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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Fire Pictures

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 7

The pictures on this page show Kempsey Fire Brigade members and volunteers making a gallant fight against the fire that destroyed portion…

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Next Week's Band Concerts

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 7

Tanunda Town Band on Sunday next and the National Military Band on Monday, Wednesday and Friday will provide listeners to national stations…

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Melbourne Orchestra with Henri Penn

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 7

Saturday night's (January 20) musical entertainment includes, as a highlight feature, Melbourne A.B.C. Orchestra's presentation of "The Orchestral Hour"…

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Hospital Dance

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

Hoping to raise needed funds for the H. D. Hospital, it was resolved to run a dance until midnight in the Oxley Theatre on Wednesday night…

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Aquatic Club Dance

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

To aid the funds of the Kempsey Aquatic Club a dance and euchre tournament will be held at the Memorial Hall on Saturday night next…

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Moorland Dance

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 4

Saturday, 6th January, again saw the usual huge crowd at the Moorland Hall to take part in another most pleasant evening's dancing…

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Dance Report

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

Another one of these enjoyable dances was held at the Nampucca Headland dance hall on Saturday last. All patrons had a really good…

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Ball at Kendall

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 3

Miss. J. Steinmetz. of Kendall, forwarded the sum of £36/0/7 being proceeds of the Ambulance Ball held at Kendall…

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Amusements. Carnival Dance at Tinonee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 2

There was an attendance of nearly 300 at the 41st of the series of carnival dances in the Federal Hall, at Tinonee, on Saturday night. There…

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Dance at Nambucca

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

Another big roll-up of dance patrons attended the Headland Dance Hall on Saturday night last, and had a great-night. Mrs. W. Young…

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Carnival Dance at Tinonee

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

There was an attendance of nearly 300 at the 41st of the series of carnival dances in the Federal Hall at Tinonee on Saturday night. There…

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"Holiday Harmonies." Successful Concert

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

A very good audience assembled in the Oxley Theatre on Wednesday evening for the concert organised by the Port Macquarie Methodist Young…

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Dance at Night

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 5

As a fitting finale to the carnival, a dance was held in the Headland Pavilion on Monday night, and proved a most enjoyable entertainment…

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Drama in Life of Joe Pasternak. Hollywood's Producer of Great Pictures

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

Once there was a young man, 19 years old, who, as he waited at table, serving the screen's prosperous stars and producers, thought: "It must be…

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Sydney Community Concert

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 7

Tuesday night, next, should provide very satisfying entertainment for 2BL listeners. The Community Singing Concert will be from 8 to 9. The Harold…

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The Celebrity Season. Harold Williams' First Public Concert

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 7

One of the first overseas artists to make his bow to Australian audiences in the 1940 season will be Harold Williams, a baritone, with a brilliant…

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Metropolitan Dance Club

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

An experimental dance was held last Friday night in the Memorial Town Hall. Wingham. with the object of introducing a new and better form…

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Thursday's Concert Tour

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 6

Joseph Post will conduct Melbourne Concert Orchestra in the regular "Concert Hour" on Thursday night next. The soloist will be…

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Dance at Moorland

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 3
Also in The Northern Champion

Saturday, 3rd February again saw an unusually large crowd at Moorland fortnightly social. The floor was crowded to capacity with a jolly…

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