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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

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LARGS Community Concert Bright Evening Largs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

A bright community concert was held in Largs School of Arts on Tuesday night last, "Pop" Lancaster conducting, with Mrs. Lancaster at the…

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Popular Tunes Band Attracts Big Crowd SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1939 · page 2

"Hoi's" were not needed to attract a large crowd to hear the Singleton Town Band play the "Lambeth Walk," and many other popular tunes at a…

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Band Recital

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 2

The Singleton Town Band gave another of its popular recitals on Friday night in John-street. Great improvement has been shown by the…

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Annual Guild Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 6

St. Anne's annual guild ball will be held at the East Gresford School of Arts on Thursday, June 8…

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Dance in Whittingham Hall

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 2

A dance was held in Whittingham Hall on Saturday night, in aid of thehall funds. There was a good attendance, and the function was a…

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Mt. Olive News Dance

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 2

A dance was held in the hall on Thursday night last. Owing to so much sickness in so many families, there were not such a large crowd…

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Kurri Hospital Open Air Concert. Programme by Coal-fields' Male Choir. Wireless Appeal Met

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 5

The Combined Coalfields Male Choir made a valuable contribution to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital's wireless appeal, when…

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Kurri Concert Wireless Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 4

A most entertaining concert programme, arranged by the Combined Coalfields Male Choir, conducted by Mr. R. W. Dixon, assisted by the…

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Swing Rhythm Town Hall Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 3

A large crowd was present at the West Maitland Town Hall on Saturday, when the Swing Rhythm Club conducted another of their series of…

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Swing Rhythm Club Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 2

Twilight dances, lucky door tickets, streamers and free novelties, will be features of the Swing Rhythm Club dance to be held at the West Maitland…

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More Recruits for the Town Band

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the Singleton Town Band last night the announcement that three more recruits had been secured…

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Town Band New Members Elected SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Harrison presided at a committee meeting of the Singleton Town Band last night. Messrs. A. Holey, E. McLeod, and G. Burgmann…

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Ballina Theatre Burnt £11,000 Damage Caused

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 6

Damage estimated at £11,000 was caused at Ballina eavly yesterday, when a fire destroyed the Centennial Theatre and an adjoining private…

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£11,000 FIRE Ballina Theatre Burnt BALLINA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 4

Damage estimated to total £11,000 was caused at Ballina when a fire destroyed the Centennial Theatre, which had been used…

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POKOLBIN Salvation Army Concert Bright Items Pokolbin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 3

A pleasant evening was spent at Pokolbin School of Arts, when the Cessnock Salvation Army brought a concert out. The…

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Supper Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 3

A supper dance will be held in the Cathedra Hall, West Maitland, on Tuesday night next. If you're wearing a beaded gown,…

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Spinters' Ball Annual Function At The Town Hall Artistic Decorations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 9

Artistically arranged baskets of zinnias, and daisies, intermingled with fern, were featured in the window recesses in the Town Hall supper room last night when the annual Spinsters' Ball was held…

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Band-swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

The Town Band—Swimming Club's novelty carnival, which was set down for to-night, has been postponed until to-morrow night…

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Catholic Younger Set Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

The Catholic Younger Set will conduct the second dance of their 1939 season on Thursday next, 9th March, in the Lyceum…

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Last Year Survey Of Pictures "SUPER-SUPERS"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 3

At the conclusion of each year, the press overseas hold post mortems on the pictures and perform-ances of 1938, and this year the…

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