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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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CORRESPONDENCE Taree Citizens' Band (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

Sir,—Kindly allow me space to explain to the general public why they have not heard much from their Citizens' Band of late. It has not been any…

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M.C. Had Busy Time at R.S.L's Saturday Dance

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 8

With 21 dances on a programme which included eleven lucky spots, the M.C. had a busy time at the R.S.L. Dance held in the Belmore…

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Church Concert

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

A concert arranged by Miss Elsie Abbott will be presented to-night (Saturday), at 8 o'clock, in the Chatham Methodist School Hall. Miss…

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Girl Walks to Death--refused a Dance

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--A fifteen year old girl was fatally injured last night when she fell from the balcony of the Palace Hotel…

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Grand Irish Concert— to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

St. Patrick's day was celebrated in Gloucester on Tuesday, 14th March, with a Grand Irish Concert at night in the Majestic Theatre…

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Benefit Concert for Kevin Mills

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 3

The Taree Methodist School Hall was well filled on Monday night when a benefit concert was held for Mr Kevin Mills, the promising young Taree singer,…

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Shillelagh Boys Provided Good Fun at Concert

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

High spot in humour at the St. Patrick's Night concert held in the Belmore Hall on Friday was provided by the "Shillelagh Boys-eight lads…

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Theatre Owner Fined £200 on Tax Charge

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY.--Royston Frederick Darling, proprietor of the Tatler Theatre, was fined a total of £200 in the Central Court, for…

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St. Patrick's Concert

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

The Assembly Hall at the local Convent School was much too small to accommodate the large number present at St. Patrick's concert on…

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Diggers' Dance and Euchre

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 6

As is usual at the R.S.L.'s social held in the Belmore Hall last Saturday night, about 400 attended, and what a night they had! "Hep Cats" Orchestra gave…

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Lux Radio Theatre

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 5

English playwright Joan Temple's colourful historical play "The Batched Cloak" is based on episodes in the life of King Henry VII. It will…

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Patrons Received Good Measure at Rsl Dance

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

Changing instruments to provide variety, Brian Bradley's band played for 21 dances at the RSL dance on Saturday night. Taking in the…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Swimming champ, Esther Williams, has now become a bullfighting champ! Her new screen role as the feminine bullfighter in the…

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Diggers' Dance and Euchre

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 4

The R.S.L.'s social, held in the Belmore Hall last Saturday night, attracted another 400 patrons, and all left extremely satisfied with their night…

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Clever Musical Feat Performed at Dance

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 7

Clever musical feat was performed at the R.S.L.'s dance in the Belmore Hall, on Saturday night, when band leader Brian Bradley played…

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Legion Dance A Happy Function

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 2

Jollity seemed to be the keynote at the Legion Dance held in the Memorial Town Hall, Wingham, on Friday night last, 31st March. One and all…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 6

"The Blue Lagoon" is based on the famous best seller novel by H. de Vere Stacpoole that so shocked the Edwardian World. In rich and…

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Diggers' Dance and Euchre

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 4

The Belmore Hall last Saturday night was once more crowded with the usual pleasure seekers and all had the usual heavy night of dancing and extras at…

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Vocal Soloists Scored a Hit at R.s.l. Dance

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 2

Vocal soloists who scored a hit at the R.S.L. Dance on Saturday night, were the Misses B. Newbold, M. Irvine and M. Bradley…

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Kempsey Silver Band

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

Tomorrow (Saturday) at 5.30 p.m., the Mayor of Kempsey, Ald. J. Y. Scobie, will officially open an appeal over Radio 2KM to raise…

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