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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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AIR Force Ball

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 7

The Air Force Ball for 1954 will be held on July 20, it was decided at a meeting of the Kyogle branch last week. In…

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Juvenile Ball At Urbenville

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

An enthusiastic crowd of children and parents attended a juvenile ball held in the Urbenville Hall…

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9 Debutantes At C.W.A. Ball

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

Nine debutantes were presented to the Mayoress of Lismore, Mrs. R. Granger at the Coraki C.W.A. Ball held at…

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Talent Quest Concerts for Kyogle, Casino

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday. — A talent quest concert sponsored by the Road Safety Council will be held in the…

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Combined Band Recital

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Friday.—The combined bands of Casino and Kyogle will give a one-hour recital in the business section of…

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Lismore Convent Ball

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 2

The annual Lismore Convent Ball will be held in the Apollo Hall on Tuesday. June 1. Miss Dorothy Dent is training 22…

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C. of E. Ball Opens Season; 44 Debs

Northern Star · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 4

The Bishop of Grafton, Rt. Rev. C. E. Storrs, last night received 44 debutantes in the Apollo Hall at the Church of England ball—the first of the season in Lismore…

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Convent Ball At Dunoon

Northern Star · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the Convent Ball at Dunoon, at which Mr. L. Shelton was M.C. Hitchcocks' orchestra…

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C. of E. Ball Scenes

Northern Star · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 4

The Bishop of Grafton, Rt. Rev. C. E. Storrs, watches as a bouquet is presented to Mrs. Robinson, wife of the Rector of…

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£44 Profit At Clunes Ball

Northern Star · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 2

Decorations of rows of large paper bells and flowers were an attractive feature of the setting for the Church of England Debutantes' Ball at Clunes…

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Symphony Orchestra for Casino

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 5

CASINO, Monday.—Casino will receive a visit from the world-famed Sydney Symphony Orchestra during 1955…

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Roseberry Rukenvale Ball

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

The Rukenvale school was packed to capacity for the Juvenile fancy dress ball held on behalf of the P. and C…

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Candidates in Pipe Band Queen Comp

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

The queen competition is intended to raise funds for the recently reformed Kyogle pine band…

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12 Debutantes At Nimbin Ball

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Over 350 dancers attended the Nimbin Church of England Ball at which 12 debutantes were presented to the State member for Casino, Mr. Ian Robinson, M.L.A. The hail was…

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Attendance Down at Diggers' Ball

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 4

Kyogle Memorial Institute hall and supper room were symbolically decorated with the flags of the British Commonwealth last Wednesday night, when the Kyogle branch…

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Crowded Hall At Goolmangar C. of E. Ball

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 2

The annual Church of EngHand ball, organised by Goolmanger Keerrong Women's Guilds, attracted a capacity…

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Staff Dance at Byron Bay

Northern Star · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

A. W. Anderson's staff dance, held at the Literary Institute Hall, Byron Bay, took the form of a basket…

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Made Debut At Church Of England Ball

Northern Star · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

These 44 debutantes at the Church of England Ball in the Apollo Hall, Lismore, were received by the Bishop of G[?] ton, Right Rev. C. E. Storrs. With the Bishop are the Rector of Lismore, Canon J. V. J. Robinson, and Mrs. Robinson…

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Coach's Comment Kyogle Will Win With Share Of Ball

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

"If we can get the share of the ball as we said Kyogle League coach Jack Rodgers this did on Sunday, I think we can beat them," week…

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Novel Entrance for Highland Ball Debs

Northern Star · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 2

A huge tartan covered book opened by two kilt clad lasses provided an unusual entrance for the 17 debutantes presented at the Lismore City Pipe Band's Highland Ball in the Apollo…

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