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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1949

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Lansdowne Church of England Debutante Ball

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 6

The huge crowd of merrymakers of between four and five hundred who attended, on Friday night. 5th August, the above Ball, received first…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 3

High tension excitement currently is the film fare at the Ritz Palatial Theatre, where audiences are finding, in Columbia Pictures' "The…

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First Buffs Ball a Grand Success Receipts Exceed £200

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

Last Friday evening in the Civic Hall a capacity crowd thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the first Buffs' Ball, run by the members of the newly-formed Buffaloes Lodge at Port Macquarie. The ball was a gay function, and its happy success…

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"A Night With The Navy" Outstanding Success Large Crowd Attends the Wingham Diggers' Ball

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 6

On Friday night last, Wingham Town Hall was crowded to capacity when the Wingham Diggers held their Annual Ball, featuring "A Night With…

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Diggers' Euchre & Dance

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 1

At the R.S.L.'s social, held in the Belmore Hall last Saturday night, just over 400 patrons attended, and I'm sure all had a good night. To finish the night…

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Lansdowne Church of England Ball

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 6

Lansdowne Hall presented a brilliant spectacle on Friday night, August 5, when the Church of England Debutantes' Ball was held under the…

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Port Macquarie Has First Buffalo Ball

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 7

In the Civic Hall, Port Macquarie recently a capacity crowd thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the first Buffs Ball, run by the…

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Wingham Diggers Ball

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 1

On Friday night, 12th August, Wingham Town Hall was crowded to capacity when the Wingham Diggers held their annual ball, featuring "A Night…

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Wingham Diggers' Ball Huge Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 6

On Friday night last, Wingham Town Hall was crowded to capacity when the Wingham Diggers held th[?] Annual Ball, featuring A Night With…

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5050 Diggers Dance

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 6

To give the names of the prize winners for last Saturday at the popular Diggers dance would take up too much space, but as you…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 2

The two men primarily responsible for the successful exploits of Britain's wartime "frogmen" (the heroic underwater swimmers of the D-Day…

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Diggers' Euchre & Dance

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 4

The R.S.L.'s social, held in the Belmore Hall last Saturday night, was again attended by the usual large crowd and all enjoyed the night. Cec…

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Diggers' Dance and Euchre

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 8

The R.S.L.'s Social held in the Belmore Hall last Saturday night was again attended by the usual large crowd and all enjoyed the…

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Diggers' Ball Great Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 6

The Diggers' Ball held in the Belmore Hall on Tuesday night was an outstanding success, a large crowd, excellent music and the satisfactory…

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Taree Diggers Ball Attracts Large Crowd

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 6

With an attendance in the vicinity of 600, the annual Taree Diggers Ball in the Belmore Hall on Tuesday night was one of the most enjoyable balls of…

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Kendall School Concert

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 6

The Kendall Rural School Concert, held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night last, attracted a large and appreciative audience. Each item of the…

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Today's Pictures

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 1

Copies of most of the pictures in this special flood issue may be secured from Mr. Earle McNeill. He was the…

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Diggers' Ball

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

The Annual Gloucester Diggers' Ball is set down for Tuesday 13th September, and arrangements are well in hand to make if a…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Acclaimed as even better than "Smoky," Twentieth Century-Fox new outdoor dramatisation of Will James' "Sand" is scheduled to open…

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Footballers' Big Night Out Successful Ball in Majestic

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 1

As was to be expected there was a big crowd at the annual Footballers' Ball in the Majestic Theatre on Tuesday night, which was the first…

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