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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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Taralga Ball A Success

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

TARALGA: A fitting climax to the festive celebrations was provided by the Annual Hibernian Ball, held in St. Michaels…

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Dance Aids Funds Of Worthy Local Cause

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

The newly formed branch of the Goulburn Sub-normal Children's Association want away to a fine start when the first public function in support of the movement realised over £200…

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Ambulance Dance at Tarago

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

A dance, in aid of the Goulburn Ambulance, will be held at Tarage on January 16. Arrangements are in the…

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Top Communists May Be Invited To Royal Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: Two of Australia's top Communists, Mr. Ernest Thornton and Mr. Lance Sharkey, may be…

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"Shane" at the Odeon Theatre

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

Paramount's "Shane," a Technicolor western of top quality, is now showing at the Odeon Theatre…

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Gunning Spectacular Costumes At Convent School Concert

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

Some time before the programme began there was a long queue waiting for admission to the Coronation Theatre, Gunning, for the…

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Band Blasts

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Crookwell Brass Band was held on January 4 last and reports were tabled from the executive…

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Hibernian Ball A Success

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

An influx of visitors from Goulburn and other surrounding districts helped to swell the crowd which attended the…

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Gunning Convent School Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

The audience which packed the Coronation Theatre Just prior to Christmas was treated to a splendid…

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Tarago Dance Off

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Owing to unforseen circumstances, an Ambulance dance advertised for Tarago to-morrow night has been postponed The…

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Ball and Chain' Man Mighty Proud

Boorowa News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

In the good old days when a man or woman received the Ball and Chain" there was no honor attached to it. It means…

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Band Tributes to Late J. Cody

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Goulburn band officials have paid tribute to the late Mr. John Cody, who died in Sydney on Saturday…

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Yass Music Club Trio Will Play At Next Concert

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

An appreciable step forward will be taken by the Yass Music Club at its next concert on Februrary 5, when chamber music…

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Suzan Ball To Act Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD, Wednesday: Actress Suzan Ball, who recently had her right leg amputated, said to-day she…

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Farewell Dance At Hanworth

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 8

A dance was held at Mr. Les. Handley's "Hanworth" woolshed on Saturday evening last to provide a suitable setting…

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Preferential Booking Gossip Nailed Unprecedented Rush For Seats At Concert

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

A queue of 30 people was waiting at Hill’s Newsagency when it opened at 8.15 this morning to book seats for the Yass Music Club’s next concert on February 5, and by 10 a.m. 200 seats had been taken…

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2000 to Attend Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

The invitation list to the Royal Ball on February 5 had grown from 1500 to 2000. The Lord Mayor, Aid. Hills, said this last…

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Successful Towrang Dance

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 7

A most successful dance, organised by Towrang residents in aid of Goulburn Ambulance, was held in…

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Crown Theatre History's Highest Paid Spy

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 5

The real life story of one of the most fabulous and highest paid spies in history furnishes the exciting plot of "Five…

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Gothic Band to Play at Bowral

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

The band of the Royal yacht Gothic will give a performance in Bowral on Wednesday, February 17. The band will play in…

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