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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Theatre Robbed £500-Taken From Safe NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 March 1940 · page 2

When the Theatre Royal in Newcastle West opened yesterday morning it was found that the office had bean broken into, lie safe drilled and…

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Band Contests

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 5

Following are the results of the Gosford Easter band contest:—Onsick Cup Rockdale District Boys’ Band (Conductor W. K. Cough…

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Leap Year Ball at Glennie's Creek

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

The well-organised leap year ball held at Glennie's Creek hall, on Monday night was a decided success. Despite numerous…

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Glennie’s Creek Successful Dance SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

The “Leap Year Ball,” held at Geurie’s Creek on Easter Monday night, was an unqualified success. The large crowd of dancers and euchre flayers…

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HOMEVILLE Successful Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

Homeville Hall is still proving an attraction for dance lovers as was evidenced on Tuesday night when the weekly dance took place. This…

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School Concert Funds for Machine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

Under the direction of Miss I, Morris. the West Maitland Girls’ Public School held a penny concert to raise money towards the new duplicating…

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What’s on To-night as Pictures at Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

Pictures at Palace, Savoy, aid Prince's Theatres. Euchre Party and Dance, Parish Hall, Gresford…

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Foot Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

Dungog team will appear for the first time in their new colours—red and green—in the knock-out competition opening the Morpeth-East…

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Foot Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of Tea Gardens Club was held in the Australia Theatre last Sunday morning. The president, Mr. L. Higgs, was in the…

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2nd Annual Kurri Militia Sports and Social Club Ball. Brilliant Function in Ambulance Hall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

The Kurri Kurri Militia Sports and Social Club Ball (under the patronage of the Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes), held in…

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Scottish Concert

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

A Scottish concert will he held Tuesday night nest in the Presbyterian school hall, West Maitland The Programme has been arranged by…

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Show Ball Brilliant Success At Stroud Hall Filled Stroud

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 6

The Stroud School of Arts was filled almost to capacity last night when the annual show ball was held under the auspices of the…

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Scotch Concert Presbyterian Hall

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1940 · page 6

The Scottish concert, to be held in West Maitland Presbyterian Hall on Tuesday next, promises to be a guid Scotch night…

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The Theatres Palace and Prince’s Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 3

Joan Blondell returns to the Palace and Prince’s Theatre screen in Columbia’s “The Amazing Mr. Williams,” new Columbia comedy in which she…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

“The Amazing Mr. Williams” will be shown for the last time to-night at the Palace Theatre, with Melvyn Douglas and Joan Mondell…

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Stroud's Show Ball Brilliant Function

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

Notwithstanding heat wave conditions, Stroud and district folk were not to be denied their Show Ball. They had made elaborate preparation…

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Strike Committee Activities. Torchlight Demonstration and Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 3

Organisation is now well in hand for the torchlight demonstration and concert to take place at the Sports Ground next…

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Girl Piper Popular Performer Scottish Concert

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 4

The girl piper, [?] played a prominent port In an enjoyable Scotch concert its the West Maitland Presbyterian Half last night…

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Swing Rhythm Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 6

A night of frolic and dancing the strains of Jim Hunt’s [?] Rhythm Orchestra, is advertised this issue Many new and [?]…

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