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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

1,258 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 63

Central Theatre

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 2

Mischa Auer, Mary Boland, and Edward Everett Horton, three of the screen's foremost comedians have roles ideally suited to their talents in the feature for…

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Used Language At Entrance to Dance Hall

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 12

For having used indecent language John Broker of George-street East Maitland, was [?] £[?] with 5/ costs at the East Maitland Court to-day…

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A Large Crowd St Mary’s Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 4

St Mary’s ball was again the rende[?] of a large crowed of dancers on Monday last and all spent a very emendable evening dancing to music…

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Annual Ball St. James’ Church of England Morpeth Success

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 6

Approximately 300 dancer who had assembled to take pare in the event, assured the [?]oclal susses of the annual Morpeth Church of…

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Morpeth Dance Golf Club’s Offer War Funds Morpeth

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 3

Morp[?] Golf Club’s decl[?] head the executes of the [?]sastation’s hall to the Government for war proposed to being co[?] upon…

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GRESFORD C. OF E. BALL Brilliant Decoration a Grand Success Gre[?]todr

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 10

Garg[?] and multi[?] loca[?] pep[?] an were [?] [?] on the [?]pper…

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Church Concert Methodist Anniversary Celebration Conclude

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 6

The West Midland Menthols Church concluded the [?] anniversary celebration on Thursday night with a [?] meeting and concert…

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Recent Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Mr. Kevans reported that the recently-held Diggers' ball was a great success, both socially and financially, and although the business had not…

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Social Catholic Ball

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 8

One of the big events of the Muswellbrook social season, the annual Catholic Ball of 1940, promises to outrival all previous efforts in success, and…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

Travl[?] Nive[?] and [?] Havilland will be [?] to-day for the last time at the [?] [?]ome May Wh[?] and Duddley [?]…

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Offensive Behaviour. Trouble at Dance Hall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

A disturbance in a dance hall at Weston on the night of April 26 had a sequel at Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday when Henry Aubin, of…

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Swing Rhythm Dance at Town Hall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

The popularity of the S [?] Rhythm Club’s dance was again evidence when a large crowd of [?] era attended the West Mainland…

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Foot Ball Comments on Sunday's Game

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

A word of praise for the Dungog team and their supporters for the fine sportsmanlike manner in which they took their defeat. Even…

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Martin’s Creek School of Arts Dance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 3

The fornightly dance was held in the Momorla[?] School of Arts on Saturday night last and proved the most successful alone the serices began…

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The War in Pictures : : "Lame Duck Gets Home"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 7

A Lockheed Hudson of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command received direct hits from anti-aircraft guns when on reconnaissance over Norway. Shell…

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Play the Ball Regby League Rues Wild Hitching

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 8

The play [?] [?] work [?] [?] then say…

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Bright And Happy Crowd At Church Of England Ball Social and Financial Success

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

With the presence of a bright and happy crowd of about 500 dancers, the showground pavilion presented a gay and attractive scene last night, when the Ail Saints' Church of England annual ball marked the debut of Singleton's dancing season…

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Singleton and District Brilliant Success Church of England Ball ABOUT 500 Present Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 5

Clusters of brightly coloured balloona dangling from the cetting in various of the partition, masses of red ivy gene[?]intermingled with for[?] and a huge bowl of pointtin[?] were effectricaly allied to transform the Singleton show groved…

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LARGS Euchre Party and Dance LARGS

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 9

Largs School of Aria was packed on Thursday night when a euchre party and dance was held, proceeds of which are to go towards a…

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Tea and Concert Satisfactory Report to Church Aids

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 6

The report of the tea meeting an concert held in connection with the special effort, was received as mo satisfactory at a metting of the East…

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