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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

555 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 28

Theatre Manager Awarded £384 Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The District Court to-day awarded a picture theatre manager £384 damages against a youth who allegedly…

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Concert By College Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 6

Newcastle Technical College Orchestra, conducted by Mr. W. J. Evans, will present a musical programme in the City Hall on August…

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£456 Coal Board Grant To Lake Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 7

The Secretary of the Swansea-Belmont District Band (Mr. L. F. Yardy) reported that the Joint Coal Board would grant £456/10/ to…

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Bananas Sought For Theatre Tour

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

LONDON. — Actor Robert Cartland recently startled the audience at Salisbury Art Theatre by asking for bananas…

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Newcastle Wedding R.S.L. Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 13

Top left: Mr. and Mrs. Rex Perrett of Merewether, who were married last night at St. John's Church of England, Cook's Hill, the D[?] was formerly Miss Joyce Lauder. Top right: One of the debutantes, Miss Betty Baxter, being presented to Brigadier J. W. Main at the Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. Annual Ball. Centre: Misses R. Grahame, and P. Shearman in between dances at the R.S.L. Ball last night. Centre right Gwen Grazier (right) fixes the nair of another debutante, Edna Jackson, at the Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. Ball. Below left: Robyn Mullen, aged 7½, of Cook's Hill, took plenty of time before she selected her book at the Newcastle Children's library. Below, right: Book Week: Mr. C. K. Thompson signing autographs for children after…

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R.S.L. Ball At City Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 3

Two of the many dancers at Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. Ball at the City Hall last night were Misses Nancy MacLeod and Elaine Robinson…

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Around the Schools: Children To See "Live" Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 7

Schoolchidren who see the Australian Children's Theatre in the next week will catch something of the imagination, colour and vivacity of real theatre…

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Young Musicians As Soloists At Second Winter Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 11

Newcastle and the coalfields will be represented by two young musicians, who will be soloists at the Music-Out-of-Doors Committee's second winter concert at the City Hall next Sunday afternoon. They are Leon Stemler,…

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Bright Concert By High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 4

Newcastle Technical High School ended its annual concert last night with a bright performance of "Love in Court."…

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Sunday Concert at City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 5

Music from Noel Coward's popular "Bitter Sweet" will be presented by the Newcastle Combined Orchestra at the…

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Business Men's Club Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 7

At the Newcastle Business Men's Club Ball at the City Hall last night. Miss Helen Bull (right) displays her dress to Misses…

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Pirate Setting For Business Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 7

The stage of the City Hall was set in a pirate atmosphere complete with "treasure" and skull arid cross bones, for Newcastle Business Men's Club Ball last night…

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Migrants To Dance For Floral Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

Between 40 and 50 migrant children, representing four nationalities, will present national folk dances as part of Newcastle Floral…

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Children Charmed By Their Theatre

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

Reactions of a section of 400 children from Waratah Infants' school as they watched a performance of the Australian…

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Sunday Concert In City Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 4

The Newcastle City Combined Orchestra and Mozart Choir will present a concert at the City Hall to-morrow at 3 p.m…

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Here it is—the "Concertina look": It's the designers who give the squeeze

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

Now they're getting the "concertina look." It conies as fashion designers apply the squeeze to evening gowns. Evening gowns are getting…

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Round-up Of Oversea Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 3

Top left: Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, British Minister for Defence, addresses the 49th Armoured Division of the Territorial Army,…

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At City Hall Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4

Discussing the programme for a concert given at the City Hall yesterday by Newcastle Combined Orchestra and associate artists were the conductor (Mr. J. S. Hurn), Concert Master (Mr. F. J. Bottrill) and compere (Mr. S. O'Shea)…

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Saturday Concert At W.E.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

A University Tutorial class concert was held in the Workers' Educational Association rooms on Saturday…

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City Concert Draws Large Crowd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 5

Newcastle City Hall was crowded, and a number of people sat on the stairs, for an orchestral, instrumental and choral concert yesterday…

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