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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

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Concert For Injured Players' Fund

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 1

Miss Merle McCloughlan will be staging a concert at the Regent Theatre on Tuesday week. The work of her pupils is…

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Orphans dance netted £14

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 1

A dance at the Maerannic hall on Saturday night, held in aid of the Hunter Valley orphans, proved…

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Brownies, Guides in Concert

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 3

Girl Guides and Brownies from Maitland and the Greta Migrant Centre will present their first combined concert…

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Band Will Have a Busy Time

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 3

Burlington District Brass Band will have a busy time on Sunday. In the afternoon there will…

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Council to Buy Star Theatre For Use As Factory

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

At a special meeting of Cessnock Council on Tuesday afternoon, Council adopted, on the recommendation…

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Dance At Rothbury

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 4

The promoter of the recent dance and euchre party held in North Rothbury parish hall in aid of the Sisters of Mercy,…

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Largs Carnival Dance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 3

Largs School of Arts Committee hopes to hold the best night yet at its carnival dance on Friday night…

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Marching Band holds annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Singleton Girls Marching Band Association last night…

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Buses for Dance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 8

Special buses will run to Telarah and East Maitland after the carnival dances being held in Maitland Town…

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Band Off to Nelson Bay

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 3

Burllneton District Brass Band will visit Nelson Bay on Sunday to render a recital in the park rotunda there…

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Abermain School Annual Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 2

Lost Monday night saw the Star Theatre, Abermain, filled to capacity for the annual concert by the pupils of…

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Merriwa News St. Joseph's Convent School Annual Concert Draws Record Attendance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 12

The concert by pupils of St. Joseph's Convent School, Merriwa, held on Tuesday night, was enjoyed by a record…

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Celebrity Artists for Maitland A.B.C. Concert Season

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 2

Celebrity artists to visit Maitland in the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s 1954 international celebrity concert series, were announced by the Newcastle representative (Mr. R. Freney) at the annual…

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Huge crowd enjoys School concert

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 4

Nearly 1000 people were in the N.A.A. pavilion last night to see 280 children from Hunter Street…

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Nulkaba School Concert and Prize-giving

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 6

The Nulkaba Public School's annual speech night and concert was held in the Parish Hall and proved an…

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Church Concert At Seaham

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

A variety concert in aid of Seaham Presbyterian Church, held in the School of Arts was a great success both in enter,…

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Concert Tickets As Presents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

Tickets to the ABC concerts In Maitland next year are being sold as Christmas present at McDonald Bros. In High…

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Carnival Dance At Largs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 5

Large School of Arts was crowed to capacity for the carnival dance of the year. Christmas trees, balloons,…

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Bulahdelah Central School Annual Concert and Speech Night

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 2

The Annual Concert and Speech Night of Bulahdelah Central School was held in the School of Arts last Friday night before a large crowd which taxed the seating capacity of the…

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Bolwarra School Party And Concert

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 5

A large crowd assembled at Bolwarra Hall for a Christmas Tree and Concert, arranged by the P. and C…

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