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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

580 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 29

Orchestral Concert on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

The Music-out-of-doors Committee yesterday completed arrangements for the first programme in the Music Week Festival, to open…

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Open Air Concert In Civic Park

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

First of the 1951 concerts presented by the Newcastle Music-Out-Of-Doors Committee, will be held in Civic Park next…

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Park Concert On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 2

A concert in Civic Park on Sunday by Newcastle Combined Orchestra, under the direction of John Hurn, will open the 1951…

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Band Festival For Belmont

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

A brass band festival, conducted by Swansea-Belmont District Band as part of the Jubilee celebrations, will be held at Belmont Sports…

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Move For Pictures At City Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

The President of the Board of Trustees of the National Art Gallery (Mr. B. J. Waterhouse) has promised the Lord Mayor (Ald…

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Artists For Music Lovers' Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 5

Guest artists at the Music Lovers Club first concert for the season would be Patricia Church (soprano), Judith Turner (pianist) and Mervyn…

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Concert And Band Clash Criticised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

The Marshal at the 2nd Belmont band festival (Mr. W. Brown) said yesterday that he was extremely hurt when he heard that a Music…

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Band Queen Crowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 1

Miss Joan Holmes, successful candidate is Swansea-Belmont Band's Queens carnival competition, is congratulated by other…

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Over 1000 At Park Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

More than 1000 people sat on the grass in Civic Park yesterday afternoon to hear the Music Out of Doors concert which marked…

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Choir, Orchestra In Park Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 4

Cardiff Railway Institute Male Voice Choir and Newcastle Railway Institute Orchestra will give a comprehensive programme in Civic…

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Presentation To Ex-Theatre Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 6

Mr. A. G. Edwards, former proprietor of the Star Theatre, Cardiff, was presented with a mantel clock by citizens of the town last…

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Heralds For Irish Concert

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

Kevin Johnson, Brian Askie, Max McVie and Philip Cooper have a quick rehearsal before acting as trumpeter-heralds at…

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St. Patrick's Day Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 4

The Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev. Dr. E. E. Gleeson, C.SS.R.) attended the St. Patrick's Day concert at Newcastle City Hall last…

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Ex-Servicemen's Band

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 2

Newcastle Ex-Servicemen's Band has a full programme for Anzac Day. It will play for the services at Lambton then…

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Search For Hockey Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 4

Players scramble for the ball in a hockey trial, North v. Oxfords, at National Park on Saturday afternoon. The season will open with a carnival on Easter Saturday. Teams from all parts of the State will take part…

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U.S. Concert By Harold Blair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 19. A.A.P.—Harold Blair, Australian aboriginal tenor, was warmly received by a large audience at New York Town…

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Theatre May Get Diesel Plant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 4

In the interest of public safety, Newcastle Theatres Pty. Ltd. was considering buying diesel-powered emergency electricity plant to…

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High Girls Get Ready For Wheat Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 7

1. Wih yesterday's wet weather second year students at Newcastle Girls' High spent their usual sporting period making costumes they will wear when they take part in the Wheat Dance at the schools' Jubilee Celebrations on April 18. 2. Members of Newcastle Surf Club Senior R. and R. team which left Williamtown by plane today for the Australian Surf Championships at Perth. Left to right: R. Gazzard, R. McKim, A. Jenkins, B. McKie and K. Tempest (captain). 3. Colleen…

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1d Appeal For Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 3

An appeal for donations of a penny a week has been made to Newcastle trade-unionists by the Lord Mayor (Ald. Purdue), to help…

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Rees, Faulkner Tie in Four-ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 10

CANBERRA, Friday—The Welsh professional, Dai Rees, and the English professional, Max Faulkner, tied with the New South Wales…

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