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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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Waratah Third Band-marching Contest in Sydney Winner From Victoria Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 6

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade Band (Victoria) today won the marching championship of Australia at the Sydney Sports Ground, when the Australian…

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Old City Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

The City Musical Director (Mr. H. Gladstone Hill) said that at a complimentary dinner in Sydney on Sunday evening, he was delighted to hear Mr. R…

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Champion Band Railways Institute Wins Waratah in Fifth Place Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 8

The New South Wales Government Railways Institute Band won the grade championship of Australia to-night with 35 points. The Townsville Railway Band,…

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Band Contests Next on the List Anniversary Celebrations Golf Carnival at Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 9

The next events in Newcastle's 150th Anniversary celebrations win be the State band championship contests and the Waratah…

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Rev. E. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 13

The death is reported from Brisbane of Rev. E. Ball, who was the pioneer missioner of the Methodist Inland Mission, with his headquarters at Boulia, in…

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Borgioli in Sydney A.b.c. Orchestra for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

Mr. Burnett, New South Wales Concert Manager for the A.B.C., said last night that the Commission's symphony orchestra will…

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Band Contest Mr. Hill's Impressions Waratah Enhances Reputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 5

The City Musical Director (Mr. H. Gladstone Hill), who is chairman of the Newcastle State Band Contest Committee, returned on Monday from Sydney, where…

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For Band Contests Special Trains at Week-end Bring Coalfields Visitors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 6

The Railway Department has made special arrangements to bring people from the Coalfields to Newcastle for the band contests to be held on Friday. Saturday,…

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Enthusiasm for Big Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 10

Four women's meetings were held to-day to arrange for the forthcoming Historical Ball, which will be an important feature of Newcastle's 150th…

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Many Players Newcastle Band Contest Spectacular Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 13

Ten bands, comprising 300 players, and between 40 and 50 additional individual competitors, will take part in the band championship contest, which is to be the…

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Congress Ball Many Visitors Will Attend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

Visitors from many parts of Australia and New Zealand will attend the Congress Ball to be held in the Newcastle Town Hall on February 21. The ball will…

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Protest Lodged a Grade Band Title Melbourne Win Hamilton Placed Third SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 10

A stir was caused at the conclusion of the Australian bands contest at the Sydney Sports Ground to-night, when a protest was lodged against the decision of…

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Railway Band Arrives

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 7

The Railway Institute Band arrived from Sydney by train at 11.30 this morning, and marched from the railway station to the Town Hall…

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Anniversary Band Contests Open

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 8

The Waratah Municipal Band which took part in the street marching contest in Newcastle this afternoon. The contest was one of a number of band events which began to-day in connection with the Anniversary Celebrations. On its way to the parade in front of the Town Hall this afternoon, the Hamill on Band swings along with instruments at rest. The Anniversary Celebrations band contests began in Newcastle to-day…

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Band Contests Bring Week-end of Music Visitors Compete Solos and Quartettes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 7

The band championship contests, which form an important part of the Newcastle 150th Anniversary celebrations this…

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Champion Brass Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 5

A FAMOUS NEWCASTLE BAND OF THE PAST…

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In Costumes of Early Days Historical Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 5

Most of the leading pioneer families of Newcastle and Hunter River districts will be represented by their descendants, attired in…

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At Scone New Theatre to be Built

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 20

Another picture theatre is to be erected at Scone, for Scone Theatre Proprietary Ltd. The builder will be Mr. A. F. Little, of Sydney. The architects…

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Hexagonal March at Band Contests Solo Contest Results Comments Of Adjudicators

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 7

A feature this afternoon of the State band championship contests, part of Newcastle's 150th anniversary celebrations, was the…

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Band Contests 150 Bandsmen Compete in Newcastle Waratah Wins March Hamilton's Hymn Tune Win

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 12

Waratah Municipal Band was most successful in the New South Wales band championship contests, which began at the…

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