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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1942

463 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 24

Letters to Editor Dance Bands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 4

Sir,—According to an advertisement in your paper. I was led to believe float an augmented band would perform at a dance in the City Hall…

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Ground Pictures Of RAF Raid On Renault Works

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP): Vivid pictures of the destruction caused by the RAF raid on the Renault works outside…

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Half Price for Troops at Sunday Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Only half price could be charged for men in uniform attending theatres and concerts on Sunday nights, the Acting…

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Water Board Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 4

The frocking was very bright at the Water Board Welfare Club dancing party at Tyrrell Hall. Mr. N. Walter is the President…

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Form Municipal Orchestra Council to Hear Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council last night received a request from Mr. Edward Smith, prominent Newcastle singer, to consider the formation of…

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Shelter Blocks Exits Complaint About Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 2

By the erection of the air-raid shelter in the laneway off Morgan-street certain exits from the Strand Theatre into the laneway have been…

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Letters to Editor Support Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1942 · page 4

Sir,—We have heard a lot about the forming of an orchestra in Newcastle with the support of the council. If the performance of "Elijah"…

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Benevolent Fund Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 4

As a dance arranged by the New Lampton Happiness Club on Saturday night in old of the Club's Benevolent fund, Mrs. J. Car[?]ell (President). Mrs…

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Rubber Tyre As Price of Theatre Ticket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA. — Picture-goers may barter rubber for tickets at Canberra picture theatres this week…

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Pictures Shown at C.U.S.A. HUT Troops Pack Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

Men of the services enjoyed an hour and a half's picture programme last night in the recently opened C.U.S.A. Hut. Arranged by Corporal…

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Concerts for Soldiers To Be Resumed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 4

After a lapse of two week, due to the hall being required for other purposes. the Civic Concert Committee will resume its…

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Civic Theatre Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 4

In future the Civic Theatre's change of programme will take place on Fridays. Ever since the theatre opened it has been the…

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To-night's Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 4

A hundred hostesses had busy time at City Hall to-day preparing supper for the ball to-night. which has every…

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Waratah-mayfield Diggers' Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 5

The Mayor and Ma[?] of Newcastle (Alderman and Mrs. W. E. Young) were present at the Waratah-Mayfield Returned soldiers Ball at the Masonic…

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Masquerade Dance at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 5

The New Lambton Bomb victims Auxiliary held a masquerade dance in the New Lambton Parish Hall on Tuesday night in aid of the auxiliary funds…

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No Street Day for Hospital Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Health Committee last night rejected an application by Mater Misericordiae Hospital Ball Committee for permission…

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Sunday Concerts to Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 3

There will be a resumption of the free concerts for soldiers and civilians at the Newcastle City Hall next Sunday afternoon, A…

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100 Hostesses' Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 4

A gay crowd of 700 danced at the 100 hostesses' ball at the City Hall last night. Decorations, especially in the supper room, were delightful…

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Sunday Concert in City Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 2

A feature of Sunday's concert for the troops in the City Hall will be a one-act comedy, "Villa for Sale." It will be presented by the…

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Concert To-morrow for Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 2

The Civic Concert Committee will hold another concert in the City Hall to-morrow afternoon. The committee hopes that hundreds will not…

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