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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1948

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Open Air Dance Floor For Warner's Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 4

Warner's Bay Progress Association decided last night to lay down an open air dance floor at a cost of £150. It is hoped to raise…

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Jazz Band Concert for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 4

The Port Jackson Jazz Band will give its first concert outside Sydney at Newcastle City Hall on April 1. The Newcastle concert would be…

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Port Jackson Jazz Band Recital

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 4

The first Newcastle recital by the newly-formed Port Jackson Jazz Band will be held in the City Hall on April 1…

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Rail Strike No Bar To Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

Merewether District Band will leave Newcastle by train to-day to take part in the Australian championships at Toowoomba. On…

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Tenor-Priest's Concert Series

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Sydney MacEwen, world-famous Scottish tenor of 10 years ago and now Roman Catholic priest, will give a series of concerts for the Australian Broadcasting Commission when he visits Australia for the centenary celebrations of the Melbourne Diocese in the first week in May…

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£783 Raised for City Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

Already £783/5/11 had been raised from Saturday night dances in the City Hall for the band and orchestral fund, the Lord Mayor…

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Golf Dance Cancelled

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 12

Waratah Golf Club's dance arranged for Easter Saturday night has been cancelled…

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Arrangements For Mater Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 4

Debutantes who wish to be presented at the Mater Hospital Ball in the City Hall on June 1 should notify Miss Mollie Davis,…

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Auditions For Club Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 2

A sub-committee appointed by the Newcastle Music Club will audition Newcastle students wishing to appear in concerts during the year…

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Merewether Band Wins Marches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

TOOWOOMBA, Sunday.—Brisbane Excelsior Band won the A grade diagram march, own choice, at the band carnival this afternoon…

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Merewether Band Wins Two Events

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 5

Merewether District Bandtied with Cairns Municipal Band for first place in the C grade diagram march, own…

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Jazz Band's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 6

The Port Jackson Jazz Band, recently formed in Sydney and compered by radio personality Mr. Wilfrid Thomas, will give…

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Jazz Band Recital

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

THE PORT JACKSON Jazz Band, winners of the recent "battle of the bands" in Sydney Town Hall, which will give a recital at Newcastle City Hall tonight…

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Port Jackson Jazz Band In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

The Port Jackson Jazz Band will arrive from Sydney today for their concert in the City Hall tonight. Accompanying…

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West Wallsend Band's Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 4

At the recent Toowoomba band carnival, West Wallsend Band won two first prizes, two seconds, and one third…

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Concert Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 2

The concert arranged for the City Hall to-morrow night in aid of the Albert Linich appeal has been postponed till the following Sunday…

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Cardiff Workshops Band Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 3

The outstanding success of Cardiff Workshops Institute Band at the Toowoomba contest was its win in the street march section. In…

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Recall of City Hall Pictures Averted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2

A threat had been made to recall to the Sydney Art Gallery paintings hanging at the City Hall, but it now seemed the matter would be settled…

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Rehearsing Folk Dance for Celebrations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

Holding hands in a colourful folk-dance, these girls at the Junction Public School yesterday rehearsed their part in the…

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Matilda Was "Belle" of Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

TORONTO (Ont.), April 12. A.A.P.—More than 4000 journalists and their friends attended the annual Byline Ball on Saturday night…

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