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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

145 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 8

Car Ran Into Band Perth

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

A car ran into a marching Salvation Army band at Leederville, Perth, last night, injuring two women timbrilists…

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Another Packed Hall For final Top Town Concert

North West Champion · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

Moree Memorial Hall was again packed to capacity last night when the final Top Town concert was staged. There was no evidence of…

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Final Top Town Concert

North West Champion · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 4

Jack McKinnon then sang the ever popular "Tell Me To-night. Marcia Martin, accompanied…

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Show Ball Profit of £138179

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 3

Mrs. H. Wheeler reported at the last meeting of the Agricultural Society that the Annual Ball had showed a…

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Big Crowd at Aborigines' Spring Ball

North West Champion · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 1

There was a large attendance at the P. & C. Spring Ball held at the Aboriginal Station. Hall, and the function was an outstanding success. An excellent job in catering and decorating…

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Mungindi Theatre Programmes

North West Champion · Monday 12 October 1953 · page 2

Highlights of the films to be shown at Mungindi this week will be the three-dimension "Metroscopic," which will…

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Juvenile Ball

Manilla Express · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 1

Usually when a body without a head confronts a crowds of people, horror is the common emotion…

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Garah Dance and Send-off

North West Champion · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 11

That busy group of social workers, the Garah Ramblers, ran another successful dance recently…

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Far West Concert

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 4

A party of six talented concert in aid of the Far West Sydney artists will present a Scheme in Narrabri Town Hall…

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Gravesend Street Stall and Dance

North West Champion · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 5

A street stall and dance held at Gravesend to raise funds for the Church resulted in about £70 being raised…

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Garden Theatre Opens To-night

North West Champion · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 1

Manager of Hoyts Capitol Theatre at Moree, Mr. L. Leeds, said today that the garden theatre would be open…

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Scotch Ball

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 4

A memorable night in the diamond jubilee year of the Narrabri Presbyterian Church was the occasion of the first…

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£10,000 Plan for Theatre Sydney, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 1

Remodelling of the Tivoli Theatre for the Royal variety performance in February will cost between…

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Far West Concert

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 1

Leading Sydney artists will present a concert programme in the Town Hall, Narrabri, next Wednesday night…

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Spastic Centre Week Concludes Grand Concert In Palais

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 1

As a grand finale to the Spastic Week Appeal in Manilla the Spastic Council presented a concert in the Palais Theatre last night. A capacity crowd of some 700 people filled…

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Garah Far West Ball

North West Champion · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 14

The Par West Ball held at Garah recently was a success financially and socially. Visitors from Moree, Moomi,…

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Oakhampton Ball

Manilla Express · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 3

On Saturday night next the Manilla RSL will again con[?]ct a ball in the "Oakhampton woolshed, Upper…

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Madhatters Filial Dance

Manilla Express · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

The final of this years series of Madhatters dances was held at Wongo Creek on Saturday night last…

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Garah Dance for Moree Ambulance

North West Champion · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 2

An impromptu dance arranged for Garah race night was a great success and the proceeds, £18/7/-, will be donated to the…

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School Concert

Manilla Express · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Arrangements for the Rural School's annual concert have been changed since the last publication of…

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