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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

555 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 28

Y.m.c.a. Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 14

The Lady Mayoress (Mrs. H. D. Quinlan) photographed with Sir Frederick and Lady Stewart who received the debutantes at the Newcastle Y.M.C.A. Ball at the City Hall last night. Seven debutantes who were presented to Sir Frederick Stewart and Lady Stewart at the…

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All Smiles At Y.M.C.A. Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 8

At the Y.M.C.A. Ball in the City Hall last night were—Above, left to right: Miss J. Campbell, Mrs. T. Barron, Miss E. Barron and…

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Seven Debutantes Presented at Y.m.c.a. Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 14

Sir Frederick and Lady Stewart came to Newcastle yesterday to receive the debutantes at the Y.M.C.A. Ball last night at the City Hall. Large palms and poinsettia…

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Y.M.C.A. Had Emblem To Fore At Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 6

The Y.M.C.A. emblem dominated the decorations at the association's ball in the City Hall last night…

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Gloria Woolley To Give Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 6

Gloria M. Woolley, violinist, will give a recital in the…

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Masonite Ball "Deb" Presentation Was Uproarious

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 10

The reception accorded the "debutantes" as they entered the hall through a heart-shaped alcove and along a scarlet carpet to the stage, at the Masonite Ball last night at the Palais Royale, was an uproarious…

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Ball To Assist Cultural Centre Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 6

Proceeds from the Insurance Institute annual ball, held in the City Hall last night, will go to the Newcastle Cultural Centre Appeal…

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Flat-footed "Debs" At Palais Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 6

Ten "debutantes" described as a "ravenous display of beauty" made creaking bows at the 12th annual ball of the Masonite Corporation (Aust.) Ltd. at the Palais last night…

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Theatre Television Shows In U.K. Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The general sales manager of British Empire Films (Mr. V. Webb) said to-day that television technicians of…

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Insurance Institute Annual Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 9

Many visitors from outlying districts came to Newcastle to attend the Insurance Institute Ball at the City Hall…

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Disabled Soldiers' Association Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 9

Blue and gold were the predominating colors in the decorations and bouquets carried by the matron of honor and debutantes at the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Soldiers' Association Ball last night at…

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Flower Girls At Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 7

Flower girls who attended debutantes at the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Soldiers' Ball at the City Hall last night included Olwyn Devney, 4½, of Mayfield, and Pamela James, 8½, of Newcastle…

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Today's Graphic Pictures Of Maitland's Grim Fight With Surging Floodwaters

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 6

These pictures, taken by a staff photographer today, tell a graphic story of Maitlahd's battle against. the flood. Top row, left to right: (1) Farmer G. Mndd forks hay from his partly submerged barn for stock taken to safety. It was the sixth time he had been flooded. (2) Caves Beach Surf Club members took their boat to Maitland to help in the emergency. (3) This aeroplane flew low over swirling flood waters…

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Today's Flood Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 3

With the heavy rainfalls above Maitland the flood position in the Hunter again deteriorated today and new warnings were issued. (See Page 1.) Picture shows flood areas looking towards Maitland Railway Station from the 60ft. clock tower at Maitland Town Hall. View from Maitland Station overhead bridge…

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Scottish Dance at Kindergarten Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 8

A group of children from Miss Jessie Brownlie's studio, wearing tartan kilts and Glengarry caps, presented a delightful Scottish dance at the Mayfield Kindergarten ball last night at the City Hall…

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Sea Atmosphere At Shipping Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 6

Dancers walked on to the "quarter deck," complete with binnacle and wheel, when they arrived at the Palais for the Shipping Ball last night It was the first shipping ball…

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Shipping Ball Had Nautical Atmosphere

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 8

A typical nautical atmosphere—a quarter deck, binnacle and wheel—greeted dancers at the Shipping Ball last night at the Palais Royale. Reminders of the sea were,…

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First Flood Pictures From Hinton Area

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 7

Top left: Mrs. Leo Burgess and her two children, Keith (11) and Barbara (5), on the haystack at Hinton last night, in which they lived since rapidly rising floodwaters forced them to evacuate their home at Hinton on Friday. Top right: Group of hungry flood victims from the Morpeth-Hinton area waiting to receive the Army "duck"…

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Council Recasts Decision On Theatre Lease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 6

Newcastle City Council last night rescinded its decision to call for tenders for a 10-year lease of the Strand Theatre when the present…

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21 Debs Presented At Tighe's Hill Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 12

With their traditional white frocks, the twenty-one debutantes presented to the Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland (the Most Rev. Dr. J. Toohey) at Tighe's Hill Catholic Ball last night at the City Hall, carried…

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