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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

884 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 45

Liberty Theatre

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

At the Liberty Theatre on Friday and Saturday nights Lewis Stone and Mickey Rooney star in “Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, ” supported by…

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Band Sunday at Grenfell

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

On Sunday last, Harden Band, assisted by several members of the Goulburn Band, journeyed to Grenfell to assist in Band celebrations at…

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Soldiers of A.i.f. to Attend Hospital Ball To-night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

Forty members of the Ammunition and Supply Convoy, A.I.F., will be camped in Yass to-night and the Directors of the Hospital have…

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Juvenile Ball Ala Night for Children Fine Display of Fancy Costumes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

The annual Juvenile Ball held under the auspices of the District School Parents and Citwens’ Association, which took place in the…

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To-morrow Night's Concert

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

The Grand Concert which takes place at 8 p.m. to-morrow in the Mechanics' Institute, Harden, promises to be one of the outstanding…

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Convent Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The annual Convent Ball was held on Tuesday evening last in the Guild Hall, and notwithstanding that an energetic committee under the…

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Struck by Cricket Ball

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 8

Master Mick Roache, of Demon-drille, is sporting two black eyes and a skinned nose, the result of a blow by a cricket ball…

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Morringo Murringo Sports and Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

Reverting to a former custom, Murringo on Easter Monday last staged a sports programme and tennis tournament. The prevailing hot…

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Church of England Annual Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The annual Ball, in aid of the local Church of England, will be held on Friday, 3rd May. The Gloomchasers' Orchestra has been engaged and…

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Netted Handy Sum Monteagle Hospital Ball

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 8

Pleasant weather, good music and a happy crowd combined to make the District Hospital hall at Monteagle on Wednesday night a very…

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Community Concert

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The attention of readers is directed to an advertisement to this issue of a mammoth community singing concert and dance, to be conducted in…

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Show Ball

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

Wednesday, May 22, is the date fixed for the Show Ball, to be held under the auspices of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association…

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Liberty Theatre

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

On Tuesday and Wednesday next George Wallace, Australia’s leading screen comedian, will appear at the Liberty Theatre in “Gone to the…

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More Than 500 People at Annual Hospital Ball Yass Rolled Out the Barrel at Best Social Function Held For Years Hilarious Performance by Burlesque Ballet

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

The 1940 Annual Hospital Ball, held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday night, proved one of the brightest and best organised functions held in Yass in the last ten years. Over 500 people attended and the nett proceeds for the institution will amount to…

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Successful Dance Held By Teachers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

In spite of the wet weather, the dance and card party held on Friday night by Goulburn school teachers was very…

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POSTPONED Ball For War Funds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

The Chamber of Commerce Ball, which was to have been held in May, in aid of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, has been…

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Led Him A Dance "Deaf and Dumb" Politician

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

Mr. Tom Collins has often told the following story against himself—and always tells it well. Many of those who…

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Crookwell Golf Greens Under Water Four Ball Postponed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

Heavy rain on Saturday made play impossible in the four-ball best-ball v par event for Dr. Broadbent's trophy. All the same,…

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Reunion Ball Female Crooner With Dance Band

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 6

Time is passing quickly and before loner the annual Reunion Ball will be over but “not forgotten” For the last few weeks the committee have…

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Liberty Theatre

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

To-night (Thursday) is bargain night at the Liberty Theatre. Gary Cooper and Madeline Carroll star in “The General Died at Dawn,”…

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