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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1936

2,166 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 109

Car Found Theatre Robbery Police Hunt Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 5

The car which was used by the persons who robbed Hoyl's Theatre in Bourke-street was found abandoned in Hammond road, Dandenong,…

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Salvation Army Successful Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 6

Representatives from Kurri Kurri East Maitland, Cessnock, Newcastle find suburbs, were present at a confert held in the Salvation Army…

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Hospital Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

The annual ball in aid of Dungog Cottage Hospital will be held on Wednesday, 10th June, with a juvenile dance tho following night…

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Amusements Maitland Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

1 "Moonlight on the Prairie," which Mil be screened at the Palace Theatre to -day introduces new type of West, tarn drama. It has all the rough riding,…

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Stroud Road Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

The annual ball will be held in Stroud Road hall on Friday, 24th April. Sec advt. for particulars…

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3017.— Smart Dance Frock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

For dance wear the style illustrated will have special appeal, but it is appropriate for all occasions when semievening wear is demanded…

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Moonan Flat Football Dance

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

A very enjoyable dance was held at the Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Saturday night. Messrs. B. Crowe and N. Hall were the organisers of…

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Civic Theatre, Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

Tragedy stalks the lives of two lovers in "Magnificient Obsession," the absorbingly dramatic production which will be shown at the Civic,…

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Seaham Dance Successful Social Carnival Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 5

The carnival dance held in the Sea ham hall was equally successful as others of the series, amongst the large crowd present bring visitors from…

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C.w.a. Younger Set Dance

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

As is usual at these functions a most enjoyable evening was spent by those who attended the C.W.A. Younger Set dance in the Masonic Hall last…

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Theatre Thieves Abandon Car Owner Identifies Police Photograph

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

The car in which two men escaped after stealing £1750 from Hoyts Theatre, Melbourne, on Tuesday morning, was found abandoned at…

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Weekly Fashion Servicesemi-evening and Dance Frocks 3016.— for Evening Wear

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 6

For the evening at home, for the dinner, or the dance, the style illustrated will have a strong appeal. It is cut on lines which are right in…

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"Charlie Chan in Shanghai" Big Attraction at Strand Theatre

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 7

An enthralling adventure film will be screened at the Strand Theatre tomorrow night. It is "Charlie Chan in Shanghai," and the detective's…

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£3000 Daring Robbery. Melbourne Theatre Takings. Staff Locked in Strong-room. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 2

A daring robbery was perpetrated this morning in Hoyts. De Luxe Theatre, Bourke-stveet, when two armed and masked men marched three of…

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Golf Ball Surprise Features

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 6

Maitland's social season will commence with the Golf Club Ball which is to be held in the Town Hall on Friday, May 3. This will be the first…

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WOODVILLE Successful Dance School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 4

The 1936 dancing season opened auspiciously in Woodvllie on Thursday night, when a ball Was held in aid of the School of Arts. It was a…

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Social Life in Sydney Easter Ushers in, the Social Season—Woollen Suits and Lovely Furs—Maitland Folk Dine and Dance at Australia— Eighteenth Birthday Party—Decorations at Elizabeth Bay House. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 5

Although the weather was not as kind as could have been expected for the Easter meeting of the A.J.C., it enable the well dressed women…

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Amusements Maitland Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 4

"The Melody Lingers On," starring Josephine Hutchinson and George Houston, will be the feature at the Palace Theatre, West Maitland,…

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Joyster Club Birthdays Honoured Saturday's Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 4

Two birthdays, those of Miss Jean Furness and' Mr. Tom Connelley, leader of the Night Owl Dance Band, were honoured at the dance conducted…

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Successful Dance Embassy Club's Opening Night the Hall Crowded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 2

The latest draped line was shown on many of the attractive frocks worn at the opening night of the Embassy Dance Club held in King's Hall on Saturday. Dainty flowered frocks and deep-toned frocks of crepe weaves were equally favoured. The…

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