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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1948

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Concert Assisted Ambulance Cadets

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 4

Funds of the Police Boys' Division cadets of St. John Ambulance will benefit by a concert organised by Mr. K. W…

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Coal Board to Give Miners Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Coal Board, in cooperation with the Australian Broadcasting Tommission, will hold a number…

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Letters To the Editor. City Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 2

Last September, following the city's 150th celebrations, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) seemed enthusiastic about forming a city…

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Red Cross Ball at City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 8

The spirit of Red Cross was evident last night at the City Hall at a ball organised by a committee representing nine branches in the Newcastle district…

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81 and Can Still Dance a Jig

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 1

Messrs. M. P. Coughlan (top left) and Michael Hogan, who are staying at the St. Joseph's are valescent Home. Sandgate, are…

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11 Debutantes Presented At Red Cross Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 4

The Director of Red Cross Branches for New South Wales (Mrs. G. R. Strachan) received 11 debutantes at the combined…

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Band Forms Women's Auxiliary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 3

Waratah-Mayfield District Prize Band has formed a women's auxiliary to help keep the band functioning. Those appointed…

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Camp Fire Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 3

Stockton Scouts will hold their annual "camp fire" ball at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday night. Miniature debutantes, being…

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Waratah Band Has Full Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 5

At a meeting of Waratah-Mayfield District Prize Band it was reported that the band had a number of engagements…

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Red Cross Ball At New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 4

Mrs. L. Fuller was judged belle of the ball at New Lambton Red Cross Society's second annual ball in the New…

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Youth, Bashed After Dance, Dies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Trevor John Watts, 20, of Mascot, who was bashed early yesterday morning, after a dance at Mascot, died late…

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Matinee Record at Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

THE Civic Theatre had its biggest daytime crowds in 16 years yesterday. Its matinee crowd broke all records. Many…

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Kotara Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 3

Artists in the Church of England concert in Kotara Hall, organised by Mr. R. Mainprize, were: The Kotara Minstrels (led by Mr…

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New Lambton Red Cross Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 4

Child debutantes were presented to Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Harker at the second annual ball held by New Lambton branch of the Red Cross…

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Toronto Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 3

Debutantes to be presented to Monsignor V. Peters at the Roman Catholic Ball at Victory Theatre, Toronto, on June 24, are Margaret…

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Theatre Stars Incinerated In Big U.S. Air Crash

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.): All 39 passengers and the crew of four were incinerated when a United Airlines DC6 (Globemaster) hit a 16,000-volt high tension line in Pennsylvania and crashed in flames. Among the dead are the noted…

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Lunch-hour Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 3

Artists at the A.B.C. lunch-hour concert yesterday were Joy Bull, pianist; Shirley Wallwork, soprano: Beatrice Welch, elocutionist; and…

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Catholic Ball at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 4

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., and Mrs. Booth, will be among guests at St. Patrick's Ball at the…

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Students to Present Lunch-hour Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

Three young Newcastle students will give the lunch-hour concert in Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre hut on Monday. They are…

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Lunch-hour Concert For Culture Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 4

The second lunch-hour concert organised by the Newcastle Cultural Centre executive will be held in the King-st. hut next…

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