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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

435 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 22

Swansea Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 4

Swansea May Day ball was held in the Memorial Hall. The grand march was led by Mrs. G. Norman (president of the women's committee) and Mr. W…

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Sunday Concert for Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 2

The collection at the Sunday afternoon concert for the troops at the City Hall yesterday will help to support the candidature of the A.C.F…

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Newsreel Theatre to Open Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 2

A newsreel theatrette to be known its "The Tatler" will shortly be Opened in premises formerly occupied by the Bargain Arcade at the…

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Union Demand on City Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 2

Operator and assistant operators from Newcastle and suburban picture theatres at a meeting yesterday protested against the appointment of…

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Associates' Open Four-ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 6

Mrs. Mullins, 31, and Mrs. Ballenden 27, 2 up, won on the count back from Mrs. Lister 33, and Miss Noakes 27 2 up, in on open four-ball v par…

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May Day Ball at Civic Halli

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 4

The Crowning of the May Day Queen at City Hall last night was a pleasing culmination of many weeks' intensive…

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Author at Theatre To-morrow Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 3

The Australian author, Max Afford, will be present tomorrow night, when his mystery comdey. "Lady in Danger," opens at the…

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Railway Ball on June 22

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

Thursday, June 22. has been chosen as the date for the annual Railway Ball at City Hall, at which debutantes will be presented to the…

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Sunday Concert for Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 4

Featured at the Sunday concert for troops in the City Hall next Sunday afternoon will be the Wally Reynolds Concert Party, which has…

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Any Golf Ball Will Do These Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 8

THE OLD DISCARDED golf ball is worth more to-day than when it was new. The price of balls has increased by…

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To-morrow's Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 3

A war loan concert party will provide most of the programme at the Sunday afternoon concert in the Newcastle City Hall…

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Theatre Dispute Unsettled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

The dispute between the Theatrical Employees' Union and a city theatre over the employment of an alleged non-member of the union as a…

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Concert for Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

Wally Reynolds' War Loan concert party, which has toured New South Wales to support the First Victory Loan, was featured at the concert…

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Move in Theatre Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 3

A special meeting of members of the Theatrical Employees' Association will be held at the A.L.P. rooms to-morrow morning to consider a…

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Adamstown P. and C. Want to Form a School Band

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

Adamstown Parents and Citizens' Association last night decided to Inform the District Council of Parents and Citizens'…

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Stockton Rsl Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 6

Red and white was the effective color scheme adopted by the debutantes at the Stockton RSS AILA ball at the Masonic Hall on…

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Union to Meet on Theatre Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

If there is not an early settlement of the dispute between Newcastle branch of the Theatrical Employees' Association and a city theatre over…

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School Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 5

A concert held to assist the Mayfield East School had been very successful, and had cleared more than £20 profit, it was…

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Died in Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

Walter Henry Shawcross, 66, Alfred-street, Newcastle, collapsed and died in the Victoria Theatre yesterday afternoon…

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Sunday Concert for Troops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 5

The Police and Citizens' Rand and a military swing hand will play at the concert for troops in the City Hall on Sunday afternoon. Artists…

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