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Northern Rivers · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1929

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Ballina Band

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 6

During carnival week Ballina Town Band has played the Commemoration Song, composed by Father Cullen, who also wrote the score for the band. To…

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Sound Pictures. Revolution in Motion Picture Business

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 1

Panic! That's the only word that describes the state of the motion picture business at the present time. Never in the history of the amusement…

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Bullet in Head Dance Attendant Shot Sydney Incident

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Joseph Bragg (24), dance attendent, was admitted to Sydney Hospital to-day with bullet wounds in the head. This shooting…

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CALEDONIANS Tenterfield Gathering Big Band Contest

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Wednesday.--The Border Caledonian Society of Tenterfield held its 41st annual gathering here on New Year's Day. The…

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Caledonians Big Band Contest at Tenterfield

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

The Border Caledonian Society of Tenterfield held its 41st annual gathering on New Year's Day. The procession in the morning was…

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Tivoli Garden Theatre. "The Shield of Honour.'

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

Thrills appeal more to the public palate nowadays than any other element. It is thrills they want served up in their entertainment just as they…

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Sunday Dance When Is It Not Illegal? Problem for Cabinet

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

The question of Sunday dancing and the inconsistencies of the law in relation thereto, has been referred to Cabinet by the Chief Secretary, Mr…

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Lismore Band

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

Lismore Council last night considered a letter from the secretary of the Lismore Citizens' Band asking if the council owned the band's instruments…

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Tivoli Garden Theatre

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 2

On Saturday, Jan. 12, a highly instructive film will be screened in conjunction with the usual programme, "entitled "The Story of Orange and…

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English Classics for Sound Pictures

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

The talking picture has opened up another avenue in film production, and it is expected that an increasing number of English classics will be drawn…

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Hermit's Pictures No Will—no Kin

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The romance of a decluse, who lived it lonely life surrounded by valuable pictures and books, was hidden within the pages of an auctioneer's catalogue for…

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Hermit's Pictures No Will—no Kin

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The romance of a decluse, who lived a lonely life surrounded by valuable pictures and books, was hidden within the pages of an auctioneer's catalogue for…

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On with the Dance! Some Varying Views

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Should dancing be encouraged as one of the innocent recreations of the Church? Rev. Dr. Micklem, of St. James's, thinks it should be. Others…

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Offending Film Angry Sailors Raid Theatre

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Thursday.—Thirty Italian sailors from a gunboat stationed here, armed with knives and pistols, raided the Capitol…

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Offending Film Angry Sailors Raid Theatre

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

SHANGHAI,. Thursday.—Thirty Italion sailors from a gunboat stationed here, armed with knives and pistols raided the Capital…

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Angry Sailors Offended by Film Raid On Theatre Sensation In Shanghai SHANGHAI

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Thirty Italian sailors from a gunboat stationed here, armed with knives and pistols, raided the Capitol Theatre at a matinee at…

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Quick Action Revolver at Dance Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 6

When Noel Alexander Small (19) stepped out of a dance hall at Railway Square on Friday night, two constables seized him and snatched a…

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Vaudeville and Pictures

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

"Chasma," the great Hindoo illusionist and Neeromancer, will appear at the School of Arts to-morrow night, in addition to a special picture…

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Lismore Orchestra

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 8

Lismore Orchestral Society is now in recess, but will recommence on Monday, February 4, with a social evening. Regular practice will be resumed…

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Band Contest

Northern Star · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 6

The committee of the Tweed Heads Boys' Band has given the bandmaster (Mr. W. Pearce) permission to take the boys to Lismore on March 7 for…

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