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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

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Impressive Band Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 6

Under the leadership of the visiting English band conductor, Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Adkins, the A.B.C. Military Band gave a varied…

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Military Band Rehearsal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

Lieut.-Colonel Adkins conducting members of the A.B.C. Military Band at the City Hall yesterday afternoon…

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Two Visits By Orchestra In Concert Series

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

The international celebrity concert series for Newcastle in 1951 would include visits by Sydney Symphony Orchestra on April 10…

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Last Concert By Toscanini

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Famous conductor, Arturo Toscanini (83) will direct a symphony concert…

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Concert Items At Political Party Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 3

Liberal Party organisers in Newcastle last night found a solution to the problem of ensuring good attendances at…

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Black Watch Band Arrives For Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.—The band of the famous Black Watch Highland Regiment reached Fremantle in the liner Maloja to-day. It is to tour…

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Band Concert at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 3

Swansea-Belmont. Gloucester, and Waratah-Mayfield bands took part in a combined concert at Waratah Park yesterday…

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Young Band Critics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

Bruce Page and Doug Riley (top) show little enthusiasm for music played in a combined band concert at…

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Cricketer Injured Catching Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

Noel Hayes, 19, of Elder-street, Lambton, dislocated his right collarbone while attempting to catch a cricket ball in a match at…

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Australian Pictures for Tate Gallery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 18. A.A.P.—The Tate Gallery has bought two Australian paintings—"Central Australian Landscape," by Sidney…

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Youth Falls Through Theatre Ceiling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An assistant operator at The Ritz Theatre, Randwick, suffered a fractured arm and severe shock when he crashed…

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McEwan's Pipe Band Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 4

Many Scots gathered at Belmont parish hall at the first social held by McEwan's Pipe Band. The socials will be held on the…

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Lunch-hour Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 4

A concert in the series sponsored by the Mozart Society will be held at Blackall House from 12.10 p.m. to 12.50 p.m. to-morrow. Artists…

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Lunch-Hour Concert At Blackall House

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 2

A further concert in the series of lunch-hour concerts sponsored by the Mozart Society will be given at Blackall…

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Band Recital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 7

Waratah-Mayfield Band will give a programme at Newcastle Beach rotunda from 8 o'clock to-night. The band will take part in a…

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Preparation For Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 4

Hazel Farnsworth (left) has an adjustment made to her dress by Madame Kousnetzova, at the Polish-Australian ballet at the City Hall last night…

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South Sea Island Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

The boys come from an island 400 miles from Fiji. They joined the ship's crew about a year ago. The band has three Spanish…

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Award Winner To Dance At Ballet Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 4

Newcastle ballet student, Elaine Morgan, who recently won a scholarship to the Sadlers Wells school, will give a solo performance…

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Mozart Society Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

A programme in the series of lunch hour concerts sponsored by the Newcastle Mozart Society will be given between 12.10 and 12.50…

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Mozart Society Luncheon Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 7

Another in the series of lunch hour concerts sponsored by the Mozart Society will be given in the Central Methodist…

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