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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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Catholic Ball At Wingham

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2

About 300 people attended the annual Catholic Ball at Wingham, at which Mr. Vic McGuigan was M.C…

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Hospital Ball Proved Popular Social Function Miss Yvonne Broadley Chosen Belle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1

The annual Hospital Ball, held in the Lyceum Hall on Friday night, attracted 200.couples who danced to Bruce Sharpe's Band beneath a canopy of…

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Huge Crowd AT "Top Town" Concert Over 1000 Listen to Artists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1

A crowd of well over 1000 listened to the third Musweilbrook "Top Town" concert at the Piazza Theatre last night. The theatre was packed to capacity and at least 200 patrons were unable to…

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Diggers' Ball Attracts Big Crowd

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 4

Dungog's 1954 Diggers' Ball was, as usual, a huge success. Door takings were £178 as against £150 last…

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Dungog Aero Club Notes Cabaret Dance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 5

Club members Henry Dark, Gordon Cameron, Mick Eddington and Bill Butler motored down to Newcastle with…

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James Theatre Film Review "Yankee Buccaneer"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 4

Ever since Milton Sills made "The Sea Hawk" the swashbuckling sea saga has been a stepping stone to fame for…

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Karuah Catholic Ball

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 6

The newly-lined and painted Nestor Hall provided an attractive setting for the annual…

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School Concert

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

A successful concert was held by Horseshoe Bend Infants’ School in the Parish Hall, Hunter-street…

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Cricket Presentation Dance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

The members of the Muswellbrook No. 2 Cricket Club, winners of the 1953-'54 premiership, wili receive the A. S…

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Fellowship Holds Springtime Dance

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Almost 300 people attended the Springtime dance held in th Masonic Hall last night by the St. Andrew's…

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National Theatre Movement Opera Company Scoop For Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 9

With the completion of St. Luke's Parish Hall with its fine big stage, a new era of cultural entertainment becomes possible. It has been most unfortunate in the past, after…

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Jubilee Concert at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Contact Group of Legacy will sponsor and produce a Jubilee Con-cert in the King's Theatre on Tuesday, September 28…

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"Top Town" Concert (C.t.h.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 5

With our third concert completed, we now have to turn on some really hard work, commencing from next Wednesday…

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James Theatre Film Review Mickey Rooney Excels at Almost Everything

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 4

Mickey Rooney, star of "Sound Off," new Columbia Pictures' musical in Supercinecolor at the James…

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Parish Ball At Martin's Creek

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 4

The combined parish ball held in martin's creak ball to raise funds for the new rectory was an outstanding…

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Nineteen Debs to Be Presented at Branxton Ball

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

His Lordship the Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev. E. E. Gleeson, D.D. C.SS.R.) will receive a near record…

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James Theatre Film Review Famous Actress Returns to Play Bestseller's Provocative Heroine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 4

With Olivia de Haviland portraying the provocative he-roine, Twentieth Century-Fox's heralded dramatization…

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Largs Barn Dance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 5

Once again there was a successful night when the School of Arts committee held its popular barn dance, with…

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Ball At Largs

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 4

The Church of England spring ball committee is busy making-final arrangements for their ball…

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Concert For Guides And Brownies

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. F. Cook, in the Methodist Hall next Wednesday, commencing at 8 p.m. will present a variety concer[?]…

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