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Northern Rivers · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1931

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Old Time Ball

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 6

The second annual old time ball (plain and fancy dress) was held in the Hibernian Hall, Lismore, on Wednesday night last and proved an…

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Bachelors' Ball Lismore Social Event

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 4

This year it was decided to abandon the annual Bachelors' Ball, which was one of the principal social events of the dancing season in Lismore, and hold…

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Talkies at Wyangarie. Literary Institute Pictures

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 2

With their usual progressiveness the Committee of the Wyangarie Institute have at last been successful in being able to place before their…

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Presbyterian Tea Meeting Old Time Concert and Community Singing

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

The tea meeting and concert, organised by the Presbyterian Women's Guild, attracted a very large gathering to Moroney Theatre on Friday evening, and…

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Regent Theatre

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

The main attraction at the Regent Theartre to-night (Wednesday) and to-morrow night is Universal's latest all-talking comedy special "Claney of…

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All Saints' Juvenile Ball

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 6

The annual juvenile ball to be held at the Palais Hall at South Lismore to-night promises to be very successful. The ladies have spared no pains…

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Thieves at Tatham Robbery During Dance. 'Bus Stripped of Coats and Rugs

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

It is quite evident that daring thieves are operating in the Greenridge and Tatham districts, as numerous robberies have been reported from…

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Teachers' Federation Dance

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 8

A function particularly looked forward to in Ballina is the School Teachers' Federation dance. The first of this year's functions was held…

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Military Ball at Casino

Northern Star · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 6

The grand military ball, which is to be held in the School of Arts, Casino, on Monday next will be one of the outstanding social events of the season…

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Anglican Ball Triumphant Success Over Eledsments Debutantes Presented

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

Pleasant memories of other years lured patrons in numbers to the Church of England Ball in Murwillumbah School of Arts last night when the…

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Telling the News by Pictures Results of Snapshots Competition

Northern Star · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 9

SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL, MURWILLUMBAH Showing wreaths placed there on Anzac Day, 1931, in memory of the fallen soldiers from the Tweed district. Tho laurel wreath seen on the Union Jack was dropped from one of the New England Airways 'planes…

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Hospital Ball

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 6

On Tuesday night next one of, the principal balls of the season will be held in the Apollo Hall. This function, which is an annual effort for the…

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Military Ball

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 4

Uki. Diggers are busy organising for the night of nights at Uki on June 3, when their grand military ball will be staged. A feature of the function will…

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Nimbin A[?]bulance Ball

Northern Star · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 5

The committee of the Nimbin branch of St. John's Ambulance Brigade held a very successful ball in the School of Arts on Wednesday last. The hall was…

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T.r.a. Society Ball

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 4

Arrangements in connection with the Tweed River Agricultural Society's annual ball were put in hand at yesterday's meeting of the committee, when…

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Local and General Oddfellows' Ball at Cudgera

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 4

The grand annual Oddfellows' ball is to be held in the Cudgera hall on July 15. An advertisement appears in this issue…

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Children Romp Anglican Juvenile Ball Organisers Pleased

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 8

Kiddies were in joyous element at Murwillumbah School of Arts last night, when the annual Anglican Juvenile Wall eventuated. Mother and…

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Hath Charms But No Pence Murwillumbah Band Music Aldermen Un Sympathetic Mood

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 2

"Collections have become pitifully small and we find it increasingly difficult to pay our way," was an appeal by Murwillumbah Town Band to the…

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Young Australia League Boys Here Next Wednesday. Big Concert at Night

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 2

On Wednesday next, in the School of Arts, the big revue, "The Sleeping Camp," will be presented by 40 talented boys of the Young Australia League…

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Notes From Various Sources Pictures Thrown Away

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 6

Some years ago the painter Camoin cut to pieces 60 pictures and studies which lie had made, and threw them into the dust bin, writes the Paris…

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