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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1952

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Non-Stop Dance

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 5

Two dance bands supplied by Ray Mills and Bill Denley will play bright music for a 50-50 non-stop…

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Princess Names Dance

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 3

London, January 4.—A Square Dance, hamed by Princess Margaret herself "Princess Margaret's…

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Theatre Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

London, January 4—The Salford Palace, the Manchester Theatre where Charlie Chaplin acted in the…

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Showing At Theatre

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

Starting at Johnson's tohight will be the drama "Once a Thief, starring Cesar Romero and June…

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Today^s Radio Pictures of Sea Drama

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

TOP—The British salvage tug Turmoil speeding to assist the stricken freighter Flying Enterprise. BELOW…

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Druids Dance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 3

A programme of 50-50 dancing will be presented at the Druids Hall tomorrow night. Ken Pugh's band…

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Princess. at Hunt Club Ball

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

London. — Princess Margaret danced with a curate at a hunt club ball in Scotland on Friday night. The parson is the Rev. Simon Phipps, a former Guards officer…

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Increased Grant To S.A. Symphony Orchestra

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 6

Adelaide January 8.—After conferring with representatives of the Australian Broadcasting Commission today, Premier Playford said…

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Our Women's Page New Year's Eve Dance At Druids Hall

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 4

The Druids Hall was packed to capacity for the New Years Eve Dance, which was made very gay by balloons bursting streamers, jazz caps, confetti, noisemakers and other novelties. Many fun dances were…

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Old-Time Dance

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 5

An all old-style programme of dancing will be presented at the Druids Hall tomorrow night. Old favorite…

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Ye Olde Tyme Dance

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 4

An enjoyable all old style program of dancing will be presented at the Druids Hall tonight. Old favorites will be played by Ray…

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Skull Crushed By Orchestra Platform

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 3

New York, January 14—Anthony Blaskovich (13) was killed today in a picture theatre when the orchestra platform was lowered on…

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Druids Dance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 4

A bright programme of 50-50 dancing to music by Ken Pugh's band will be presented at the Druids'…

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New Band Leader

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 6

The Barrier Industrial Unions' Band has appointed Mr. Harold Walmsley, a well known Australian conductor,…

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B.I.U. Band

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 2

No doubt every citizen will be pleased with the projected revi[?]sing of the B.I.U. Band. In past years the band has been a…

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B.I.U. Band Has New Musical Director Mr. Harold Walmsley

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 3

Mr. Harold Walmsley, who is one of the leading conductors in Australia, has arrived in Broken Hill to take up his post of Musical Director to the B.I.U. Band. In this capacity he has complete charge of the band's…

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Old-Time Dance

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 9

Two dance bands; led by Ray Mills and Bill Denley, will provide the music for a non-stop, 50-50…

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Alan Dent, London theatre critic, says: Spare me from such

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

BEFORE the play PEOPLE who have so obviously come to be seen that they clutter up the…

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Band Concert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 5

The Barrier Industrial Unions Band will present its [?]st concert for the year at Sturt Park tomorrow night…

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BIU Band Concert At Sturt Park Tomorrow Evening

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

From the bandstand in Sturt Park tomorrow (Sunday) night at 8.30 o'clock the members of the Harrier Industrial Unions Band…

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