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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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"Circus" at Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 4

Artists from Barton's Follies, including Cuska's miniature circus, Peter Brooks, and Bobby Le Brun, contributed items at the concert…

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Symphony Concerts For Newcastle Children

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 3

Two free afternoon concerts for school children will be given in the City Hall on September 28 and 29 during the visit of the…

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Sydney Orchestra Here Next Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 4

The A.B.C. Sydney Symphony Orchestra will give two young people's concerts and one public performance in Newcastle next month…

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Hamilton Diggers' Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 August 1944 · page 6

Members of the Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, assisted by the women's auxiliary, held a repeat of the…

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Cessnock Band Reviews Year

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 5

The prospect of holding Sunday night band concerts in Shakespeare Park, Cessnock, during the summer was discussed by the…

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Fell in Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 8

FELLIN THEATRE.—Falling down steps in a city theatre, Mary Bell, 68, King-street, Stockton, received lacerations and confusions to the…

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Art Show Pictures Cover 2400 Sq. Ft.; Opening on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 5

Pictures in the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show, which opens on Monday, will cover more than 2400 square feet of hanging space at the City Hall Supper Room, where a gallery is being constructed for them…

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Ormandy Will Conduct Manila Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK. Thursday. — Eugene ormandy, celebrated conductor, will lead the Manila Symphony Orchestra in a victory…

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Letters to Editor Laurieton Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1944 · page 4

Sir,—On behalf of Laurieton residents, I would like to thank Captain F. Holdridge, Wallsend, for his loyal support when our town came…

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Bounce of Ball Won League Final

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1944 · page 6

A LUCKY bounce of the ball, from which N. Randall scored his second try five minutes before the last whistle, gave Waratah-Mayfield…

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Books, Music Pictures Mr. Evatt on City Cultural Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 4

Newcastle should have an art gallery, a library and a permanent orchestra, the State Assistant Minister (Mr. Evatt) said in Newcastle…

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Abc Orchestra Leader Resigns

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE—Mr. Haydn Bec[?] has forwarded to the ABC his resignation as leader of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and…

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Soccer Club Dance at Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 5

To aid its candidates (Mrs. Joyce Waddingham) in the "Soccer Queen of the North" competition being conducted by five…

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"Pictures at an Exhibition": an Art Show Tour

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 4

If you want to enjoy the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show at the City Hall properly, it is a good idea to go more than once; perhaps three or four times. Unless you are an expert art…

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Abc Orchestra Players Resign

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Mr. Haydn Beck, a leading orchestral player, who resigned from the Australian Broadcasting Commission, said today…

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Orchestra Leader Will Become Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The resignation of Mr. Haydn Beck, leader of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, has been accepted by the Australian…

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Commonwealth Steel Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 4

Sir Keith and Lady Smith. Professor Chan. Minister for Information at the Chinese Legation at Canberra. Mr. Percy Yan…

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Wallsend Hospital Annual Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

Wallsend Masonic Hall was decorated with popples and ferns for the 15th annual Hospital Ball. The hospital was represented by…

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Police "Running Round with Band" Annoy Alderman

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 4

Police were "running round and playing in a band" but could not be made available for traffic supervision on dangerous city intersections, complained Alderman J. H. Williams at Greater Newcastle Council meeting, last night…

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No Sunday Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 3

There will be no Sunday afternoon concert in the Newcastle City Hall at the week-end, the secretary of the Civic Concert…

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