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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1945

415 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 21

Theatre Employees Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 4

Members of Newcastle branch of the Theatrical Employees' Association, who were in strike for a week, resumed yesterday in accordance…

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Band Championships

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 5

Hopes are held by members of the Newcastle City Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens' Band that they will be able to visit Melbourne at Chrstmas for…

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Juvenile Ball at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 9

A spectacular march by 88 children in national costumes was a highlight of St. Peter's Church of England…

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C. of E. Ball Debutantes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 9

Debutantes to be presented to the Bishop of Newcastle the Right Reverend F. de Witt Batty, and Mrs. Batty at the annual ball of St. Philip's Church of England, Waratah. in the City Hall tonight. Front: Pat. Randall. Beverley Atkinson (flower-girls). First [?] Hughes, Mrs. E. sncock (matron of honor), Audrey Tennant, Jean Duncan, Gwen Woolley…

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Theatre Employees May Meet Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 5

No rank-and-file meeting of theatrical employees in Newcastle is anticipated before next week to deal with the report of representatives who attended the conference called by the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Morrison,) in Sydney yesterday to…

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Suburban and District SWANSEA P. AND C. CONCERT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 5

Under the joint direction of Mr. K. Brennan and Mr. E. Quinn, local artists and the Swansea School Choir provided the programme for a concert in…

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Mayoral Ball in August

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 6

Debutantes have been chosen for the Mayoral Ball, which ,will be held in the City Hall on August 9. The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Ald. Neville…

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Theatre Employees to Meet on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 4

Commenting on reports that Newcastle would have another theatre strike, the Secretary of the Theatrical Employees' Union (Mr. H. Forbes)…

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St. Phillip's Church Ball At City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 10

The Bishop of Newcastle (the Right Rev. P. de Witt Batty) and Mrs. Batty received the debutantes at St. Phillip's…

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Ball's Chance to Play With State League Side

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 8

F. BALL, Newcastle South full-back has a good chance of selection with the New South Wales team to play in Queensland on July…

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Legacy Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 8

Flags of all nations and gay bunting decorated the City Hall for Newcastle Legacy Club's annual ball last night…

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Penalty for Sunday Dance Reduced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 7

Before Judge Nield at Newcastle Sessions yesterday William John Perry, of Dixon-street, Hamilton, appealed, against the severity of a penalty…

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Legacy Club Ball at City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 11

Balloons, multi-colored streamers jazz caps and novelty dolls were included in the decorations at the Legacy Club Ball at the…

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"Men Without Wives": Workers' Theatre Play

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 10

"Men Without Wives," the Henrietta Drake-Brockman play that won the sesqui-centenary play competition, is to be…

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Actor Says Money Was Lost in Newcastle Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— His venture in the Tivoli Theatre, Newcastle, had yielded him no profit, and had contributed to his present…

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Wallsend Hospital Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 4

A committee representing Wallsend (Central) branch of Wallsend Hospital Women's Auxiliary and tire Women's Guild of Wallsend and Plattsburg…

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Goal by Ball Again Saved South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 6

SOUTH NEWCASTLE captain, Fred Ball, for the second consecutive week, saved his side from defeat by Waratah-Mayfield by…

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Russians Dance With German Women "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, July 9.—The discovery that there is a night club in Berlin where Russians dance with German women has given some new…

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No Move For Repetition Of Newcastle Theatre Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 3

Although morning programmes at city theatres in Newcastle today were late in starting, there was no move at a meeting of Newcastle sub-branch of the Theatrical Employees' Association for a repetition of the recent strike which closed local shows for…

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Discuss New Strike Theatre Employees Meet To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 2

When Newcastle members of the Theatrical Employees' Union meet at Federation House at 9.30 o'clock this morning they will…

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