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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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Palatial Ritz Theatre Jangle Provides Dramatic Backdrop For Absorbing Film

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Stark drama, set against the colorful background of the Brazilian jungle, provides the theme of Republic's newest production, "Drums…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

Remember the smooth and polished comedies such as "The Awful Truth," "Theodora Goes Wild," and "The More the Merrier" that evoked…

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Symphony Orchestra Concert Boomerang Theatre To Be Used

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 2

The A.B.C. will engage the Boomerang Theatre for the return visit of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on 31st October, provided the Council accepts…

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Diggers' Dance and Euchre

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 6

The Belmore Hall last Saturday night again had its usual crowd at the RSL's social. Despite other attractions these dances are still the "Mecca" of young…

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New Saturday Night Dance at Wingham

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 8
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

The first of the Saturday night dances being conducted at Wingham by the U.M.A. and H. Association took place last Saturday and attracted an…

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The Concert

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 5

Despite most unpromising weather conditions, plus a number of casualties among the promised artists, Mrs Griffis's concert on Friday night, April 14,…

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Band Appeal List

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

The Secretary of the Kempsey Band Appeal, Mr. A. Lewis, advises that several donations have been received, and expects that more…

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Day Secretarial School Madhatters' Dance

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 2

On Tuesday of last week, typewriters were forgotten, shorthand books put aside and budgets balanced when the students of the Day…

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Excellent Hockey Club Dance--All Success Required

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 6

The Kempsey Hockey Club on Wednesday night conducted one of the most successful functions held in the Memorial Hall for a long…

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Current Topics Church of England Ball

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 2

The annual Church of England Ball will be held in the Majestic Theatre to-night (Tuesday) 2nd May. The organisers, St. Paul's Women's…

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A.b.c. Orchestra's Visit Aided by Taree Chamber

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 2

Further details in connection with the return visit of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to Taree were discussed at Friday night's meeting…

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Symphony Orchestra's Visit To Taree Chamber of Commerce Contributing Portion of Hall Rent Council to Be Asked for Civic Reception

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 1

Further details in connection with the return visit of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to Taree were discussed at Friday night's meeting of the…

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Palatial Ritz Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 7

In a lavish production conceived by Twentieth Century-Fox production chief Darryl F. Zanuck as one of the greatest spectacles ever to…

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Diggers' Ball At Smithtown

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

On Monday, April 24, the ball season was heralded in by the Lower Macleay Diggers' Ball held in the Literary Institute,…

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Ball Season Opens— with Bright Function by C. OF E. GUILD

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

Although not as spectacular as its debutante balls of last year and the year before the Church of England Women's Guild's Annual May Ball,…

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Diggers' Dance and Euchre

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 4

The usual large crowd attended the R.S.L.'s social at the Belmore Hall last Saturday night, and dancing to Brian Bradley's Hep Oats all had a great time…

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Happy Saturday Dance Held at Wingham

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 4

A bright and happy atmosphere prevailed at Saturday night's dance in Wingham Town Hall, and the attendance, which included dancers…

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Happy Time at Saturday Dance in Wingham

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

Last Saturday's dance, the third in the series being conducted by the U.M.A. and H. Association in the Wingham Town Hall, proved by far the…

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500 Dancers Attend Wingham Church Ball

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

Annual ball of the Wingham Catholic Church attracted 500 dancers to the Town Hall, on Friday night, when two bands…

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