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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1943

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Two Bands at Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 4

Two military bands will play at to-morrow afternoon's concert in the City Hall. One band will be conducted by Mr. Albert H. Baile,…

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Private Put £1 in Box "Concert Well Worth It"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

As the big audience moved out of the City Hall after yesterday afternoon's concert for men of the fighting services, an A.I.F. private put £1…

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Concert for Troops Was Popular

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

An audience of more than 800 gave an enthusiastic reception to the artists at the first concert of the 1943 season held…

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Two Musicians Warned In Sunday Concert Without Fee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 2

Action taken by the Secretary of the Newcastle branch of the Musicians' Union (Mr. S. Alder) against two professional musicians, now in…

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Band To March Before Next Sunday Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 3

Next Sunday afternoon's concert for soldiers and civilians in the Newcastle City Hall will be preceded by a march of a visiting…

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"Civilians Entitled to Sunday Concerts"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 2

"Our Sunday concerts are for the entertainment of civilians as well as servicemen," said Mr. Hal Gillam, programme director of the…

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Sunday's Civic Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Mrs. Cotton's Concert Party will give the programme at Sunday's Civic Concert. Colonel Penfolt will speak…

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Free Concert at City Hall To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 3

The second free concert or the 1013 series, organised for troops and civilians by Newcastle Civic Concert Committee, will…

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Benevolent Dance at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 4

A dance arranged by the New Lambton Happiness Club was held on Saturday night in aid of its Benevolent Fund…

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Waratah Sunday Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 5

Waratah-Mayfield Send-off and Welcome Home Committee presented a Sunday night concert at Waratah Town Hall. The programme was arranged…

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Record Sum Collected at Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

A record collection was taken up for the Newcastle branch of the Australian Comforts Fund at the Sunday…

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W.a.a.f. Band on Parade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 3

W.A.A.A.'s at an R.A.F. station in Britain equalled the musical efforts of the R.A.F. when they gained permission to…

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Mr. W. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

Mr. William Ball, of Bedford-street, Waratah, died in his 70th year. Born at Kawa Kawa. New Zealand, he was a coalminer until…

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V.d.c. Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 6

The band of the 5th Bn., V.D.C., will parade at the Rifle Range at 9 a.m. on Sunday for range practice. In the afternoon, the band…

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Gunner Kentwell on Concert Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 3

Gunner Wilbur Kentwell, whose last appearance at a Sunday afternoon concert for soldiers brought censure by the Musicians' Union…

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Dudley Home Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4

A revue was presented at the Red Cross Home at Dudley by a concert party led by Mr. Bob Chapman, of Hamilton. Mr. Chapman gave an…

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Sunday Concert Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 3

After a successful tour of the North Coast, a Garrison Band will appear again at the concert for soldiers and civilians in the…

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Benevolent Dance at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 4

A dance arranged by the New Lambton happiness Club was held in the New lambton Scout Hall on Saturday night in aid of the Club's…

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Sunday Concert Crowded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

Mrs. R. G. Kilgour, guest speaker yesterday at the City Hall concert for the men of the services, said the Sunday concerts were serving a…

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Halfpennies and Pennies at Concert an "Insult to Servicemen"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 3

"An insult to our fighting men," was how the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Alderman Dunkley) to-day described the fact that 20 persons at the Sunday concert in the City Hall yesterday afternoon gave halfpennies to the collection…

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