Maitland Gaol Concert
Regular entertainments are being provided for the inmates of Maitland Gaol, the latest organisation to give its services being the Newcastle Railway…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940
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Saturday's Golf Waratah Club's Four Ball
Waratah Golf Club will hold a fourball par competition at Cockle Creek on Saturday. The event will be open to members of affiliated clubs and visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Greta Farewell Dance for Troops
Sooth Australian and Western Australian members of the Second A.I.F., who have been encamped at Greta, were farewelled by citizens last night at a…
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The Victoria League dance at the Scott-street buffet on Saturday night was most successful. A few men on leave from Rutherford camp attended,…
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A dance organised by the N.E.S. branch at Branxton was held for the Comforts Fund. The Ladies' Committee supervised decorations and supper. Novelty dance…
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Frieda Inescourt and Sybil Jason are featured with Henry Wilcoxon in "Woman Doctor," the main film at the Adamstown theatre. It is a drama concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Savoy Theatre Shows
Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur have the leading roles in "The Plainsman," which is showing at the Savoy Theatre, New Lambton. It is a ragged western…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Threat to Low Countries May Be Bluff Move to Divert Attention From Russo-German Plans Concerted Action in Balkans and Scandinavia Possible (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 16
Documents found in a German plane which made a forced landing near the Belgian frontier on Monday indicated that a German attack against Belgium and Holland had been planned for to-morrow, states the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Orchestra Being Formed in Newcastle
Mr. George Arnott, the young violinist who last year led the orchestra for most of the Newcastle Civic Choral Society's production, is forming an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smoked in Theatre
Robert Cardow, of Main-street, Heddon Greta, and John Mooney, of Scott-street, Weston were charged with having smoked in the Capitol Theatre, Weston,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dance Shoes Must Be Attractive
Gone arc the days of the demure [?]ing shoe — of modal black satin — of plain silver or gold; we have passed through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Won Four Ball Newcastle Golf Club's Competition J. Davies and V. THOMPSON
With a score of 4 up, J. Davies, off a handicap of 8, and V. Thompson, 12, won the Newcastle Club's open four-ball competition at the North Stockton links…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Branxton Dance
Misses Grace Partridge, Marion Hatcher and Edna Partridge were hostesses at a dance held in the Branxton Parish Hall by St. John's Church of England Younger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another One-tune Band !
The brass band of the 12th Battalion at Ingleburn is reported to have practised one tune for seven hours yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Savoy Theatre, Stockton
"The Sun Never Sets." a splendid story of the British Empire, and "Calling, Philo Vance," a detection adventure, will be the feature films…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid-summer Dance at Williamtown
A mid-summer dance was held at the Union Hall, Williamstown on Wednesday night. Proceeds of the dance will augment the funds of the hall, erected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →2Ck Holds Community Concert Fun Show at Central Hall
Melody and humour—two and a half hours of them—were features of the 2CK community concert in the Central Hall, Newcastle, yesterday afternoon. In…
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QUICK CHANGE ARTIST. This boy, with his mother's help, got out of this costume into his clothes with great speed at the beach yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Salvation Army Band
Newcastle Citadel Salvation Army Bund gave a programme on Newcastle Beach yesterday afternoon. playing the following selections: Golden Gate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Star Theatre Shows
Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres are co-starred in "Calling Dr. Kildare." another film in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer series, now showing at the New Lambton…
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