, describes very graphically in picture the damage done to…

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Tribute To Playing Of B.I.U. Band

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 8

A HIGH personality in the musical world offered the opinion that the playing of the Barrier Industial Unions Band in the Sydney…

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B.i.u. Band Returns

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 2

Members of the B.I. Band returned from the competitions in Sydney on Wednesday night, the band coming second in the playing championship and…

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P. & C. Dance Realised £37/5/1

Western Grazier · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 1

Last Saturday another of a series of dances in aid of the P. and C. Association was organised by Mrs. p. Bonser and Miss P. Wagenknecht. This…

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