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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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100 M. Pictures A Second By New Camera

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 5

A camera has been perfected in the United States to take photographs at the rate of 100 million exposures a second…

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Cultural Centre Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 6

A concert in aid of the Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre will be given at the City Hall next Thursday. The concert…

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Authors' Artists' Ball Outstanding Success

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 8

The Authors' and Artists' Bali last night at the City Hall was a success beyond anticipation—a tribute to the organisation of an energetic and enthusiastic committee…

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Gay Costumes At Artists' Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 3

At the Authors and Artists' Ball at the City Hall last night were top (left to right) Miss Betty Brown with Mr. T. Gough, of…

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Fancy Dress Ball Gayest Of Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 4

Little Miss Muffet, with her gipsy partner, and Nero waltzing with a Chinese, were but two of the strange alliances at the Authors' and Artists' ball at Newcastle City Hall last night…

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William Herbert In City Hall Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 5

William Herbert, noted Australian tenor, will give the third concert in the A.B.C.'s celebrity season at Newcastle City Hall…

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New Adjudicator At Band Festival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 8

Because of the illness of Mr. L. C. Bragg, of Sydney, who was to have adjudicated the Belmont band festival on Sunday and…

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When Royalty Goes To The Pictures "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, June 6.—What happens when the Ring wants to see a new film? The answer was provided by the plans for to-night's premiers on the new Herbert Wilcox-Anna Neagle film "Odette,"…

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Civic Park Concert: Floral Week Finale

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 3

Newcastle Floral Week Committee will endeavor to arrange for the September Music-Out-of-Doors Concert to be held…

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A.B.C Celebrity Concert Artists Entertained

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

Australian tenor, William Herbert, and associate artist Joyce Hutchinson were entertained by members of the…

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Stadium To Become "Live" Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 2

From June 21, Newcastle Stadium will become a theatre on four nights a week. Celebrity Theatres Pty. Limited…

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Y.m.c.a. Ball Debutantes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 13

Debutantes at the Y.M.C.A. Ball on June 14 at the City Hall will be presented to Sir Frederick and Lady Stewart by the…

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Tenor Pleases at Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 10

Australian tenor, William Herbert, pleased his audience with a programme of lieder, operatice excerpts and folk…

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Revue Company At Lambton Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 3

The Elma Revue Company will present "Highlights on Parade" it the King's Theatre. Lambton, tonight. This will…

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Y.m.c.a. Ball Debutantes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 7

DEBUTANTES to be present cd at the Y.M.C.A, Ball on Jun e 14- at the City Hall from left to right: Ann Clark, Marie Donnelly, June Nelson, Joyce Cox, Leon Ray, Judy Lenor d and Winifred Staples. CHOSEN "MISS NAPOLI" by members of the crew, Miss…

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In Brief Boy 'Stowaway' In Picture Theatre Why Americans Work Hard

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 8

The reason why American men work harder and produce more than Englishmen is claimed to have been discovered by a team of 17 Englishmen in a report made after an American…

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Appeal Concert Well Balanced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 6

The Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre Appeal concert last night consisted of a balanced collection of well-chosen items and…

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Dance Parties At Anzac Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 3

The Anzac Ball was held at the City Hall last night. Among the dancers were (top, left to right) Mr. H. Brown (Hamilton), Miss…

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Visiting Salvation Army Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 4

Rockdale Salvation Army Band of 30 players will give a recital in the King-street Citadel at 8 o'clock to-night. To-morrow it…

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Visiting Salvation Army Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 2

Rockdale Salvation Army Band will visit Newcastle at the weekend. A welcome tea will be held at Adamstown at 5 p.m. to-day,…

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