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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1945

415 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 21

Ball Has Scored 65 Points

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 6

F. Ball, South Newcastle's fullback, scored the first try and kicked seven goals against Central, on Saturday. His total for the season is…

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Wanderers Take Ball From Scrum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 6

Scrum struggle during the Merewether-Carlton v. Wanderers Rugby Union match at Mitchell Park on Saturday. R. worboys, Wanderers' breakaway, is taking the ball from the scrum to pass to J. Robinson, the scrum-half, while the Carlton breakaway. T. Dodds, on the right, is about to tackle…

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Charlestown Concert For R.S.L. Auxiliary

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 8

A concert organised by Miss Jean Stevenson, of Hamilton, was held in the Charlestown Literary Institute last night in aid of funds of…

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War Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 3

A vivid picture of the fighting in New Guinea is given by a collection of over 70 paintings and drawings by Captain Ivor Hele. official war artist, whose exhibition will be opened at Nesca House tomorrow afternoon. Cpl. Wilson is seen discussing one of the…

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St. John's Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 6

St. John's Church of England, Newcastle, will hold the annual ball in the City Hall on July 18. More than 20 debutantes will be…

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Exhibition of War Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 6

The exhibition of war drawings and pictures by the Official War Artist, Captain Ivor Hele, will be opened in Nesca House at 2.30 p.m…

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Theatre Operators' Strike All Picture Shows in Newcastle Are Closed Today

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 3

Newcastle picture theatres did not show their programmes today, and according to union officials, there will be no screenings tonight. Operators and assistants, after a meeting this morning,…

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Interest in War Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 7

An interested throng of people—schoolchildren, housewives, business men and girls—have inspected the exhibition of war drawings and…

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Theatre Employees Reject Direction to Return to Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

A committee appointed by the local sub-branch of the The atrical and Amusement Employees' Association today rejected a direction by the General Secretary of their organisation to return to work…

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Theatre Strike May Last Some Time Discuss Spread to Coalfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Indications at last night's special meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Theatrical Employees' Association were that there would be no pictures in Newcastle for some time. Members decided by 110 votes to 11 in a secret ballot…

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Theatre Employees Reject Work Order End of Strike Not in Sight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 2

City and suburban theatres affected by the strike of members of Newcastle branch of the Theatrical Employees' Association will not be open before Monday. The decision to strike was reaffirmed yesterday when…

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Compulsory Conference Picture Theatre Parties to Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 3

Representatives of Newcastle sub-branch of the Theatrical Employees' Association have been summoned to appear before Mr. Morrison, Deputy Registrar of the Arbitration Court, in Sydney tomorrow afternoon, the secretary of the sub-branch…

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Talks After Resumption Court Move in Theatre Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Judge Foster referred the Newcastle Theatres dispute to Mr. Morrison, Deputy Registrar of the Arbitration…

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Adamstown R.s.l. Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 12

The secretary of Adamstown R.S.L. Social Committee (Mr. G. Oakley) announces that arrangements for the annual ball in the City Hall on…

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Nazi Prisoners Think Horror Pictures Faked

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

NEW YORK. Wednesday.—German Prisoners of war held in America were shown movies of German atrocities. Many shielded their faces during the…

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Talks To-day on Theatre Strike Week-end Reopening If Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

If a settlement is reached at a compulsory conference in Sydney this afternoon on the dispute which has closed 18 city and suburban theatres…

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Picture Theatre Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 7

Sir,—Now the strike of picture theatre operators and ushers is in progress, I think it is time for the public to go on strike against the…

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14 Debutantes at Kotara Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 8

Fourteen debutantes were presented to the Mayor and Mayoress of Greater Newcastle (Ald. and Mrs. R. Norris) at the first ball of the Kotara…

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Debutantes Presented At Kotara Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 11

The frocking of the 14 debutantes presented to the Mayor and Mayoress of Newcastle (Alderman and Mrs. R. Norris) at Legion House last night…

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Neat Play Got Her the Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 10

A neat cut of the hockey stick, and the girl in the foreground was tricked as she played for the ball. The girls were playing in the Girls' High v. Ventral match at National Park, during the secondary schoolgirls' contest…

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