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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

1,130 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 57

Women's Realm Many Dances Last Night Wallsend Cricket Club Ball Hospital and Ambulance Helped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 2

Poinsettias and palms made a striking decoration for the Masonic Hall, Wallsend, last night, when the Wallsend District Cricket Club held its first annual…

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Grave Hoax on Soldiers Ordered By "Colonel" To Leave Theatre LONDON, May 12

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 4

Yorkshire police have been searching for a hoaxer who, in the name of "Colonel Willoughby," rang up the proprietor of a York cinema with a…

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New Honoraries Appointed Hospital Inquiry Told Woman in Operating Theatre Doctor's Explanation Accepted SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 10

The appointments of honorary medical officers to the Royal North Shore Hospital were investigated to-day at the inquiry into the hospital administration…

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Business College Ex-Students' Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

Poinsettias formed an attractive decorative scheme at Tyrrell Hall last night, when the Newcastle Business College ex-students held a dance. There were many…

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Last Night's Dance Successful Party Of Ex-Students

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

The Barn Dance, Jolly Miller, Lambeth Walk and the Chestnut Tree made a very liberal contribution to the success of the…

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Mozart Opera Second Act of "Marriage of Figaro" Hannell Family Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 11

The second act of Mozart's lighthearted opera, "The Marriage of Figaro," was an important component of the programme preseuted at Blackall House last night…

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Herbert's Two Popular Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3

TWO popular second-release films will be shown at Herbert's theatres to-morrow, Monday and Tuesday. They are "Stablemates," with…

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King's Canadian Tour—First Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 5

THE KING AND QUEEN on their throne, in the Quebec Legislative Buildings. In Court dress is seen the Premier of Canada. Mr. McKenzie King. KING AND QUEEN leave Quebec for Montreal. They are shown here inspecting…

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Their Second Dance Teacher's Social Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 4

Pastel streamers in pink and lavender tonings made a pretty decoration at the Newcastle Ladies' Bowling Club pavilion last night, when the Teachers' Social…

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Social and Dance Prince of Wales Sports Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 4

The Prince of Wales Sports Club held a bright social and dance at the National Park Bowling Club pavilion last night. Taberuacle's orchestra attended…

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Annual Dance Broughton Old Boys' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 7

Brown and blue, the Broughton School colours, predominated in the decorative scheme at Tyrell Hall last night, when the Broughton School Old Boys' Onion held…

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Weston Pictures Presented Returned Soldiers' Reunion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 13

Weston sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its annual reunion in the Soldiers' Hall. Mr. D. T. Joyce presided. Two minutes' silence was…

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Last Night's Dance Broughton School Ex-students

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 7

Many schools were represented by past and present students at Broughton School Old Boys' Union Dance at Tyrrell Hall last night…

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"Smellies" Now Invention Will Put Smell Into Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 3

Many years ago George Ponion sat in a New York cinema, watching the glory of the Atlantic Ocean smashing its might against the rocks. How much more…

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Comedy Note at Theatre Royal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 5

"THE Theatre Royal programme this week is liberally supplied with comedy of the romantic typo in "The Girl Downstairs," and in "Blonde…

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Gay Night at Waratah Boys' High School Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

The large crowd of young people who gathered at the Assembly Hall at the Boys' High School on Saturday night had a very happy time. The dance was…

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Dance at Boolaroo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

The Boolaroo-Speers Point Red Cross Society held a Cinderella dance and whist party at the Central Hall, Boolaroo. More than 200 people were present…

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Reviving Interest in West Wallsend Band

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7

Members of the West Wallsend Band decided last night to make an effort to place the band on a sound financial basts and to stimulate greater…

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Mr. Savage's Visit Labour Ball Invitation Federal Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

"We are very confident that the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. M. J. Savage) will attend the sixth annual ball at the City Hall on August 15," the…

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Mexican Theatre Fire 32 Dead: 25 Injured New York, June 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 8

Reports from Zacatecas (Mexico) state that at least 32 persons are dead, 25 injured, and hundreds homeless, as the result of a fire in a movie theatre…

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