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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1949

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Rothbury Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

A successful dance was held in Rothbury School of Arts. It was organised by Rothbury younger Set and the proceeds donated to…

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Band Committee. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

There was only a small attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the Band Committee. Members present were:— Messrs W. C. Prowse (in the…

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Rothbury Younger Set Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 6

A" [?]ost successful dance was held In Rothbury School of Arts last Saturday. It was organised by the Younger Set Committee and the proceeds…

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Dance for Steinbeck Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.—Singleton Post Office Social Club held a successful dance In the Show Ground pavilion last night in aid of the…

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WEDDING Reception At Singleton Band Hall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 7

A reception at the Band Hall. Singleton, followed the marriage Miss Elizabeth Ryan, to Mr. Gordon Smith, at the Presbytery,…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

“Julia Misbehaves” starring Greer Walter Pidegon and Elizabeth Taylor and “Salve Girl” starring Yvonne de Carlo and…

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Joyce Sternbeck Appeal Near £550 Mark Post Office Club Staged Highly Successful Dance

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

Though no final figures were available at time of going to Press of results of last night's highly successful dance conducted by the Post Office Club to further the appeal, the Joyce Sternbeck appeal was running very close to the £550…

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James Theatre Marta Token, New Swedish Film Stab, in Debut Here

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 4

Marta Toren, Universal-International's exciting Swedish discovery, is making her motion picture debut in "Casbah," Marston production due on…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1949 · page 2

Showing to-night only at the Palace theatre is “Tall in the Saddle,” which stars John Wayne as a tough cowhand who sets out…

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Amenities Money Not for Band

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1949 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK: The Municipal Council advised the Band Committer that it was not entitled to a portion of the grant-in-aid money…

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Plans for Weston Band Hall

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board requested Kearsley Shire Council on Tuesday night to prepare plans, specifications and estimates for a band practice hall…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 2

“Girl of the Golden West." starring Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald and Walter Pidgeon, and “The Affairs of Martha.”…

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Famous Band at Maitland on

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 3

Jack Sinclair’s Steely City Seven band, which will be featured at a dance at Maitland Town Hall on Tuesday night, is recognised as one…

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Fell Asleep in Theatre Released By Police

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — Police rushed to Marlborough Theatre, Leichhardt, to arrest a burglar reported on the premises this…

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James Theatre "The Best Years Ok Our Lives."

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 3

Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday a star-studded cast offers a brilliant interpretation of Samuel Goldwyn's Academy Award winning…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 2

Showing to-night and to-morrow night at the Palace theatre is “Feudin’, Fussin’ and A Fighting’” which stars Donald…

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The Theatres Palace Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

“Feudin, Fussin and A-Fightin,” starring Donald O’Connor, Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, and “The Feminine Touch, starring…

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Young Comedienne Warmly Applauded at Scots’ Concert

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

Ten-years-old Susan Hoban, of Maitland, proved herself a comedienne in the making, and was warmly applauded by the…

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James Theatre 16-Yr.-old Refugee Film Stab

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

Bombed and machine-gunned from Liege to Louvain in a refugee train which finally overturned with a death roll of eight hundred; taking to the…

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Basket Ball Competition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 6

The Maitland District Women’s Amateur Basket Ball Association will commence the 1949 season on April 6…

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