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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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Bishop To Attend' Youth Ball

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 5

The Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev. Dr. E. Gleeson. C.SS.R.) will be. In Newcastle, this evening to receive debutantes at the cathloic…

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The Central Theatre Saturday and

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 1

'Pittsburgh" featuring Randolph Scott John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich is the feature for Saturday and Monday night at the Central Theatre. It is a fine story…

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James Theatre

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

At the James Theatre on Saturday night the "Unpublished Story," starring Richard Greene and Valerie Hobson, will be presented by Columbia…

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Church of England Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 3

A very energetic committee is working for the success of the St. John's C. of E. Ball, to be held in the Parish Hall, Cessnock, on Tuesday, June 20th…

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Stroud Golf Club Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

The annual Stroud Golf Club Ball will be held in the School of Arts, Stroud on 30th June. This year the Ball, which is justly claimed to be the…

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Ball At Mt. Olive

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 5

The annual ball organised by the Bridgman Church of England Guild, which took place in the Mt. Olive hall was an outstanding success…

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Bullahdelah C. of E. Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 3

The Church of England Debutantes Ball, which was held on Friday night last, was a great success and was attended by a very large crowd…

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Grand Fellowship Ball To-night

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

Dancers from town and country will attend in large numbers the C. of E. Fellowship Ball in the James Theatre to-night (Friday). No effort has been…

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Four Dead In Dance Hall Fire

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 6

MONTREAL May 25 — Four people were killed and 37 injured at Hamilton (Ontario) when a fire swept…

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Pictures From the World at War

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 4

U.S.-built army trucks wind along the side of a mountain over the Ledo supply road now open from India to Burma. U.S. Army Engineers blasted their way across the southern slope of the Himalayan mountain range and through dense jungles to…

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Cabaret Dance For National Fitness

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 3

Ait a meeting of, the local National Fitness committee it was announced that the 1st Battalion Sergeants Cabaret Dance…

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Catholic Ball Committee

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 2

At a special meeting of the women of the St. John’s Pro-Cathedral Parish, held in [?] Cathedral Hall, last night, Mrs. F…

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Pictures From the World at War

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 4

U.S. Marines, on the lookout for Japanese snipers, move cautiously through the rubble on Namur, an Island in the KwaJalein Atoll of the Marshalls, towards a concrete blockhouse shattered by the bambardment of a powerful U.S. Navy task force which…

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Dance at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 4

The Literary Institute, East Maitland, was a popular rendezvous for a large crowd of dancers, when the Trocadero Dance…

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Co-operative Ball in Aid of Dangar Cottage Hospital Final Arrangements Discussed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 2

A meeting to discuss final arrangements for the forthcoming Co-operative Ball was held by the Co-operative Ladies' committee in the C.W.A…

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Record Attendance At Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 3

BRANXTON Thurs. — There was a record attendance at the euchre and dance conducted by members of the Branxton branch…

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The Central Theatre Saturday and

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

"Best Foot Forward" is the special attraction at the Central Theatre, for Saturday and Monday nights next. It features Lucille Ball William Gaxton and…

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Kurri Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

On King's Birthday, Monday, June 12, a monster dance night is to be held in Kurri Kurri Ambulance Hall. The dance is a repeat by public request…

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Diggers' Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 1

A large crowd gathered at the Municipal Hall, Scone, on Thursday night, 26th May, the occasion being the Diggers' ball, which…

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Merrymakers’ Dance Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

There was a large crowd at the Merrymakers Club’s dance held at the St. Paul’s Parish Hall, West Maitland. Music was…

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