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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

580 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 29

Goossens's Visit On Orchestra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

The Director of Sydney Conservatorium (Mr. Eugene Goossens) would meet the executives of Newcastle branch of the…

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Eugene Goossens Will "Keep Eye" On Orchestra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 4

The conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Mr. Eugene Goossens) offered in…

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Union Meeting On Full-Time Orchestra Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

The executives of the Musicians Union and Newcastle Trades Hall Council conferred on Saturday on a proposal to form a full-time…

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Girls' Band In March Past

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 3

Top: Members of Tamworth Girls' Marching Band who gave a demonstration march at the opening of the women's hockey season…

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Over 1300 At Sunday Night Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

More than 1360, mostly people in their 20's and teenagers attended the first Sunday night dance at Newcastle Stadium last night…

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Maori "Swirl" Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 9

It's a Maori Swirl.—The dance comes from New…

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Miners Provide Bus for Concert Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

The Northern Miners' Board of Management decided yesterday to provide a bus to take members of the Broken Hill Police Boys' Club…

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Symphony Concert At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

Cessnock's Regent Theater was packed last night for the first concert given by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on…

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Orchestra In Memorable Performance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 4

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra's first Newcastle recital for the 1951 season last night covered a programme which was beautifully…

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Trades Hall Support For Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

The proposal to establish a fulltime symphony orchestra in Newcastle was endorsed by Newcastle Trades Hall Council Executive…

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Fairy Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 5

The Fairies held a dance last night, Down in Bluebell Wood, To celebrate the birthday…

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Brilliant Work By Orchestra And Conductor

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 10

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra responded to Eugene Goossens's masterly direction at its first Newcastle recital for…

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Dog As Performer In Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 3

This dog was an improptu performer in the wheat dance at No. 1 Sports Ground this morning. His decision to stand guard beside a high school girl caused considerable amusement to the watching children who later took part…

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Concert After Church Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

A team of young American evangelists, all of them talented musicians and stage artists, plans to convince Newcastle audiences next week that a Sunday night church-sponsored concert can be as…

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Support For Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night endorsed the executive proposal for trade-union support for the establishment of a…

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Charity Ball By Happiness Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

Combined branches of Newcastle Happiness Club will hold a Jubilee Ball on May 25 to raise funds for charity. A card party will be held…

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Concert for School Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

A variety concert will be held in Charlestown Institute to-night for the school Mothers' Club. A morning beetle party will be…

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Wallsend Concert for P. and C.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

Artists at a concert in Wallsend Masonic Hall last night to aid the funds of Wallsend Parents and Citizen's Association were Miss B…

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P. and C. Concert at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

A concert organised by Mr. Frank Allen in aid of the Wallsend P. and C. Association in the Wallsend Masonic Hall last…

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Sacred Concerts For Watersiders

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

Union officials have arranged for Newcastle wharf-laborers and coaltrimmers to be entertained next week at two lunch-hour concerts—sacred concerts…

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