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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1924

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Band Contest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

The A grade competition in connection with the championship band contests in Sydney was won by the Canterbury District Band, with a…

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Wednesday's Strand Pictures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

Strand patrons will have the pleasure of enjoying an excellent programme of Master Pictures on Wednesday night. "Bellboy 13" is a big roaring,…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

The chief attraction for to-night at the Palace Theatre will be Zane Grey's famous story "Riders of Blue Dawn"; featuring Claire Adams and Robert…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

This evening the big First National production "Within the Law," starring the famous and universally admired actress, Norma…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

Last evening the big First National production "Within the Law," starring the famous and universally admired actress, Norma…

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Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

A water chase in a dense fog with a suspected murderer and a shertff's posse as principals is but one of the many thrilling episodes in Dorothy…

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Monarch Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

On Saturday night, 2nd February, the Monarch Pictures are showing a magnificent programme. The main star is "The Abysmal Brute," an…

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Dance at Thornton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

A dance, in aid of the new Catholic Church. Thornton will be held in St. Michael's Hall, at Thornton, to-morrow (Saturday) night. Darcy's…

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Leap Year Dance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7

A leap year dance, organised by Misses Milligan, Yates, and Smith, and given by the girls, was held in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening,…

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Muswellbrook Picture Theatre

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

A splendid programme is listed for screening at the picture theatre on Saturday night. The main feature is a First National attraction "Money,…

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Empire Theatre. Humoresque Follies

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 11

The entertainment provided by Mr. Tighe's Humoresque Foliles in their weekly appearance at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday night was, if…

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Aberdeen. Hospital Sports Carnival and Concert

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 2

Beautiful weather prevailed for the district sports carnival, held at Aberdeen on Saturday last, in aid of the Scott Memorial Hospital,…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

A water chase in a dense fog with a suspected murderer and a shoriff's posse as principals is but one of the many thrilling episodes in Dorothy…

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Federal Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

The Maitland Federal Band will play a programme on the Maitland park at 3.30 to-morrow afternoon…

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Cinderella Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

Miss Harrison has arranged a Cinderella dance to be held in the School of Arts, West maitland, on Thursday evening next. Dancing will…

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To-night's Strand Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 6

At the Strand Theatre to-night the feature is a splendid Fox special attraction, entitled "Who Are My Parents?" This is a drama far from the beaten…

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Band Contests. Another Win for Canterbury

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 6

The New South Wales Bands Association's annual championship contests were concluded at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday night…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 4

A fist fight, realistic and intense, is one of the thrilling highlights of "The Huntress," a First National picture, which comes to the Palace…

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Palace Theatre and Price's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

The plot of "A Girl's Desire," which will be shown at Palace Theatre and Price's Pictures, on Wednesday, is novel. It is a comedy…

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Monarch Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5

"On the High Seas" is the big boom attraction at the Monarch Pictures on Wednesday might, 6th inst. This film after one week at the Haymarket…

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