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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Flagship Dance To Repay Sydney Welcome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—More than 1000 civilians and 1100 personnel attended the dance to-night aboard the Task Force flagship Shangri-La. The…

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The Plan For A National Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 6

ONE does not have to be very old to remember the time when the living theatre had a considerable…

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Greta Band In Americans' Sydney March

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY: Members of the Greta Recruit Training Band provided the Australian touch today to the…

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Sunday Band Recital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 6

The Newcastle City Ex-servicemen's and Citizens' Band will play at the Newcastle Beach Rotunda on Sunday. The recital Legins at 3.15 p.m. Mr…

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Only 24 Debs. For Mayoral Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

Only nine more debutantes can be accepted for the Mayoral Ball on September 9 in connection with the 150th Anniversary Celebrations…

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Youthful Catholic Organisers' Ball At City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 12

The youthful organisers of the Young Catholic Workers' and National Catholic Girls' Ball last night at City Hall fully earned the congratulations they received for the spectacular success of a function worthy of a veteran committee…

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Merewether Band Seeks Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 7

At the meeting of Merewether District Band, Merewether Red Cross advised that the collection taken at the recital given by the band for…

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Red Cross Ball At New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 7

New Lambton branch of the Red Cross has its arrangements well advanced for its annual ball in the Parish Hall on June 24…

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Truck Somersaults On Way To Dance: Youth Killed, 7 Hurt

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Early this morning a party of friends left a dance at Prince Henry Hospital and an hour later they re. turned in an ambulance. The truck in which they were travelling home overturned killing a 16-year-old lad and…

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Merewether Band

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 9

Merewether District Band has been advised bv Merewether Red Cross that the collection at a recital given in aid of the Food for Britain Appeal…

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Badge Replicas Featured At Airmen's Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 6

A LARGE replica of the Air Force Association badge, flanked on either side by a large propeller, formed the stage decoration for the…

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Scrum-half Gets Rid of the Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 10

This swift pass to the backs was caught in the international Rugby game between England and France recently. J. O. Newton-Thompson (England) is seen passing the ball from the scrum. England defeated France…

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Newcastle Air Force Association Ball Outstanding Success

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 11

The success of the Air Force Association's first ball at the City Hall last night was evident in the very large attendance and the atmosphere of enjoyment sustained throughout the hours of dancing…

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Modern Dances Out At Legion's Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 8

There were no modern dances in the programme for the Legion of Ex-servicemen's second annual Old-time Ball, held in Legion House last…

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Legion House Ball For Welfare Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 13

Old-time dances were a feature of the Legion of Australian Ex-Servicemen and Women's Ball at Legion House last night…

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Masonic Ball Debs.—Soccer Team Trains For Test

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 11

Debutantes to be presented at the Newcastle Masonic Ball tomorrow night.—Back row (left to right): Misses D. Stewart, B. Dowey, M. Hewitson, C. Tavener, A. Ayton, M. McCloskey, E. Lovell, D. Tudor, J. Arthur, E. Bates, M. Brown, J. Kennedy. Front row (left to right): Misses S. Ford, B. Wellard, B. Poole, B. Harkins, D. Elkin, Mrs. H. S. Smith (matron of…

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Raise Funds For Catholic Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 8

A concert will be hold at the City Hall on June 8. at 3 p.m., to raise funds for the Combined Catholic Charities Ball, to be hell on June…

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Air League Concert for Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 6

Officers and cadets over 12, of the Australian Air League interested in the concert to be held as part of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations, are…

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Anglican Ball At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 8

The first annual ball of St. Luke's Anglican Church, Wallsend, was held in the Masonic Hall. The hall was decorated with bush…

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A.L.P. Ball Debs

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 3

Debutantes at the A.L.P. Ball in the City Hall next Wednesday night will be presented to the Minister for Housing (Mr. Clive Evatt) and…

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