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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

580 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 29

He Picked Up The Ball And Ran . . . And Rugby Began

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 5

In a small football match at Rugby School, Rugby, England in 1830, William Webb Ellis picked the ball up "and with a fine disregard for the rules of the game" dashed down the field with it under his arm…

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Concert On Sunday Condemned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—Church leaders to-day condemned the concert which violinist Yehudi Menuhin and the Sydney Symphony…

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School Concert at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 3

A concert organised by the Women's Auxiliary of Stockton School P. and C. Association drew a packed house at Stockton…

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Delegates For Orchestra Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 4

The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce and Trades Hall Council have appointed their delegates to the Symphony…

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Newcastle Man Wins Ball In Line-out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 6

Newcastle half-back, Cyril Burke, receives the ball from a line-out, white the All Blacks forwards break through in the…

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Youthful "Robin Hood" An His Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 3

The spirit of Robin Hood hurked in Islington Park at dusk yesterday. The modern counterpart of the hero of Sherwood Forest…

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14 Pictures Offered To High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 2

Fourteen offers of pictures have been received to an appeal to form the basis of an art gallery at Newcastle Technical High School,…

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Theatre Concert For Lambton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association completed arrangements for a community concert in King's Theatre on July 3. The programme…

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Sad Seem At State Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

Hushed scene at the Jubilee Ball while Mr. Menzies was making his tragic announcement of the death of Mr. Chifley. The Deputy Prime Minister (Sir Arthur Fadden) is standing at the left of the Prime Minister…

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R.m.y.c. Ball at Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

The Commodore (Mr. L. K. Simpson) and Mrs. Simpson entertained 400 guests at the annual ball and presentation of trophies…

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12 Flower Girls At Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 6

TWELVE flower girls will precede the debutantes who are to be presented at St. John Ambulance ball tonight to the…

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Sunday Concert To Aid Dancer

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 6

A PROGRAMME of "light and bright" music, comedy and dancing will be given at a Sunday night concert at the…

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Elaine Morgan To Dance At Final Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 6

Elaine Morgan will dance one solo performance at the final public concert for her scholarship appeal at the Newcastle City Hall…

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Cadets' Guard At Ambulance Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 6

Thirty-four ambulance cadets and nursing cadets formed a guard of honour for debutantes at the St. John Ambulance Brigade's annual ball in Newcastle City Hall last night…

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17 Debutantes At St. John Ambulance Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

Keynote of the stage decorations at the St. John Ambulance Ball in the City Hall last night was a large replica of the…

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Amateur Groups Help Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

The theatre in Australia is emerging from the doldrums "through amateur groups and repertory companies." Miss Winifred Hindle,…

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Newcastle Aero Club's Fancy Dress Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 3

Mrs. J. Mitten admires her husband and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Flanagan dressed up in well-known characters at a fancy dress ball held by Newcastle Aero Club on Saturday night…

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6 Debutantes At Arcadia Vale Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

At the Arcadia Vale Women's Advance Committee's Ball, small blue fans on the debutantes' cake each carried the name of one of…

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Final Concert For Dancer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

A capacity audience packed Newcastle City Hall last night for the final public concert to assist the Elaine Morgan Scholarship Appeal…

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Kindergarten Drawings At City Hall Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 4

Large nursery rhyme and fairytale drawings, in colour, decorated the stage of the City Hall for the Mayfield Kindergarten's third…

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