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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

914 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 46

St. John's Club Hold Successful Dance

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

The spirit of carnival held sway at St, John's Hall on Monday evening last, when members of the above club held their first dance, the function…

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Old-Time Ball Well Attended and Enjoyed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

The old-time ball held in the Henty School of Arts on Friday evening last, in aid of Miss Alva Shugg's candidature in the Church of England Queen…

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Austral Pictures Two Specials To-morrow "Firefly" Soon

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

Picture patrons are to be treated to a double measure of entertainment at Austral Pictures to-morrow (Saturday) night, when Jack Buchauan in…

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Catholic Ball at Moyhu (V.) Four Hundred Present (Contributed.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 35

The annual Catholic ball at Moyhu was an outstanding success from avery viewpoint. About 400 attended and many attractive frocks added to the…

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STANLEY McKAY’S “Gaieties” Theatre Royal Show Week

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 7

Albury Show week is to he enlivened by Stanley McKay’s “Gaieties” Vaudeville and Revue Co. Arrangements have been made for a season…

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Children’s Fancy Dress Ball P. & A. Society’s Successful Function

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

The children’s fancy dress hall held in the Lyceum Hall on Wednesday night in aid of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was a great success…

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A Story in Pictures

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 11

TOP LEFT: A section of one of the huge “holders” or reservoirs at the Albury Gas Company’s plant, which, as the…

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Basket Ball [?] Association Grand [?]

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 35

The grand final of the Howlong and District Basket Bull Association will be played at Howlong to-morrow between Wodonga and Brocklesby…

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Culcairn Coronation Ball Miss Nellie Doubleday Crowned

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 33

With more than 200 couples on the floor and more than 100 onlookers in the gallery, the Coronation ball held in the Culcairn Memorial Hall on…

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[?] McKAY’S [?] Theatre Royal, Show Week

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 26

The Theatre Royal, Albury, has again been engaged by Mr. Stanley McKay for Show week, and he promises to being along something novel…

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Church of England Ball 300 Dancers Make Merry Most Successful Function on Thursday Evening

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 September 1938 · page 33

Colorful blossoms and fronds of bamboo made an attractive decoration scheme for the Church of England Ball held in the Royal Palais on Thursday…

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A Dive for the Ball

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 8

J. Perry (Albury) dives in front of J. Norris (Yarrawonga) in an attempt to get the ball. Takle and Demiline (Albury) are close behind Norris, while Mongan (Albury) is attempting to scoop the ball out with his foot. —An incident in the Yarrawonga v. Albury match on Saturday…

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Basket Ball Howlong and District Brocklesby Beats Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 6

The final of the Howlong District Basket Ball Association competition was played yesterday at Howlong, when Brocklesby defeated Wodonga,…

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STANLEY McKAY’S [?] Theatre Royal To-night

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 3

To-night at the Theatre Royal. Stanley McKay’s “Gaieties” Vaudeville and Revue Co. is to open its show week season with the spectacular revue…

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Armed Hold-up Bandit Gets £60 Theatre Ushers Menaced Railway Gates Block Pursuers MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 1

Willie transferring the night’s takings, £60. to a bank, two employes of the Trocadero Theatre, Hopkins street, Foolscray, were held up by…

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Hospital Ball Paul Jeacle’s Band at Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 1

Old-time and modern dancers, with music by Paul Jeacle’s famous band, will be on the programme at the grand Hospital Ball at the Shire Hall,…

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Ball at Howlong

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 2

The Oddfellows' annual ball at Howlong attracted a fair number of patrons to the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last, and though…

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Dance at the Ritz

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 3

Patrons attending the dance at the Ritz ballroom to-morrow night are promised a great night Boyd’s old-time dance band will provide the…

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£60 Theatre Takings Stolen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 3

While transferring the night's takings, £60, to a bank, two employees of the Trocadere Theatre, Footscray, were held up by an…

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Austral Pictures Ann Harding in Thrilling Drama

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 September 1938 · page 1

Ann Harding, one of the world's most highly paid addresses, appears with Basil, Rathbone next Saturday at Austral Pictures in "Love from a…

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