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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

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Jubilee Ball Charities Will Benefit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 5

Mr. George Gallon, as president of the organising committee for Galton's Jubilee Cabaret Ball, announces that that organisation is now complete for…

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Dress Circle Patrons Slide to Safety During Theatre Fire Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

Occupants of the dress circle who were threatened by flames were able to slide to safety down a length of carpet which had bean torn from the…

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Catholic Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

The Catholic Ball, to be held in the James Theatre, Dungog, next Wednesday night, promises to be the moat successful in recent years. Its…

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Grand Pageant Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7

The Grand Pageant Ball arranged in conjunction with the Back to Paterson Week will be held on Tuesday, July 4…

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ECCLESTON Social and Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

The second successful dance was held at the residence of Mr. S. A. Archinal, Eccleston, the funds being in aid of the Upper Allyn School. A…

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St. Mary's Dance Excellent Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7

The night being ideal, the music all that could be desired, and the floor excellent, dancers had a very enjoyable time at St. Mary's Hall last…

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Cessnock Teachers' Club. Successful Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

With a large crowd of light-hearts dancing, excellent floor, bright rhythm from the orchestra, and a tasty supper to top off…

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Something Different! Spinsters' Cabaret Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Something different in the way of entertainment will be presented at the Palais Royale (Cessnock Show-ground) to-morrow night…

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Morpeth Catholic Ball Next Tuesday Night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Next Tuesday, June 13, the Annual Catholic Ball will be held in the Astor Hall, Morpeth, when a large number of visitors…

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Foot Ball East Maitland's Decisive Win Willing Game

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

Dungog met their match on Sunday when they and East Maitland took opposing sides at Morpeth. Showing superiority in practically every phase…

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Diggers' Annual Ball Brilliant Sucess. Over 300 Dancers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5

The annual "Diggers'" Ball held at the School of Arts last night will go down in local history as one of the most brilliant…

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Fosterton Functions Successful Concert Held Empire Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

A very happy and successful function was held in the Fosterton hall last week, in the form of a concert and dance in aid of the P. and C…

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Boys' Band Proposal Adopted Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 4

A resolution that a junior band be formed in West Maitland as an auxiliary to the Maitland Municipal Band was unanimously…

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E.M. DANCE Football Club's Funds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 4

A most successful dance took place in the Literary Institute, East Maitland, on Monday night last. There was a large attendance from various…

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Disastrous Fire in Movie Theatre

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 2

Reports from Zacatecas (Mexico) state that at least 32 persons are dead, 25 injured, and hundreds homeless as the result of a fire in a…

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Cabaret Ball Galtons Jubilee Function Bright Scene

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 8

Red, white and blue were the three colours featured in the decorative scheme in the West Maitland Town Hall last night…

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Diggers' Ball Muswellbrook Function Marked Success Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 2

Combined with elegant decorations, effective lighting, and beautiful frocking, the School of Arts presented a pleasing sight with…

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New Films M.G.M. Production Schedule Fine Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 3

Production is humming at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, with five new pictures before the cameras, and eight films being edited. Pictures in…

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Bright Concert Methodist Anniversary Talented Artists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 4

A tea meeting and concert, in celebration of the 102nd anniversary of Methodism in West Maitland, was held in the West…

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St. Mary's Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 4

An enjoyable evening 's dancing is assured on monday next at St. mary 's Hall when jim Hunt 's swing Rhythm band [?] supply the music…

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