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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

207 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 11

"It's All Yours" Band Contest

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 2

On a recent afternoon the Forbes Town and District Band braved the sleet and wind to play about the town and in the…

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Bright FOSU Ball In Forbes Town Hall

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 2

MORE than 500 High School old students, many of them visitors to Forbes, thronged to the Town Hall, which was decorated with a comic theme, and enjoyed the ball on Friday night…

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Catholic Ball To Be Opened By Mgr. Brosner To-night

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 2

The annual ball of St. Lawrence's Catholic Church takes place in Forbes Town Hall tonight…

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Weethalle District News Weethalle Diggers' Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

The Diggers' ball, which was held last Friday night, while a great success socially, was rather disappointing financially…

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600 Enjoy Happy Catholic Ball: 11 Dainty Debs

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

MORE than 600 greatly enjoyed the Catholic Ball at Forbes Town Hall, on Tuesday night, when Monsignor Brosner of Canowindra, in the absence of Bishop Fox, through illness, received 11 dainty debutantes and the…

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Tully Dance Band Popular

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

Tullibigeal Dance Band are very popular in widely separated parte of this area as on one week recently, they played on…

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Diggers' Ball at Tallimba

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

The Tallimba Diggers' ball, for many years regarded as one of the most enjoyable and successful functions, in the…

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Tullibigeal District News Catholic Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

The Catholic ball held at Tullibigeal on Friday night 11th inst was a financial success. Although there was not the…

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Rev. L. C. Crow To Open Y.A. Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

Rev. L. C. Crow, Rector of St. John's Church of England, Forbes, will open the Young Anglican ball to-night for queen…

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Elizabeth Theatre Drive This Week

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

A nation-wide "Elizabethan Theatre Week" is being held in all States this week in aid of Australian Elizabethan…

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Many Visitors At Forbes Y.A. Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

VISITORS from Bathurst, Condobolin, Grenfell, Cowra and Parkes were among the gay crowd of 400 which attended the Forbes Young Anglican ball for Queen candidate, Miss Heather Peasley, in the Town…

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Blow Clear Hall Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

Blow Clear district's big event for 1954, the annual ball to be held by the hall committee, will take place on Friday,…

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Gaiety at Ungarie Catholic Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

The annual Ungarie Catholic Ball, held in the War Memorial Hall last week, was a bright and happy function. The stage was prettily…

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Tullibigeal District News Scots Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

The Scots ball at Tullibigeal will be held on 14th July. The committee are doing everything possible to make the ball a…

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Mayor's Plea For Support Of Band

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

THE Mayor (Ald. M. H. Gunn) appealed to the gathering at the Forbes Band dance in the Town Hall on Tuesday night, to support any function to aid the band. Ald. Gunn pointed out that…

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Popular Old Time Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

The old time ball, held last Friday by the Roselia Football Club, in the Wyalong Hall was enjoyed by all who attended…

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Diggers' Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 6

The R.S.L. monthly meeting on Saturday night decided to hold the annual Diggers' Ball on August 31…

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Beecham Supports Elizabethan Theatre

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 8

Sir Thomas Beecham, world famous British conductor, has sent a message to Australians calling on them to "give the…

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Pipes Skirl At Scottish Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 6

EUGOWRA Scottish Ball was a great success, despite bad weather, 150 couples attending and door-takings amounting to about £150. Secretary Miss Pat Anderson and the organisers were congratulated on their efforts…

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Cowra Band Invited To Show in October

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 6

At the Eugowra Show Committee meeting held on Friday night it was decided to ask Mr. Millard to organise again a visit…

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