"Waiting List" for Shipping Ball
All tickets for this year's Shipping Ball on July 23 have been sold and a waiting list started for possible cancellations. THE ball committee has de-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts
Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951
580 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 29
No Decision On Orchestra
A meeting of the Newcastle Council Band and Orchestral Committee last night deferred till next meeting any decision on forming a…
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There was no intention, in proposing the formation of a part-time orchestra to "sack" the existing Combined Newcastle Orchestra, the Lord Mayor (Aid. Purdue) told a deputation to the Council Band…
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GOULBURN.—Only one girl and 61 men attended a dance last night in the city's main hall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →11 Debutantes At R.S.L. Ball
Eleven debutantes were presented to Lieut.-General Gordon Bennett and Mrs. Bennett at Hamilton R.S.L. ball in Newcastle City Hall last night. The debutantes are Betty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.S.L. Ball At City Hall
At Hamilton R.S.L. Ball, at the City Hall, were (left to right) Mr. Watkins, M.H.R., Captain L. Stooke, the State Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Flower Girls Lead Debs. At R.S.L Ball
Six flower girls, preceded by a page-boy, led the debutantes at the Hamilton R.S.L. Ball in Newcastle City Hall last night. THE debutantes, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unusual Ball Setting
Debutantes at the fourth annual Technical College Ball in the City Hall to-morrow night will step through a huge globe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unmasked At Bankers' Ball
Masks were fashionable at the Newcastle Bankers' Ball at the City Hall last night. Unmasked are (left to right) Misses Pat. Greig, Billic Parker and Mr. Bruce Summers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dog Finds An Owner At Ball
A six-week-old Scotch terrier took his pedigree and diet chart to the Bankers' Ball in the City Hall last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Free Orchestral Concert
Newcastle City Combined Orchestra, conducted by Mr. John Hurn, will give a free concert in Newcastle City Hall on Sunday…
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Wallsend Masonic Hall could not hold all the people who wanted to attend a concert given by the primary and secondary departments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rehearsal For Orchestra
The Conductor of Newcastle Music Out of Doors Orchestra (Mr. John Hurn) assists Mrs. Greta Agnew, solo violinist, at the rehearsal last night for next Sunday's performance in the City Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Snow Scenes At Ball
COLORED lights twinkling in the "snow" gave a fairylike appearance to the City Hall last night for the "Arctic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Atmosphere Arctic At Apex Ball
Dancers at the Apex Club Arctic Antics Ball in Newcastle City Hall last night entered the main hall through an "igloo." On the stage of the hall were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Knowledge' Torch At College Ball
A golden torch, 11f. high with a 5ft. "flame" of red cellophane, was the main decoration at the Newcastle Technical College Ball in the City Hall last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MacArthurs At Ball Game
General MacArthur and his wife stand up to applaud at a baseball game in New York when New York Glants played…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →National Theatre To Honor Shakespeare
LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Princess Elizabeth, yesterday laid the foundation stone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Orchestra's Improved Standard
UNTIL yesterday, I had not heard the Newcastle Combined Orchestra for some time, and the improved standard of playing was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Permanent Theatre Bodies Urged
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Australia had as much theatrical talent as it ever had, but permanent companies were wanted so young Australians…
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