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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

435 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 22

Jenny Howard at Troops Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 2

Jenny Howard, English comedienne, who has just returned from entertaining troops in forward areas, will appear at the concert for troops…

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English Comedienne At Sunday Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 4

The English comedienne, Jenny Howard, who has recently been entertaining troops up north, will be featured at the concert for…

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Instruments for Citizens' Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 2

The Organiser of the Ex-servicemen's and Citizens' Band in Newcastle (Mr. H. Berry) expects delivery of silver-plated engraved…

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New Record Collection at Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 2

An all-time record for collections at the Sunday afternoon concerts, run for troops and civilians in the…

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Pipe Band's Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

Newcastle City Pipe Band won several sections at the Wollongong pipe band competition. The band won the pipe band contest, the…

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1944 Orchestral Concerts

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

This year the ABC will give throughout Australia 132 public orchestral concerts— an average of one in three days. The concerts…

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Cardiff-boolaroo Band

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 4

At a meeting of the Cardiff-Boolaroo Band committee a subsidy of £10 10s from Lake Macquarle Shire Council was…

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New Newcastle Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 4

At a meeting in the City Hall last night at which the Deputy Mayor (Ald. Grahame) presided, it was agreed to form a new brass band…

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Hamilton Rsl Dance Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 6

Members of the Hamilton Returned Soldiers' Dance Club last night entertained friends at a social evening in the club rooms…

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New Brass Band For Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

A new brass band, to be known as the Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens' Band. is to be formed in Newcastle…

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Glamour and the Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

Acute staff shortages brought about by wartime manpower problems were attracting to theatres a type of young woman who wanted…

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New Dance Tax's Effect On Gallantry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Objecting in the House of Representatives last night to aspects of the Entertainments Tax Assessment Bill. Mr…

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Police Ball for A.C.F. To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 6

Proceeds of the Police Ball to be held in the City Hall to-night will help the cinema unit appeal organised by the women's committee of Newcastle…

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Crowd at Police Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 4

A big crowd attended the police bill in the City Hall last night. Among the visitors were the Mayor and Mayoress (Ald. and Mrs. Norris), and…

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Too Much Ball Yhoo About Air Power

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.— The answer to the mystery of the Allied set-back at Cassino is the failure of air power to do what was expected of it. Bombing simply did not knock out the German defences in spite of all…

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Baby Left in Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday.—A two-year-old baby girl was found in the stalls of the Regent Theatre, George-street, city to-night…

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Sunday Concert for Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

Popularity of the Sunday afternoon concerts for the troops in the City Hall was evidenced by another capacity audience yesterday. Guest…

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School Band May be Revived

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 2

Adamstown Public School Band may be revived. The Headmaster (Mr. C. E. Jones) told the Parents and Citizens' meeting last night that…

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Soldier in Naples Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 3

Private Arnold Friedman, an American soldier in the Allied Fifth Army in Italy, playing at a rehearsal of Giacomo…

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£320 From Police Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 2

Organisers of the Newcastle police ball, on behalf of the A.C.F. cinema unit fund, expect that about £320 will be available after all expenses…

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