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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

508 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 26

Hall Packed For Irish Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 4

The St. Patrick's Day concert in Newcastle City Hall last night was presented to a packed hall. The Bishop of…

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St. Patrick's Day Concert In City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 6

An Irish national concert in honor of St. Patrick's Day was held at the City Hall last night…

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The Banned Band Move Elsewhere

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

LONDON.—When Hemel Hempstead (Herts) Army Cadet Force announced that their headquarters…

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Club Elects Trustees To Buy Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

Newcastle Dramatic Art Club last night elected trustees to purchase the Roxy Theatre, Hamilton…

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Salvation Army Band Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The Brisbane City Temple Band was welcomed at Newcastle Salvation Army Citadel on Saturday night by the Lord…

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Children's Theatre Group

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

Members of Newcastle Dramatic Art Club Children's Theatre are seen gathered around the piano at Hamilton…

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Club To Buy Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Five trustees for Newcastle Dramatic Art Club would sign a contract to-day to buy the Roxy Theatre, Hamiton, the club President (Mr. C. Chapman) said…

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Two Hits At Ball—Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 8

J. Jones, of Lambton, was given out for hitting the ball twice in the City and Suburban Cricket Association A reserve grade first division final against…

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Waratah Band Kept Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 7

Waratah Mayfield District Band, one of the few brass bands still functidning in the…

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£15,000 Sought For Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

Newcastle Dramatic Art Club hopes to raise at least £15,000 by public investment to convert the Roxy picture theatre in Beaumont-st., Hamilton, into a fully equipped legitimate…

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around and about Party Hostesses . . . Holiday In Africa , . . Twenty-First ...Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 13

EAt a round of parties recently many Newcastle women have been hostesses to friends who leave within the next few weeks for holidays abroad. GUEST of honor at sev-…

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Maya Learns Indian Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

MADRAS, (Reuter). — Russian ballerina Maya Pilsetskaya, leading member of the Soviet, cultural…

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Kindergarten Union Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 5

Members of Newcastle branch of the Kindergarten Union will hold their first Black and White Ball in the…

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Full Robot Band for Dancing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 12

A robot orchestra of guitar, drums and saxophone, provides the music for dancing at a large Paris store. The robots, which are remote controlled from another part of the store, stand up, look around at the dancers, and bow…

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Murderer Sues Theatre "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 12

NEW YORK, March 31.—Paul Crump, 23, now in the death cell at Chicago prison, sued a…

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R.S.L. Plans For Vice-Regal Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 19

A meeting of representatives of the Newcastle District R.S.L. Council and women's auxiliaries on…

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Concert For Aged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 19

BROADMEADOW Concert Party will give a programme at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged…

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Theatre Fund Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fund to encourage the promotion and development of drama, opera and ballet in…

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Restriction On Theatre Lifted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

The director of the Newcastle Dramatic Art Club (Mr. Colftt Chapman) returned from Sydney last night with formal authority from Hoyts Theatres Ltd. to use the newly-acquired…

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Quartet For A.B.C. Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 5

The A.B.C. String Quartet will give the second concert in the A.B.C.'s 1954 Newcastle subscription series on April 8…

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