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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Mr. Ball To Lead Diplomatic Mission To Japan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

TOKYO, March 30. A.A.P.—Acceptance of an Australian request to establish a diplomatic mission to Japan was announced by the…

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Letters to Editor Celebrity Orchestral Concert Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 8

Sir,—Many functions are being planned for the Sesquicentenary celebrations in September, functions to attract visitors and to show them…

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17 Debutantes for Wallsend Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 4

Seventeen debutantes will be presented by the Matron of Honour (Sister Nada Linsley) at the Wallsend Grand United Order of…

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Glendon Brook Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 4

Visitors from Gresford, Branxton Dalwood, Cessnock and Lochinvar attended the annual ball at Glendon Brook in aid of hall funds. Mr. Kevin Jones…

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Theatre Reviews

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 5

As all picture shows were closed yesterday (Good Friday), the new releases in Newcastle this week did not open until today…

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Tatler Theatre Features

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 5

The entire Pox Australian newsreel showing at the Tatler Theatrette from Easter Saturday is devoted to the Royal Agricultural Show in…

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Annual Ball at Glendon Brook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 6

Visitors from Gresford, Branxton, Dalwood, Cessnock and Lochinvar attended the annual Ball at Glendon Brook in aid of hall funds…

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Tackled, Lost Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 8

A tense moment in Rugby Union trial game at Mitchell Park on Saturday. A player gathers the ball lost by an opponent when tackled…

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Sought In Dance Halls For Souls To Save

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 4

Jack Martz, American evangelist, toured Newcastle dance halls on Saturday to tell people of his meetings in the…

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Holiday Sport In Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 7

An incident in the Cessnock v. Newcastle Sooth Rugby League trial match at Mitchell Park, Merewether, yesterday afternoon. Watsford (South) moves in to tackle a Cessnock three-quarter in the trial Rugby League game at Mitchell Park yesterday…

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Four More Band Recitals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 5

Greater Newcastle Council last night endorsed a recommendation of the Band Committee that four additional Sunday afternoon band recitals…

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Teralba C.W.A. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 6

Teralba C.W.A. branch will hold its "Blue and Gold Jubilee" ball on Friday in the School of Arts. The proceeds will be donated to the…

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Stop Press Ball Manager Suspended

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 16

NEW YORK, Wednesday: A baseball commissioner (Albert Chandler) caused a sensation by suspending Leo ("The Lip") Durocher, manager of…

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Waratah to Enter Band Contest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 7

Waratah and Mayfield District Band decided to enter in the contest to be held in Newcastle during the 150th Anniversary celebrations…

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Annual Labor Ball on June 10

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 5

The annual Labor Ball, under the Ruspices of the A.L.P. in Newcastle, will be held this year on June 10 in the City Hall. Arrangements for the…

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New Play-The-Ball Rule To Operate Today In Sydney League

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 10

Although an important change in the play-the-ball. rule will begin to "operate in Sydney Rugby League matches today, the new rule will not operate in Newcastle ' until today week…

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Head Victory by Avalanche Over Concerto at Randwick Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 11

SYDNEY: Avalanche (9/2) defeated Concerto (5/1) by a head in a photo-finish in the Randwick Dangar Handicap, but the bookmakers wanted to lay only Concerto,…

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Band Recital at Tighe's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 4

Waratah and Mayfield District Band gave a recital at Tighe's Hill Methodist Church yesterday afternoon, under the baton of Mr…

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Concerto's Second Sound Brisbane Cup Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Proctor will not be a runner in the Brisbane Cup, but his trainer, D. Lewis, has a worth-while representative in Concerto, who yesterday ran a close second to Avalanche in the Dangar…

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Gympie Cattle Get St. Vitus' Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—A mystifying discase among dairy cattle, affecting their nervous system is causing alarm in the Gympie district…

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