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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1927

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Successful Ball. At Paxton’s New Cinema

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 5

What is regarded at the most successful social event ever held in the history of Paxton was the plain and fancy dress ball which took place [?]…

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Beatty Testimonial Concert. 4 at Muswellbrook Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 1

The Raymond Beatty testimonial concert takes place in the Muswellbrook School of Arts on Wednesday next. The proceeds of this concert, as well as…

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Concert in Catholic Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 4

A concert will be held in the Catholic Hall, on Monday, March 7, at 8 p.m., when an attractive programme will be presented. The following…

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Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

Lovers of music are promised a musical treat at the forthcoming concert at the Victoria Hall on Monday, 14th March, in aid of the…

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Aberdeen. Raymond Beatty Testimonial Concert

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for this entertainment, which will be held in the School of Arts and Memorial Hall, Aberdeen, on Tuesday evening…

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Concerts Next Week

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

Arrangements have now been practically finalised for the series of conceits, which open at Murrurundi on Monday next, the ltinerary then…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Price's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 2

There will be something to please, every taste in "The Silent Lover," Milton Sills' new star picture for First National, which comes to the Palace…

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To-night's Strand Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 4

A powerful and stirring story of love, hate, and pride, entitled "The Ranger of the Big Pines," will be screened at the Strand Theatre to-night. It is a…

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Denman. Dance and Juvenile Frolic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 9

A dance in aid of the fancy stall for the Roman Catholic Church funds was held in the Memorial Hall, The hall was prettily decorated. The…

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Dance of Savages. Where Charleston Came From

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 4

The superintendent of the America Methodist Episcopal Church in the Transvaal and East Africa, condemning the Charleston, says the dance had its…

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Ball at Vacy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

A plain and fancy dress ball for adults and juveniles will be held in the Vacy School of Arts, on Easter Monday night. Prizes will be…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

Equipped with a gripping story and surrounded by an excellent cast, Buck Jones opens to-night at the Palace Theatre, in "30 Below Zero,"…

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Osborne Divorce. Decree Nisi Granted. [?]Band Refuses to See Wife. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

The divorce case, in which Marjorie Ainsworth. Osborne, formerly Lord, petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with Henry Hill Osborne, a…

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Theatre Reform. in New York. Active Church Campaign. Sermons Yesterday. New York. March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

Following police raids on three of the allegedly most objectionable plays in February, and the arrests and arraignment of the complete…

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Concert To-night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

A concert will be held in the Catholic Hall to-night. The programme will include items by the Boomerang Mouth Organ Band and 14 other…

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Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 2

Rin-Tin-Tin, the famous dog star, has his own place in screen popularity where he stands alone as an attraction. In "The Night City" which…

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Monster Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 2

At the Catholic Hall on Saturday next, march 12, from 10 until 12 p.m. a monster dance will be conducted after the band performance. Jazz…

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Monarch Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 7

The famous Red Rock Canyon of California, which is said to be the nearest replica of the Grand Canyon, has lost its prize boulder, a massive…

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The Town Band

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Singleton Town Band. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £45/11/1, which was…

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The Motion Pictures Problem

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 4

There has been a great deal of discussion, extending over years, respecting the low standard and baneful effect of many of the picture…

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