Swansea Band Recital
The Swansea-Belmont District Band will give a recital at the Swansea Rotunda to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. Mr. F. J. Baker will…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1949
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Pictures Made Woman Seasick
LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Mrs. Annie Hunt, 70. of Croydon, is puzzling doctors. At Luton (Bedfordshire)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Overseas Pictures To Be Displayed At "Sun" Art Show
A collection of 80 pictures from overseas child artists will be on exhibition at "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Business Men's Ball Aids Legacy Appeal
HUNDREDS of coloured tulips, made by members of the women's committee and illuminated with coloured lights,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Debutantes for Old-time Ball
Miss Strella Wilson will receive the debutantes at Phil Furley's Old-time Ball at the Empire Palals on Monday night. Back row: Dorothy Proctor, June Linder, Sybil Saunders, Kath Adler, Nena Hopkins, June Clark, Mina Stephenson, Fay Woodbine. Front row: Pat Ross, Mauereen Lambert, Noelene Fletcher, Mrs. J. Mathews (Matron of Honour), Gloria Down Giggins, Daphne…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →4-Ball Championship at Shortland
The 1949 four-ball championship of Newcastle District Golf Association will be held to-morrow at Steel Works Club links, Shortland…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For Women 400 Guests At Matrons' Ball
Against a background of banked blossom and garlands, of ivy and camellia which decorated the City Hall stage, more than 40 hostesses received their 400 guests as they arrived for the Newcastle Matrons'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cocktail Party, Dinner Preludes To Matrons' Ball
The Matrons' Ball last night at the City Hall set a precedent in Newcastle—the guests arrived on time, due to the ingenuity of hostesses in arranging a cocktail party and dinner as preludes to one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Citizens' Concert" For Park
A "Citizens' Concert" will be held in King Edward Park, Newcastle, to-morrow week. There will be a choral, vocal and instrumental…
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Newcastle City Council has made a formal request to the trustees of the National Art Gallery to return the paintings removed from the City…
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Benecia Doctor and Elaine Morgan, ballet dancers from the studio of Miss Jessie Brownlie, with Jack Speering as soloist, will be featured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →18th Century Dress At Ball In Palais
There was an 18th Century atmosphere in the frocking of the debutantes, attendants and matron of honor and the gavottes, quadrilles, waltzes and "sets" at an old-time ball in the Palais Royale last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Robeson Concert Riot To Be Investigated
ALBANY, Mon. (A.A.P.).—The New York State Governor (Mr. Dewey) today ordered Westchester County officials to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saxophones for Concert
The saxophone section of Jim Gussey's A.B.C. dance band which will visit Newcastle for the first time on September 12 for the A.B.C. variety concert at the City Hall. Left to right: Don Burrows, Keith Atkinson, Frank McLaughlin, Chic Donovan and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church Ball at Belmont
A large crowd attended the annual ball of All Saints' Church, Belmont. Guests of honour were the Dean of Newcastle and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Band Recitals
Waratah-Mayfield Band will give a programme in the Mayfield shopping area between 10 a.m. and noon to-day. To-morrow they will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rehearsing for Citizens' Concert
Choir members of Newcastle Philharmonic Society rehearse for the citizens' Concert to be presented in King Edward Park…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Art Show Pictures To Go Overseas
A selection of pictures from "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show, which closed on Saturday, will be sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Concert Tickets at £3/2/6 "On Black"
VENICE, Sept 4. A.A.P. — Blackmarket box tickets for the Toscanini concert last night sold for high as £3/2/6 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Angry Clashes At Concert By Negro Paul Robeson
NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P.): Several hundred ex-servicemen became involved in skirmishes with police when Negro singer Paul Robeson gave an open-air concert today at Peekskill. The clashes occurred when…
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