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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1952

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Dance Hall Brawl Over Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Police to-night broke up a brawl between five men at Surreyville Dance Hall, City-road,…

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Paint Not Dry on Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The paint was still wet on some of the entries for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes which arrived at the National Art Gallery to-day…

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Big Theatre Burnt Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 4. A.A.P.—The Salford Palace Theatre, in Manchester, was burnt out to-day in one of the biggest…

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Nose Injured by Cricket Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

Ellie O'Brien, 57, of Cohen-street, Maitland, suffered a serious nose injury, with a probable fracture and…

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Court At Maitland (Before Mr. F. L. McNamara, S.m.) Assault at Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 3

Stanley William McAlister, 30, contract fencer, of Hay St., Cootamundra, was fined £1 with £2 witnesses' expenses…

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Pictures Should Last 1000 Years

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 12

LONDON.—Pictures in the one air - conditioned room of the National Gallery should last for 1000…

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Toronto Dawn Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 8

In support of the Lake Macquarie Convalescent Home Appeal, a dawn dance will be held in Toronto School of…

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World News In Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 3

Round-up oversea pictures. Top left: Barbara McClellan, 6 (hand out-stretched), of Ottawa, who "wagged" school,…

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Concert Subsidy Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

A contribution by the Maitland City Council of £50 a concert would be required by the Australian…

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Capital for Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 2

Directors of Newcastle Co-operative Theatre Ltd. hope to raise the first share capital for a theatre to cost about…

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Toronto Dance To Aid Lake Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 5

A dawn dance was held at Toronto School of Arts for Lake Macquarie War Memorial Home Appeal. The home…

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Benefit Concert For Dancers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 6

A combined benefit concert for two of Newcastle's outstanding young dancers will be held at the City…

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Cessnock Band Changes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 12

Cessnock Council last night elected Alderman Fairleigh and Ald. Baillie as its representatives on…

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Plastic Ball Praised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 10

The City and Suburban Cricket Association had to explode a myth that plastic cricket balls were barred by…

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Benefit Concert For Dancers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

Newcastle City Hall was packed last night at a benefit concert to assist two promising ballet dancers to continue their…

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MAITLAND and DISTRICT Concerts By A.B.C. To Continue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

Maitland was to remain on the A.B.C. celebrity concert itinerary for 1952, the Town Clerk (Mr. S. J. Dunkley) was…

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Ambulance Coach Appeal Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 3

Newcastle mezzo-Contralto, Miss Patricia Bleakley, will give a recital in the Lady Mayoress's…

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Kurri Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 6

Miniature debutantes will be presented to the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Newcastle (Ald. and Mrs…

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Surprise After Masked Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 13

PARIS.—Marcelle Dubois went to a masked ball in Marseilles with the idea of getting even with her…

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Watching Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 3

Junior dancers watch the show at a concert at St. Augustine's Church of England, Merewether, last night. Back, from left, Janet Williams and Helen Merrin and (front) Dianne Charles, Joy Williams and Robin Bennett…

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