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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Pictures and Players

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Ginger [?] favorite sport is tennis Here [?] is soon on her private court at [?] Hills she [?] whenever she [?] half an hour. Ginger’s latest picture “Fifth [?] Girl.”…

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London Society Dance Cancelled Soldiers Could Not Attend

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

A dance which had been arranged at Grosvenor House (London) for Friday next, for which 1000 debutantes and members of society had…

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Concert Party Visit to Maitland Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

A concert party, organised by Mr. [?] Parsons of [?] visited the gaol last Saturday and entertained the inmate with an…

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Merry E V E N I N G “Back to Schooldays ”Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

With a streamer maypole with which the large attendance of dancers danced the polka in true school lay style, “the back to school days”…

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Golf Club Dance National Emergency Services

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

A party, organised by the Braxton Golf Club, was held on Thursday night in the club-house. In old of National Emergency Service Junes…

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Comforts Fund Community Singing Concert

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 4

The community singing concert, which was to have been held In King Edward Bark, East Maitland, on Thursday evening nest (February 1)…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 8

The famous girl singer, Deanna Durbin, will be soon end heard for the last time at the Palace Theatre to-night She Is starring with…

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Pictures and Players Joan Crawford and Clark Gable Pleased to Play Together Again

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 3

W[?] all the [?] about? Cart Cable and John Crawford went to know, As usual when a screen team…

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Central Theatre

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 3

Something to Sing About—this is the title of the feature set down for Saturday next at the Central Theatre James Cagney in picture plays a role that is different…

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Swing Rhythm Dance at Town Hall

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 6

There wis an excellent attendance at the West Haitians Town Hall when the Swing Rhythm Club conducted the grand reopening dance for the…

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Successful Dance

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

An amount of £4/16/ was cleared from a dance held in the Convent School Hall, Dungog, last Friday evening. The organiser was Miss…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

Showing for the last time to-night at the Palace Theatre is the “L[?] Has Wings,” featuring Mes[?] Ralph Richardson to the two…

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Pre-wedding Function Social Evening and Dance

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 8

The St. Clair Hall presented a very gas and crowded scene on Saturday evening last, when relatives and friends from St. Clair, Carrow…

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Red Cross Dance. Success in Spite of the Heat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

The dance on Friday night last in the School of Arts in aid of the funds, of the local branch of the Red Cross Society was a success in spite of the…

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Kearsley Concert Party Entertains Prisoners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 7

Recently a concert party from Kearsley, organised by Mr. F. Parsons, visited Maitland Gaol and entertained the prisoners. The party…

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Successful Dance Morpeth School of Arts Hall

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 6

At the Morpeth School or Arts Hall February 1, a grand carnival dance was held in aid of the Morpeth. Convent School, which is being…

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Hospital Visit Salvation Army Band

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 4

Weather conditions ware not the best for outdoor playing yesterday, but despite this the Army hand carried on with their usual activities and…

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North Rothbury Successful Dance North Rothbury

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

The Church of England Parish Hall, North Rothbury, was the rendeavons of a large number of a dance lovers and pleasure-seekers on…

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Kurri Brass Band. Sacred Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 5

Kurri Kurri Brass Band rendered sacred concert to the Kurri Kurri Memorial Band Rotunda on Sunday night which was much appreciated by…

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Revellers Dance At The Town Hall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

There was an excellent attendance at the West Maitland Tows Hall on Monday night, when the Revellers’ Dance Club conducted the first of…

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