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Northern Rivers · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1928

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Dance Endurance Record Adelaide

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 2

A dance endurance record 80 hours 30½ minutes established a week ago by John Coughlin at Adelaide was eclipsed by Bobby Fenton, of Brighton (S.A.). Fenton, who is…

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Orchestra Walks Out Revellers Left Without Music. Two Men Detained

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 3

HOBART, Monday.—At a few minutes to 12 o'clock on Saturday night, when the New Year's Eve revelry was at its height in the Continental, a…

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Dance at Federal

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

A very enjoyable dance was held in Fed eral School of Arts on Thursday last, the proceeds being in aid of Miss Reita Prior, queen candidate. A large crowd of…

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Stoker's Siding Dance

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

A benefit euchre party and dance will be held in the Stoker's Siding Hall on Monday night next, in aid of the Cecil fund. Waltzing and fox…

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Pipe Band Contests

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

In connection with the Highland Society's sports at the Sydney Showground on Monday a Highland pipe contest was held. Bands from Now South Wales, Victoria, and…

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Federal Hall Pictures

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

For those who wonder as to the meaning of the title that has been, affixed to Herbert Brenon's latest Paramount offering, "God Gave Me T[?]venty Cents," let it he said that…

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Which Was the Better Ball?

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 9

Many years ago durlng a match between New South Wales and Victoria on the Association ground in Sydney the aatuto Alick Bannerman asked one of the…

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English Programme Sixth Ball Over for Tests

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 9

Owing to the test match going from Sydney Brisbane, the arrangements of the English team's programme for next season have been made more difficult than in the…

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Uproar at Theatre. All Over an Encore. Police Called In

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

A wild uproar broke out at the Brighton Hippodrome and the police were eventually called in, resulting in the crowd departing, says a recent…

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Ball at the Risk

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

A very succesful dance was held in the Hall on Friday last in aid of the funds of the building. There was a very large attendance. The…

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Kyogle Band. (To the Editor of the "Examiner."

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

Sir, -- That the Xmas appeal on behalf of the Kyogle Citizens Band did not go unheeded was evidenced by the fact that the handsome sum of…

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Paris Innovation. Theatre Performances by Phone

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

PARIS, Sunday.— The deficiencies of the city's telephone service are likely to become worse by the general adoption of a new system, by which the…

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Lost Ball

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 11

I hit the ball and off it flew Far farther, than I meant— A thine that balls most often do; And after it we went…

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Amusements Star Court Pictures

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

An unusually entertaining picture will be unfolded at the Star Court Theatre to-night when the Master Picture "One Hour of Love" is screened. The cast is excellent,…

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Tederal Hall Pictures

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

How the boy of the slums meets the girl of the "four hundred," how they learn to love each other, and how a terrible tragedy almost succeeds in wrecking their lives—all…

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Amusements Stab, Cotjet Theatre

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 5

"The Golden Road" will be screened at the Star Court Theatre to-night only. "The Golden Road' is a panorama of loving, breathing loveliness. It is a film of an…

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Amusements Star Court Theatre

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

From the divorce court to the traffic court is the unusual step negotiated by Priscilla Dean in the opening of.her picture, "Forbidden Waters,winch- will lie the feature at…

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Dance Develops Into Brawl

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 2

Black eyes and abrasions were common facial disfigurements following a fracas at a country dance hall near Glen Innes recently. 'It appears that…

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Dance at Uk Light Horse Social

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 3

The dance held in Uki School of Arts on Wednesday night last, under the auspices of Murwillumbah Troop of the 15th Light Horse, was very…

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Diggers Theatre

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 4

Many hearty laughs an hour or more of highly enjoyable entertainment, and not a few thrills constitute the ambitious offering to-night only of the Diggers' Theatre's…

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