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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

975 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 49

Australian Players Taught Badcock to Dance at Sea, April 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 15

As the Orontes ploughed through the chilly grey Mediterranean to-day the more socially-inclined members of the Australian cricket Test team borrowed the children's…

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The Theatres Easter Pictures Should Please

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 9

Newcastle and suburban theatres offer filmgoers good entertainment in the Easter holidays. The pictures range from the lightest of light comedy to drama and melodrama, also a sea picture in technicolour…

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Modern Theatre Nearing Completion at West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 2

Rapid progress is being made with the new picture theatre being erected in Elgin-street, West Maitland, for Maitland Theatres Pty. Ltd., work on which was…

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Doctors and Nurses Hospital Drama At Victoria Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 6

All the lavish production facilities of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio have been used in the making of "Between Two women," the main…

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Yacht Club Dance Visitors To The Lake

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 3

The Lake Macquarie Yacht' Club was en fete during the Week-end. Among the many parties was a dance in the club…

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Safe Robbed at Katoomba Theatre's Takings Katoomba

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

The state in the Em[?]sy Theatre Katoomba-street, Katoomba, was robbed of £350 early to-day by thieves who are thought to have concealed…

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Cardiff-boolaroo Band Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 7

The Junior section was well received at Its first public appearance at a concert Riven by the Cardiff-Boolaroo Band at the Star Theatre at Cardiff…

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Band's Achievements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 8

The Bundaberg Band, which is conducted by Mr. J. J. Kelly, formerly of Hamilton, made almost a clean sweep of the B grade events at the Maryborough (Q.)…

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Katoomba Theatre Thieves Take £350 from Safe KATOOMBA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 13

Thieves early to-day stole £350 from the safe in the Embassy Theatre, Katoomba, but overlooked other money in the office…

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Social Club Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Lysaght's Social Club arranged a happy dance at Tw[?]ell Hall last night, with Corden Favell's orchestra in attendance. Miss Nancy Hale (tap dancer) contributed…

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Sonja Henie Film To-morrow at Victoria Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 8

The fact that Sonja Henle looks so radiant and acts and skates with such graceful vigor is brought about in a law decree by the strict…

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Anzac Sacred Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 11

The Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has arranged an Anzac sacred concert to be held in the City Hall, Newcastle, on Sunday night,…

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Mayfield Air League Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 16

The Mayfield Senior branch of the Air League arranged a dance at the Waratah Town Hall last night, the proceeds of which will be added to their building…

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Both Went for the Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 10

An exciting incident at yesterday's polo at Kyeemagh.—A Town and Country Reeds players and a South Australian (in striped jersey) side fast together to the ball. Note the both are holding the polo stick at the same angle. Shore boys for weeks have been training each evening for the G.P.S. Head of the River race on April 30. Some members showed the strain of a hard practice row on the Parramaala River yesterday…

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200 Club Dance Opens Season at Great Northern

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

The Two Hundred Club opened its dancing season fast night with a happy dance at the Great Northern Hotel…

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Girl Believed Man Took Engagement Ring Incident at Dance Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 14

Conflicting stories concerning an engagement ring valued at £11/11 were told in the Grafton Police Court when William Anderson, 22, labourer, of…

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Concert Costs Auditor-General on A.B.C. Mr. Cleary Replies Reports of Losses Denied SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 14

References in the Federal Auditor-General's report to "losses on concerts promoted by the Australian Broadcasting Commission" were the subject of a…

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The Theatres Pictures to Suit All Tastes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 3

A wide range of films will be shown to-day at Newcastle and suburban theatres. The subjects vary from sophisticated comedy in Technicolour to boxing, and include mystery and adventure and brilliant skating…

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Young Boxer's Career Good Melodrama At Theatre Royal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 4

A boxing melodrama which gets better effect than many productions of a similar type Is showing at the Theatre Royal. The film. "The Kid Comes…

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Dance Manners of Aust. Cricketers London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 9

As dancers the Australian cricketers are nimble-footed, says the "Daily Sketch," describing half of the team as taking "a mild night off" at Ciro's…

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