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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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Diggers' Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

Mr. S. J. Broad, secretary of the Aberdeen Diggers, informs us that the annual ball to-night promises to be an outstanding success…

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Tillegra Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

Peter Ryan and Dick Muddle expect everyone on the Williams River to go to the "Ball of the Season," which will be held in Tillegra Hall on…

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Thursday Night Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 3

Another of the dances organised by a committee from the Junior and Senior Rugby League clubs was held in the Parish Hall last night. The proceeds…

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Woolworth’s Staff Dance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

Woolworth’s Staff Dance Committee held another successful dance in the Town Hall supper room in aid of the Anzac House…

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P. & C. Juvenile Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for the juvenile ball to be held at the Memorial HalL on 11th. There will be prizes for fancy costumes…

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Echo of Masonic Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 3

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Masonic Hall last Friday evening, when the 1944 Masonic debutantes and their partners gathered to…

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Pictures From the World at War

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 6

The sluice gates (left) of the strategic Pescara Dam, near the Adriatic Coast of Central Italy, were breached by Allied bombs, on May 5, 1944, to flood German defense positions opposite the British Eighth Army's lines in the Ortona sector. Allied flyers, releasing…

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James Theatre "Pilot No. 5"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 3

At the James on Saturday afternoon and evening, Metro-Godwyn-Mayer will present Frahchot Tone, Gene Kelly and Marsha Hunt in "Pilot No…

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Military Ball Comforts Fund to Benefit by £168

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 1

The Municipal Hall was transformed into a blaze of colour and splendour on the occasion of the military ball, which was held on…

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Concerted Effort Wanted. Prime Minister on Second Victory Loan Opening

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 3

The Second Victory Loan for £160, 000,000 will open, on September 20. It will close On October. 31. This Loan will be u combined operation to raise…

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Methodist Concert at Bandon Grove

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the Bandon Grove Hall on Wednesday night, when the girls of the Dungog Methodist Girls' Comradeship staged…

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Backyard Concert At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

BRANXTON.—[?] concert held at the home of Mrs. J. Black, High-st Branxton, arranged by Mary-Black, £5/12/…

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Cessnock's Spring Ball Attracts Record Crowd of Over 1300. MRS. F. M. Forde Congratulates 15 DEBUTANTES. Brilliant Function Greatly Enjoyed by Vast Crowd. a Triumph of Organisation and Loyalty

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 1

For some years the Spring Ball, conducted by the Catholic community in Cessnock, has been looked up-on as the principal social event of…

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Anzac House Appeal Dance

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 3

To the strains of “South American Joe,” the combined West Maitland hotel workers’ staff dance, in aid of the Anzac House…

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Workshops Dance

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 2

The, men-of a workshops unit are conducting an invitation dance at Black Hill on Thursday night, August 10, and every effort…

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Ball At Mitchell's Flat

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 2

The annual ball in aid of hall funds was held at Mitchell's Flat on Friday night last, and proved, a grand success. Well over 100 couples took…

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Pictures From the World at War

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 4

A U.S. landing vessel, laden with troops and equipment, nears the shore at Hollandia on the northern coast of New Guinea, where American troops established a beachhead on April 22, 1944. Two American soldiers use markers to guide the ship into a part of the…

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Military Ball Scone Comforts Fund Receives £168

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 August 1944 · page 2

SCONE, Monday. The Municipal Hall was transformed into a blue of colour and splendour on the occasion of the military ball…

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Old-time Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 1

This coming pay Friday night another grand old time dance will be held in the Parish Hall, conducted' by the 2CK Women's Club. Last pay Friday night…

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James Theatre

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 2

Tuesday night (one night only) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor will present at James Theatre Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in "Rio Rita," with Kathryn…

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