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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

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Dance

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 2

The dance held last Saturday night and arranged by the Aberdeen footballers, was very much enjoyed and resulted in adding a…

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Burwood Brass Band Visit To Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 7

During the week-end, Burwood Brass Band will be the guests of Kurri Band. The visitors will arrive on…

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Second Easter Parade of Autumn Fashions. Official Opening by Miss June Dally-Watkins. Presented in Regent Theatre By Cessnock Y.W.C.A.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

The second Autumn Fashion Parade organised by the ladies of the Cessnock branch of the YWCA was held in the Regent Theatre on Tuesday night. When the c[?]tains opened, Mrs. J. C. Steggall…

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Grand Irish Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

The Municipal Hall was more than filled to capacity on St. Patrick's night (Tuesday last), for the concert presented by the…

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Celebrity Concerts In Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 5

Mr. W. G. James, the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s director of music, addressed a public meeting…

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James Theatre Chaplin Returns in Greatest of Comedies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 4

The star recently voted "the greatest actor of the half century" in the film comedy considered one of the greatest of…

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Dance For High School Pupils

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

About 160 girls and boys and girls danced to music supplied by Gwen Lavis band in the Town Hall supper room…

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ABC Concert Season In Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

The ABC announces that subscriber to the 1952 celerity concert series in Maitland will have the right to…

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Need Concerted Drive In Milk Production

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

The need for a concerted drive to put milk production on a sound basis was obvious, the senior district supervisor of the Milk Board (Mr. W. V. Crothers) said this morning…

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Top Town Artist for Concert

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 8

Lyric tenor Fred Dore, whose outstanding voice was heard in the Cessnock section of the Top Town…

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Doyle's Creek Dance

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

A very successful dance and euchre was held in the Doyle's Creek Hall on Saturday evening Euchre prizes…

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Branxton Concert Party

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 4

St. Brigid’s (Branxton) Concert Party gave its second entertainment of the year in the local School of Arts, under the…

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Concert’s Tribute to Queen

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

A brief period of last night’s session of Maitland’s Night of S[?]ng was reserved [?] pay tribute to the memory of Queen…

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St. Brigid's concert party at Branxton

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

St. Brigid's (Branxton) Concert Party completed its two-night autumn season in the local School of Arts at the week-end. Under the direction of local enterpreneur Mr…

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Symphony Orchestra Will Again Visit Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

The A.B.C. concert manager (Mr. K. Lawson) has notified Cessnock Arts Council that the Sydney Symphony…

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Children's Ball

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

THE Ambulance Ladies' Auxiliary held their children's ball on Friday last. There was quite a good attendance and all…

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Child Swallowed Watch Band

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Cheryl Blanch, 2½, swallowed the band of a wristlet watch at her homo in Victoria-road,…

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Vintage Ball at Pokolbin Nearly 250 Dancers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

Close on 250 people from Cessnock and district attended the Annual Vintage Ball, held at Pokolbin last…

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Girls’ Marching Band Championships

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

SINGLETON; A New Zealand girls’ marching band will compete against Australian champion at the Singleton show ground on Saturday. The team is the New…

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Maerannie P. and C. dance

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 6

The dance held in the Maerannie Hall on Saturday evening proved very successful and everyone spent an…

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