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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

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Fine Youth Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

A youth concert at Black-all House last night, arranged by Newcastle Rotary Club in aid of the Rotary scholarship,…

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Irish Concert Rehearsal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

Dawn McGregor (left) rehearses her big scene as "Mother Hubbard," with Robyn Brown, at Tighe's Hill Convent School yesterday, where students prepared for the St. Patrick's Concert at Newcastle City Hall…

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Youth Concert In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 6

The first of what may become regular Youth Concerts sponsored by Newcastle Rotary Club was…

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Ball For War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

The Teacher-in-Charge of Newcastle Technical College Art School (Mr. Paul Beadle), left with art students, check the form of a ball for the U.S. War Memorial at Canberra before it was loaded for transport to Sydney…

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School Items Popular At Irish Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

Despite some delightful individual numbers in the Irish National Concert programme at the City Hall last night, the…

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St. Patrick Concert at City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 14

About 1100 people packed the City Hall last night for the annual celebrations of St. Patrick's Day…

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Tennis Ball Too Tough For Walrus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 18. A.A.P.—Herbert, the only walrus in the United States, died in the Bronx Zoo last night…

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Bishop At St. Patrick's Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

At the second St. Patrick's Concert in Newcastle City Hall last night, the Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland (Most Rev…

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Prisoners walk Out Of Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N. Z.), Thurs.: The world-wide movement towards more human…

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Irish National Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 20

The second presentation of an Irish national concert at the City Hall last night concluded St…

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Queen at Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 6

CHARMING in a white ermine coal over her lilac, embroidered, tulle gown, the Queen arrives at the Albert Hall, London, for the flood relief concert…

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Waratah Band

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

Waratah District Band held its annual election of officers at the week-end. Those elected for 1953…

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R. Ball Offered Cup Mount On Ocean Spray

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY: Leading Melbourne apprentice, R. Ball, has been offered the mount on Ocean Spray in the Sydney Cup. Ball, who is apprenticed…

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A.B.C. Celebrity Concerts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 5

Director of Music for the A.B.C. (Mr. W. G. James) is in Newcastle today to attend a public meeting of…

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Air Pageant, Ball As Celebration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Royal Newcastle Aero Club is planning an air pageant and ball on May 16 to celebrate its "Royal" prefix…

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Dance for Children's Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 8

HOSTESSES who received guests at the charity dinner dance last night were (from left) Miss Molly Mills, Mesdames H. O. McKenzic, L. Rundle, E. Young (organiser), E. Armstrong, P. Hendry, H. Kloster, J. H. Clack and N. Rundle…

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Eisenhower "Plays Ball" With Press

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thurs.: Despite all the talk about his not relishing Press conferences President Eisenhower has been franker and more cooperative with newspapermen than either Truman or Roosevelt. He is talking freely and…

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Child Swallows Watch Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

Cheryl Blanch, 2½, swallowed the band of a wristlet watch at her home a Victoria-road, Adamstown, yesterday…

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Ball To Ride Ocean Spray

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 18

SYDNEY: Leading Victorian apprentice, R, Ball, today was booked for Sydney three-year-old Ocean…

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Dog Good Golf Ball Retriever

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 5

LONDON.—Scottish golfers who take their dogs with them on the famous St. Andrew's golf course…

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