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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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Old-time Dance at Royal Open Air

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 6

To-night 21m Bolger’s newly-organised old-time dance band, the Royal Merrymakers, will occur the platform at the regular Saturday night…

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New Year Plans of Salvation Army Commissioner Dalinel to Visit Albury Also Band From Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

Plans of the Salvation Army In Albury for the New Year include a visit of Commissioner Dalziel in February and a visit from Adelaide Congress…

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Woman Breaks Leg at Theatre Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

While descending the stairs from the dress circle at the Apollo Theatre Bourke street, to-night, Mrs. [?] Robinson, 65, of Glenferrie road…

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How London Greeted the New Year a Round of Revelry Chelsea Arts Ball a Feature [?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 6

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Melbourne Bandits. Hold-Up Theatre Manager

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

Two bandits held up the manager and usher of Hoyt's Regent Theatre, at Thornbury, last night, and robbed them of £215…

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The Old Year Passing. The Younger Set Ball

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

As has been the custom in the last few years the Hay Hospital Auxiliary Younger Set held a ball in the War Memorial Hall on the evening of…

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Unemployed and Pictures. Friction at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

Because the managers of the local picture theatres have cancelled free tickets for the unemployed, the Unemployed Union appealed to all…

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Wickets Crash When Grimmett Takes Ball Victorians Routed. Amazing Don Bradman. Clem Hill’s Record Surpassed. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

[?] the attendance 24,801 and [?] receipts [?] the best figures for eight years were established to-day when the [?]…

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LAVINGTON Football Club Concert

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 5

The annual “Mugs” concert in aid of the Football Club was hold on New [?] The standard of [?] was substantially [?]…

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Paton—kell Wadding Last Evening Cocktail Party and Dance Follows Ceremony

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

Much interest was centred in the marriage last evening which was celebrated by Rev. H. J. Hillrnan, B.A., at David’s Church, Olive street,…

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Modern Dance To-morrow Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

To-morrow night a new band will be introduced for the modern dance at the Royal Open Air Palais. It will be Denny Koran and his Royal…

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Three of Arab Band Killed Jerusalem, Jan [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

Troops and police engaged a b[?] of 40 Arabs near the frontier village of Saffa, killing three. The rest dispersed and escaped to Syria…

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Palming a Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 30

The ball is held in the middle of the palm, being gripped against the palm, with the fleshy part at the root of the thumb. Practise this until you can…

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Modern Dance To-night

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

A dance for modern devotees will be held at the Royal Open Air Palais to-night, and Denny Doran and his Swingsters will provide the music,…

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Pictures Illustrate the Present Building Activity in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

These pictures, which were taken yesterday, give an idea of the building activity in Albury at the present time. Top Left.—Work is progressing ra[?] on the new Bank of N.S.W. in Dean street.—The roof stays are now erected. Top Right.—Replacing the old smoke stack at the gasworks. Cost of rebuilding, etc., is expected to reach over £8000. Bottom Left.—Looking across the block of land bounded by Townsend and Kiewa streets. In the foreground are concrete pipes, stretching over to Male’s Timber Mill. It may well be termed Albury’s industrial area. Bottom Right.—New houses on Forest Hill, two of which are shown in the picture…

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Flat-dwellers Fight Fire in Theatre Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

Fire destroyed the [?] stage piano and other fittings at [?] Theatre, King street, Newtown, early this morning, Neighbours were…

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Fire in Theatre Stage and Fittings Destroyed Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

Fire destroyed the screen, stage plane and other fittings at Hoyts Theatre, King street, Newtown early this morning…

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Austral Pictures "His Affair" to Morrow Night Stirring Tale of Bandits

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Rebert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyek and victor M[?]glan appear together in "His Affalt," a story of a young naval appear who is chosen to…

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Ritz Dance To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

Boyd’s old time dance orchestra of ix musicians will be at tho Ritz this evening and will play all Irish numbers. Mr. [?] will be M.C…

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Old Time Dance in Open Air

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 5

Old time dancing now takes place at the Royal Open Air Palais each Saturday night. Jim Bolger’s Royal Merrymakers provide the music, and…

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