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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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3 Instruments Given To Band Members

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

Two cornets and a tenor horn were presented to members of Newcastle Citadel Salvation Army Band at an…

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Clergy Hits At "Saucy" Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 12

LONDON.—A deputation of clergymen, carrying novels, magazines and "saucy" postcards bought…

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Barn Dance Effect With Gay Dresses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 4

Colourful dresses and decorations gave a general barn dance effect to the Legionairos and Grenadiers girls…

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Boys' Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 3

Newcastle Council Bands and Orchestra Committee will allocate to Newcastle District Transport Boys' Band dates…

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Varied Concert To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 11

A workers' celebrity concert will be held at Newcastle Stadium to-night as part of the week of May Day…

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3 Free Sunday Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

Newcastle City Orchestra advised the Council Bands and Orchestra Committee last night that it was prepared to give three free Sunday afternoon recitals this year…

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May Day Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 7

Awards won in connection with this year's May Day celebrations in Newcastle will be presented at…

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Free Sunday Orchestral Concerts May Return

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 10

Free Sunday afternoon orchestral concerts may be reintroduced in Newcastle later this year. Newcastle Council's Band and Orchestra Committee…

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Mission Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 10

The variety concert to be presented in the Central Methodist Mission Hall to-night will feature Beth…

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Jorda for Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 7

SPANISH-BORN ENRIQUE JOEDA, conductor of San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, who is in Australia for guest performances for the A.B.C., is rehearsing with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for a concert in the Town Hall…

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Hyde Park Hula Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 12

UNUSUAL: Even Londoners accustomed to unusual sights looked again when they saw this charming Hula dancer demonstrating her art in Hyde Park. The dancer is Tahni Sugando, who with her son…

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City Orchestra Rehearsals

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

The Newcastle City Orchestra will resume normal practice at the Brown-st. Congregational Hall…

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Huge Pictures Of Former Wives Annoyed Her

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs.: The ninth wife of much married millionaire Tommy Manville complained yesterday that two days after her wedding Manville decorated the living-room walls of their home with big…

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R.S.L. Annual Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 8

HAMILTON R.S.L. will hold its annual ball in the City Hall on July 13. Daughters of members who…

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Concerts By Deaf Girls Draw Crowd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 2

Concerts given by pupils of the Institute for Deaf Girls were well attended. The girls, aged from 3 to 14…

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Ball Debutantes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 9

(1) Debutantes to be presented at the Navy Ball at the City Hall on Thursday night. Front row: Beverley Pinder. Gladys Giles, Barbara Griffiths, Sue Davies, Alison Sharpe and Loraine Williams. Back row: Beverley Moate, Noelene Stallard, Judy Brent, Mrs. E. McInnes (matron of honor), Annette Tobutt, Yvonne Paul and Leone English. (2) Pat Turn bull, of Carrineton, aged 7. gives Bruce Caldwell, Marks Point aged 5, a helping hand at Newcastle Eisteddfod today. (3) Vickle O'Brien, Highfields, and Olivia Quinlan, Cessnock, dressing for the dance numbers at Newcastle Eisteddfod today. (4) Debs, to be presented at St. John Ambulance Ball at the City Hall on Friday, (left to right) Barbara Reynolds, Barbara Stobbs, Ruth Rodgerg…

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All eyes on the ball

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 16

Led by captain Apakuki Tuitavua, Fijian forwards intently watch the ball during dribbling practice…

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Marching Girls, Band Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

Five hundred marching girls and nearly 300 bandsmen will take part in a spectacular carnival and demonstration at Newcastle Showground on Sunday, June 13…

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Teleprinters At Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

Dancers were able to send messages to and from teleprinters at either end of the hall to friends in other loges…

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Theatre Plan Backed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Federal Executive of the Australian Association of Advertising Agencies to-day…

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