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Northern Rivers · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1948

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Legion Name Date for Annual Ball

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 4

The Kyogle sub-branch of Australian Legion of Exservicemen and Women have booked the Memorial Hall on Thursday…

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Tweed Heads Celebrations; 600 at Street Concert

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

About 600 people attended a community concert, with street dancing and a jive competition, in Bay Street, Tweed Heads, last night. It was the main feature of yesterday's…

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Letters To The Editor (Letters to the Editor should he limited to approximately 250 words.) "Innocent Purity" at Beach Concerts

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 6

Sir--In your letters column the other day a person under the guise of "Lady Visitor," from Harwood wrote condemning the amplified…

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Dance at South Gundurimba

Northern Star · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

South Gundurimba Hall was decorated with streamers and blue birds, and the stage with ferns and floral decorations for the dance…

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Dance Bands' Demand on B.b.c

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Wdnesday: Fifty dance band leaders after a meeting presented the BBC with an ultimatum threatening the…

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Leap Year Dance at Terranora

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 5

Terranora's modern ballroom was again filled to capacity on Tuesday night, when a grand Leap Year dance was held…

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Services Band To Aid Home Appeal

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 4

Lismore Military Services' Band, at its last meeting resolved that it co-operate in every way possible with the Lismore North Coast War…

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400 Attend Tweed Heads Jubilee Ball

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 5

More than 400 attended the Tweed Heads Diamond Jubilee Ball on Friday night at the Empire Palais, which was decorated with flowers and red and blue streamers forming a sun-ray effect…

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Golf Pair Eight-Up In Four-Ball

Northern Star · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

The best four-ball card for five years was returned on the Lismore golf links on Saturday afternoon when C. Tracey and F. Douglas…

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Golf Drury and Conaghan win Four-Ball

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 6

In a count-back R. Drury and G. Conaghan defeated J.Mc-Innes and R.Lindgrun in a four-ball-best-ball stableford…

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The University Theatre

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

"Now equality in drama, when it is a fine, imaginative and poetical play, depends more on these three things than on anything else: Production,…

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Kyogle Band Will Play In Street on

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

Kyogle Citizens' Brass Band will give a public performance in Kyogle's main street on Saturday night. With…

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M'bah Music Lovers' Concert in March

Tweed Daily · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 2

Murwillumbah Music Lovers' Club will conduct its first concert on Thursday, March 18, when the artists will be Miss Alice Prowse, dramatic…

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Bilambil Tennis Club Dance

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

The first function for the year held in Bilambil Hall on Wednesday night proved a social success. The local tennis club held a ball…

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Younger Set Ball at Jiggi

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

The Jiggi Younger Set ball attracted a large crowd. Winners of a chocolate waltz were Miss Mavis McInnes and Mr. Arnold…

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Police Watch Crowd at Sydney Theatre

Northern Star · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The police, in topper and tails, were at the Tivoli Theatre last night. They were there on duty looking for…

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Band Played In Street

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

Kyogle Citizens' Brass Band gave a pleasing performance in the main street on Friday night. The items rendered gave a clear indication of…

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Cricket Club Dance at Lynch's Creek

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 6

Patrons from Wiangaree, Horseshoe Creek and Collins Creek swelled the attendance at the dance organised by members of the home cricket club…

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Formby Critical Of Theatre in Australia

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The English comedian, George Formby, criticised the Australian theatre before leaving for England by air last…

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Younger Set Dance At Tike Channon

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

The Tuntable Creek Younger Set Dance in The Channon Hall was a success. Novelty dances were won by Miss H. Drew and Mr. P. Tainsh…

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