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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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High Points in Square Dance Win

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 8

The Broken Hill square dancing- championships were concluded at the Palais on Thursday night. The winning set was awarded 16 points out of a maximum of 18…

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High Points in Square Dance Win

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 8

The Broken Hill square dancing championships were concluded at the Palais on Thursday- night. The winning set was awarded 16 points out of a. maximum of 18…

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Bands Combine For North Park Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

At the North Park on Sunday night [?] at 2.30 o'clock, number the [?] of Mr. [?]…

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Council Lead On Concert Series

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 1

City Council has given a lead to other organisations in stimulating public support for the A.B.C. concert…

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Rand Concert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

A massed band concert will be conducted at the North Park tomorrow night. The concert will feature the…

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Hand Concert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

A massed band concert will be conducted at the North Park tomorrow night. The concert will feature the…

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B.h. Auditions for Amateur Hour Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

Australia's amateur Hour talent scout (Mr. Clifford Arnold) arrived here yesterday afternoon to conduct auditions for an amateur hour production in Broken…

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Sunday Foot ball Plans

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

Two new teams have become affiliated with the Sunday Football Association. They are the Union and the Alma clubs, both from the South. There are now seven clubs in the association. Only two rounds can be played instead of the previous three, and 14…

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A.b.c. Orchestra

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 3

Members of the A.B.C orchestra will arrive in Broken Hill on two special planes from Adelaide today…

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ABC Concert Tonight

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 10

Tonight will see the opening of the A.B.C. Celebrity Concert series in Broken Hill, when the South…

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Orchestra Feature

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 7

Philip Green and his Orchestra will be featured in the programme of "Light Orchestras" from 2BH this…

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Pipe Band Parade

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 12

The Cameron Pipe Band w[?] tour the city tomorrow. The men will parade in…

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S.A. Orchestra and Pianist Farrell Give Music Treat

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

A large audience enthusiastically applauded Clive Douglas, who conducted the South Australian Symphony Orchestra at the concert in the Broken…

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Band Music at 2BH

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 5

The Columbia Military Band will be featured in the programme, "Who's With The Band" from 2BH this…

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Band Music at 2BH

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 5

The Columbia Military Band will be featured in the programme, "Who's With The Band" from 2BH this…

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Square Dance Champions Receive Cups Presentation By Eddie Corrol

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

Melbourne ace squo[?] dance caller Eddie Carrol was at the Pala[?]s do Dor[?] on Thursday night to present Broken Hill's square dance champions with their coveted…

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Orchestra at 2BH

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 6

The Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fiedler, will be featured in the ''Music Of The…

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"Puppet" show af Windmill Theatre

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 11

TWO "PUPPETS" — John Law and Margot Holden, of BBC sound and TV fame—seen in the human marionette number in the latest edition of the nonstop program at London's famous Windmill Theatre…

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Woman's Parade Most Enjoyable ABC Concert

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

The South Australian Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Clive Douglas, with Richard Farrell, as solo pianist, performed at the Broken Hill Town Hall last Thursday…

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Orchestra at ZBti

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 5

Albert Sandier; and his Orchestra will be featured in the "Dinner Music" programme from 2BH this…

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