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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

555 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 28

West Wallsend Annual Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 5

A big crowd attended West Wallsend Cooperative Women's Guild's annual ball. An old-time minuet was danced…

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Camp-fire Concert at E. Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 9

Preceded by a torch-light procession, a camp-fire community concert will be held at East Maitland Park on Empire night…

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Band Concert on Waratah Oval

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 4

The Waratah-Mayfield Band and the Tamworth Police Boys' Club band will give a concert on Waratah Oval at 3 p.m. on Sunday…

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Students' "Stink" Bombs At Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 16

LONDON: Because students threw "stink" bombs on to the floor during a dance held at the SW Essex Technical…

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Newcastle Band to Go to Gloucester

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 2

The Newcastle Bus Employees and Citizens' Band (formerly Merewether District Band) will visit Gloucester on Sunday to take part in a…

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Y.w.c.a Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 10

Judge Regala (Consul-General for the Philippines) and Mrs. Regala are coming to Newcastle on Friday, May 26. to…

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High School Dance To Aid Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 7

To assist funds being collected for memorial gates at the school, the Newcastle Boys' High P. and C. last night…

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Shipping Ball On June 19

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

More than 600 persons are expected to attend the Shipping Ball on June 19 in the Empire Palais…

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Shipping Ball Again This Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 6

The first shipping ball since 1946 is expected to be attended by 600 people from shipping offices and heavy industries…

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Band Concert At Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 5

About 500 people yesterday attended a concert given by Waratah-Mayfield and Tamworth Police and Citizens Boys' Bands at…

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Mater Ball Debutantes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 7

Top, left: DEBUTANTES who will be prsented at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Ball at the City Hall on May 30. Back row (left to right): Patricia Irwin, Beatrice Cox, Annette Larkin, Helen Lyle, Pamela Shayler, Ruth Simms, Barbara Dick. Front row (left to right): Josie Whalan Eileen Russ, Maureen Ryan,…

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Anzac Ball on June 9

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 8

The Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia Anzac Ball will be held on Friday, June 9…

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Trial Blow At Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

Keith Powell, 11-year-old cornet player in Tamworth Police Boys' Club Band, has a blow before playing at Waratah Park yesterday. Robert Wall, 14-year-old euphonium player, also from Tamworth, seems pleased with the result…

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Decorations For Tech. College Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 8

Teachers at Newcastle Tech College are designing special decorations for a "Masque Ball on July 7…

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Railway Orchestra Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 4

The Cardiff Male Voice Choir and the Railway Institute Orchestra gave a concert at the City Hall last night. Among…

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Armed Party For Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 3

These cadets from Cook's Hill and Newcastle High School, who took part in the Empire Day demonstration yesterday, were…

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A.B.C. Orchestra Invited To Floral Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 6

A Floral Festival Planning Committee meeting last night decided to invite the A.B.C. to send an orchestra to Newcastle for Floral…

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Band Concert At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 4

Swansea-Belmont and Cessnock District Bands will combine at Maitland to stage a massed band concert in the Town Hall at 8.30…

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Charming Setting of Ywca Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 11

The Blue Triangle emblem, blue, white and gold garlands of flowers festooned round the hall, and a stage background…

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Baby Smothered While Parents Attended Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 1

HOBART, Friday.—A 2½-year-old girl clambered from her cot and accidentally smothered her nine-months-old brother asleep in…

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