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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

975 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 49

Ball at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 2

The Ex-students' Ball arranged by the Teralba Parents and Citizens' Association and held in the School of Arts Hall at Teralba on Friday night was a gay…

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Staff Dance Attractive Frocking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

Decorations in two shades of mauve the colours of the Woolworths Hockey Club, were featured at the dance arranged by the Woolworths Hockey and Tennis…

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Break-up Dance Central School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 3

There were many youthful dancers at the Central Domestic Science School students and ex-students' dance in the assembly…

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Diggers' Ball Gaiety at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 12

Gay decorations in red, white and blue, and many flags, lent a military atmosphere to the Masonic Hall, Stockton, last night, when the Stockton sub-branch of the…

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At Leicester E. L. McCORMICK Laying No-ball Bogey Impressive Showing (Australian Associated Press.) LEICESTER, May 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 15

Reviewing Monday's play in the match at Leicester, the special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press says that more important to Australia than the…

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Planning for Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 13

Mrs. L. Daines presided at the first meeting of the ladies' committee of the Murray Dwyer Orphanage, held at Miss. Dwyer's home. Barton-street, Mayfield…

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Strike Question Theatre Employees to Discuss SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 14

A special meeting of the executive of the Theatrical Employees' Union will be held to-morrow night to consider the question of calling a strike of projection…

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Happiness Club Mother's Day Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 12

A Mother's Day concert, organised by the combined Newcastle Happiness Club, was held in the City Hall before a large audience. The Mayor of Greater…

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Younger Set Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 18

Novelties added zest to the evening's entertainment at the Club Ballroom last night, when the Australian Air League Younger Set, Newcastle-Hunter Division,…

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Savoy Theatre Shows

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

Filmed in Technicolor, "Gods Country and the Woman," with Beverly Roberts and George Brent, will be the main attraction at the Savoy Theatre,…

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Band Invited to N.z

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 6

The Secretary of the Newcastle Australian Scottish Pipe Band (Mr. D. L. Macdonald) has received a letter from Mr. N. Cruden, Secretary of the…

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Staff Dance Spectacular "Maytime" Waltz

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 18

The stuff of Goldsmith's Ltd. held their annual dance at Tyrrell Hall last night. The proceeds will be given to the Legacy Club…

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Theatre Employees' Dispute Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 13

The threatened strike of theatrical employees in Melbourne was considered by a special meeting of the New South Wales Theatrical Employees' Union to-night…

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Dance Novelty Crystal Gazer to Answer Questions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 18

Madame Zara, a crystal gazer, was present at the dance arranged by the National Park Younger Set at the Clubhouse last night. Dancers were able to…

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Topics for Women Staff Dance for Legacy Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Garlands of flowers in which lights glimmered decorated the stage at Tyrrell Hall, last night, when Goldsmith's staff held a…

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Home Raided During Race Ball Party £250 Loss Reported Daring Theft at Musweubrook Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

Thieves ransacked the Muswellbrook home of Mr. E. Hunter Bowman, well-known grazier and racehorse owner, last night, and…

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For Text-books Wickham Girls' School Hold Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 16

The two departments of Wickham Girls' School held, a concert yesterday afternoon to raise funds for text-books. The concert was a happy break prior to the…

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Theatre Hold-up Melbourne Manager Robbed MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 12

Attacked by one of two men who entered his office to-night, Charles Edward Plowman, manager of the Loco Theatre, Victoria-street, North…

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New Theatre League To Produce Three One-act Plays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 22

At an executive meeting of the New Theatre League on Thursday night, it was decided that the next productions should be three one-act players, "Private Hicks,"…

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Theatre Employees Stop-work Meeting in Melbourne May Delay Programmes Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 12

The dispute between the theatrical proprietors and their employees was discussed at a compulsory conference in the Arbitration Court to-day…

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