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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Busy Anzac Day for Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 7

Newcastle Citizens and Ex-servicemen's Band will play at Lambton Park memorial service at 8.30 a.m. to-morrow. It will then march to New…

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Waratah Band to Play at Bulahdelah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 5

Waratah-Mayfield District Band will play for the Anzae Day celebrations at Bulabdelah to-morrow. On Sunday the band will play at…

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Used Cliff Gear To Get Man Hurt at Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Frants Folmer, 40, stage mechanic, was lowered by cliff rescue gear from the roof of the Minerva Theatre,…

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Suburban and District Wallsend School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 5

A bright programme was presented by pupils of Wallsend School and local artists at a concert organised by the Parents and Citizens'…

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Dates Fixed For A.B.C. Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 6

Australian-born Lorna Sydney, principal mezzo-soprano at the Vienna State Opera House, will be the first of five artists to come to Newcastle…

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Story Behind The Ball-point Pen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 6

The story of the ball-point pen is fascinating —and funny. IN August. 1945 Milton Reynolds, a dynamic American business man,…

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Band Recital to Assist Red Cross

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 5

The Merewether - Junction - Adamstown branch of the Red Cross will benefit by a recital to be given by the Merewether Band at the…

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Robeson Concert Banned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 3

ALBANY (New York). April 25. A.A.P.—Following the refusal by the Mayor of Peoria for political not colour bar reasons to permit Paul…

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Stockton Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 6

A concert, arranged by Stockton Presbyterian Fellowship, was held in the School Hall. Mr. Len Everitt was chairman…

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Cessnock Boosts Junior Band

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 5

Rumors that Cessnock Band had been dissolved were unfounded, the secretary of the band (Mr. C. Smith) said last night…

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Band Recital for Food for Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 7

A recital will be given by Merewether District Band, under Bandmaster W. N. Morgan, at Newcastle Beach on Sunday afternoon at 3.15…

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No "Concerted" Boycott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Opposition members to-night denied that there be a concerted boycott of reception by the Governor-General (Mr…

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Speers Point Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 5

Boolaroo-Speers Point Kindergarten Union will hold a community concert at the Astor Theatre, Speers Point, on May 13…

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£50 From Teralba C.W.A. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 6

Proceeds of the Blue and Gold Ball held by Teralba C.W.A. were £50. The Belle of the Ball…

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Merewether Band Had Good Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 5

The report of the Secretary (Mr. W. Brown) to the annual meeting of Merewether District Band showed that the membership had increased,…

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Stockton Ball Team In Top Form Again

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 11

Although Stockton, last year's baseball premiers, have played only two games this season, they are showing better form than…

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Merewether Band's Successful Year

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 5

The past year in which membership had increased considerably was one of the most successful in the history of the Merewether District…

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Farmer's Dance in Cowshed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 5

DUBLIN.—The allegation at Riverstown Court, Co. Sligo, was that a farmer had a dance in his cowshed without a licence…

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Swansea Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 5

Miss McCloy was judged Belle of the Ball at the Swansea May Day Committee Ball in the Memorial Hall. Proceeds from a social afternoon…

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G.U.O.O.F. Ball At Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 10

Wallsend Masonic Hall was elaborately decorated last night for the G.U.O.O.F. ball, at which debutantes were presented to the N.S.W. Grand…

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