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New England · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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Band Has Heavy Week-end

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 4

Armidale City Band had a heavy New Year weekend. They played for the…

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Dance Competition At Cathedral Hall

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 4

Highlight of the first carnival dance to be held at Armidale this year will be a quick step competition to be decided…

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Band Contest for Police Boys' Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 4

Armidale City Band is arranging a band contest to be included in the Police Boys' Club carnival on January 30…

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600 Dancers at Hogmanay Ball

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 4

More than 600 people attended the Hogmanay Ball in Armidale Town Hall on Friday night…

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Newcastle Wins Pipe Band Contest Record Crowds at Highland Gathering

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 4

Newcastle Scottish Pipe Band, under Major George Ingram, won the Pipe Band contest at the Armidale Caledonian Society's Highland Gathering held at the showground on…

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Entertainment Pipe Band Dance

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

Defraine’s (Glen Innes) band will provide the music at Inverell Pipe Band’s dance in the Town Hall on Saturday night…

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Pipe Band at Tenterfield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 10

The Armidale Pipe Band came ninth in the Australian Pipe Band championship held at Tenterfield on Monday…

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Win for Brisbane Pipe Band

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

St. Andrew’s Ex-Servicemen’s Band from Brisbane retained the Australian Pipe Band Championship at Tenterfield…

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Correspondence Band Recitals Sunday Programmes Favoured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 12

"Music Lover" writes to the Editor. "Sir,—Please grant me space in your valued paper to praise the Armidale City…

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C. of E. Ball

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

The annual Church of England ball, organised by the Church of England Women's Guild, and held last Friday…

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Entertainment Pipe Band Dance

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

Dance lovers are reminded of the Pipe Band dance, to be held in the Town Hall tomorrow (Saturday) night. De…

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Hogmanay Ball

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 11

"A meeting of the Caledonian Society's Hogmanay Ball committee is to be held next Wednesday, January 11, at…

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Bundarra New Year Dance

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 7

The holiday period passed off quietly in Bundarra. On Christmas eve the Returned Soldiers’ League held a dance…

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Win for Brisbane Pipe Band

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 1

St. Andrew's Ex-Servicemen's Band from Brisbane retained the Australian Pipe Band champion ship at Tenterfied on Monday…

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New Year Dance At Ben Lomond

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

The New Year dance held at Ben Lomond on Monday night was a huge success, both socially and financially…

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Old-time Dance

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Inverell Pipe Band will hold another of its popular old time dances in the Town Hall next Friday night. Defraine’s (Glen…

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Rugby Union Club Dance for February

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 11

At a meeting of the Armidale City Rugby Union Club on Monday night it was decided to hold a dance…

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High Standard at Dundee Juvenile Ball

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 6

The committee of the Dundee P. and C. Association can again be justly proud of the high standard of entertainment at the school's breaking-up picnic and juvenile…

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Girl Guides' Dance

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

The social, conducted by the Guyra Girl Guide Company at Bald Blair last Friday night, was a most successful function,…

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New Year Dance

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

The New Year dance held at Ben Lomond on Monday night week was a marked success, both socially and…

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