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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1945

415 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 21

Band Champions From North

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 6

Newcastle and coalfields bandsmen were well placed in the Brass Band Australian Championships held in Sydney over Easter…

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Papuan Band To Play In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 3

The Royal Papuan Contabulary Band, which has created considerable interest during its stay in Sydney, will give a…

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First City March by Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 2

Newcastle City Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens' Band will march through city streets for the first time on Sunday. The march has been arranged…

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Stadium Packed for Concert

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

Newcastle Stadium was packed last night when the Railway May Queen Committee presented "States on Parade," compered by Hal Gillam…

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Ball to Play Again for South League

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 14

Last season's Country representative fullback, Fred Ball, of South Newcastle, will play again for his club this year. Ball is…

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Band's City March Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 5

The Newcastle City Ex-Servicemen's and Citizens' Band had to cancel its march from Pacific-street to the Sports Ground yesterday…

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Papuan Band Here To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 4

THE ROYAL Papuan Constabulary Bane of 33 players will perform in front of Newcastle Post-office between 11 a.m. and noon to-morrow…

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Papuan Band to Play Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

The Royal Papuan Constabulary Band of 39 members, which is touring the State in aid of the Third Victory Loan, will play in front of…

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Debutantes For Catholic Autumn Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 7

DEBUTANTES to be presented at the Young Christian Workers and National Catholic Girls' Movement's second autumn ball City Hall, tomorrow night. Back row: N. Taylor. P. Wilson, r. Vial, P. Arundale, P. Moloney. M. Hanley. E. Jarrett. F…

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Papuan Band at Raymond Terrace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

Intent on their task are these three cornet players, members of the Royal Papuan Constabulary Band, which will arrive in…

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Ball-bearing Town Blasted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, April 11. A.A.P.—Hundreds of planes, attacking in waves, blasted the remains of Schweinfurt, once Germany's most important…

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Royal Papuan Band Has Its Own Customs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

THE PAPUAN BAND, which played in Newcastle yesterday, is more than a musical combination. It is a well-disciplined, self-contained…

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Last Night's Ball at City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 10

The presentation of 29 debutantes to Monsignor Peters attracted a large gallery and a large crowd of dancers to City Hall last night, when the…

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Papuan Band in Newcastle £3650 Raised for Victory Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 4

The recital by the Royal Papuan Constabulary Band in front of Newcastle Post-office yesterday was the means of increasing subscriptions to…

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Suburban and District 'Horse' Starred at Mayfield Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 7

A tap-dancing "horse" and a girl who packed plenty of action into her rendition of "Salome" provided the highlights at a concert in Waratah…

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26 Concerts in Tour by Sir Ernest MacMillan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Sir Ernest MacMillan, permanent conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, who has arrived from Canada,…

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Week-end Sport Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 9

W. Burgess, who played an outstanding game for Waratah in the League game against Kurri at New Lambton on Saturday starts a movement close to Kurri's line. In the picture are: N. White (Kurri), Referee R. Lewis, W. Eddy (Womtah), W. Burgess with ball, and E. Fraser (Waratah). L Price (Winn's stops a fast one in the basketball…

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In Hurry to Get to Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 4

Lawrence J. Darcy 27. packer, was in a hury to get to a dance at Hamilton on Saturday night. He jumped into a moto truck in James…

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"Oversea Expert for National Theatre"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A high-ranking producer from overseas should be appointed director of the proposed Australian national theatre,…

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College Orchestra's First Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 6

Newcastle Technical College orchestra will give its first performance at an invitation musicale an May 4. The orchestra has a complement of 28…

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