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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1949

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Glendonbrook Ball Raises £62

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 4

The takings for the Catholic Ball at Glendonbrook have been finalised at £62. The ball was both socially and financially…

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St. Mark's C. of E. Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

The annual ball of St. Mark's Church of England was held last Friday evening in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Aberdeen, and…

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Aberdeen News Church of England Ball

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 4

The social season opened on Friday night last, when the annual Church of England ball was held in the Memorial Hall. The fixture was an…

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Fred's Carrer In Band Led Him To Film Fame

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 9

His virtuosi violinist father's wishes over-ruled, Fred MacMurray express himself as delighted that he decided to study the [?] when he was a…

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Peeps Into the Past Singleton – 15, 25, And 50 Years Ago 15 Years Ago (Taken from Issues of "Argus" week ending May 15, 1934) Mount Olive Cricketers' Annual Ball

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

Mount Olive cricketers cleared their Club of debt at the Annual Cricketers' Ball on Thursday night. Mr. O. Tudor…

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Younger Set Ball

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: There [?] good attendance of dancers at [?] Muswellbrook Younger Set’s an[?] ball. The party went with a [?]…

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Fit-rite Ball for Ambulance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 2

The Fit-Rite Social Club have announced the date of their first ball. The ball will be held on Friday, 8th July, in the James Theatre. Members…

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Foot Ball Dungog Team for Thornton Three Changes Made

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

The selectors have made three changes in the team to meet Thornton at Thornton to-day (Saturday). Don Tarran has been moved from…

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City Band Welcomed To Singleton

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 2

Singleton Town bandsmen met the Swansea-Belmont bandsmen on Sunday afternoon at Singleton station,…

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Raymond Terrace Catholic Ball

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6

RAYMOND TERRACE: A large number of dancers, Including visitors from Lochinvar, Maitland and Dungog, attended…

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Glendon Brook R.c. Ball

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6

SINGLETON, Monday. — The Glendon Brook Catholic Ball was an outstanding success. Door takings amounted to £62…

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Visit of the Symphony Orchestra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

Ernest Llewellyn, formerly of Cessnock, the newly , appointed concert-master of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, will lead it…

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Remembrance Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

The Arrangements of the "Remembrance" Ball are well in hand, and next Friday night should see the Lyceum all decked out for the big…

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Chris. Callachan's New Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

It is expected a targe' crowd will attend Chris Callaghan's dance to be held at the Cessnock Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Thursday night…

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Ball Point Pens Again

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

Under regulations which came into force on April 1 the State Registrar-General will not accept documents for registration which have been…

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Lucky Escape Of Dance Party

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 4

HILLDALE: A party returning from a dance at Hilldale had a lucky escape from serious injury when the brakes jammed and…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 3

Concluding to-night at the Palace theatre are the films, “The Velvet Touch,” starring Rosslind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor,…

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They Were Highly Amused Workers' Club Concert (Contributed)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 5

You would have thought in arranging a programme for a concert in this community you would have done well if you prepared a bill of fare on this…

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Elderslie's May-time Ball

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

Surrounding districts were well represented among the crowd of 315 who attended the Annual Maytime Ball held in Elderslie…

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Foot Ball Thornton Thrashes Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

Dungog's First XIII received a terrific thrashing from Thornton last Saturday. Thornton, led by clever little half…

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