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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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No Trips Yet for Dubbo District Band

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Out-of-town visits by the Dubbo District Band would be considered only after the Queen's visit, the Bandmaster…

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Children, Keep Off Band Rotunda

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

Dubbo Council will ask police to stop children from climbing on to the band Ro[?] in Victoria Park during…

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Band Boys for Army Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Band boys will now toe enlisted in the army at a minimum age of 15 years instead of 15½ the Minister for the Army (Mr…

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The Pictures "I'll See You in My Dreams."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 7

Gus Kalin, who ranks with Georg'e Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter as one of the great popular music writers,…

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"Band Waggon" for Monarch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Show business, with its hits and flops, laughs and tears, is the theme of the Technicolor musical, "The Band Waggon,"…

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Jack Buchanan Steals Show in "Band Waggon"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

"The Band Waggon" is the usual Fred Astaire film with Jack Buchanan thrown in for good measure. Buchanan might…

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Orchestra Entertains Members of Agricultural Bureau

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 7

At the conclusion of general business the members, of the Coonabarabran branch of the Agricultural…

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The Pictures "Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Paris"

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, as Ma and Pa Kettle in the Universal-International comedy series, become funnier…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

Something decidedly. different, and hilarious, in the way of screen entertainment is promised by the Wonderland…

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Football Presentation Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

A crowd of approximately 200 were in attendance at the Bourke Rugby Football League Presentation Dance…

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The Pictures "Captain Horatio Hornblower"

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 9

Surging from the pages of the celebrated C. S. Forester novel, "Captain Horatio Hornblower" turns to the screen in Warner…

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Far West Community Concert Nets 27

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 7

The community concert staged by the Coonabarabran branch of the Far West Children’s Health…

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Gundabooka Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

A grand dance will take place at Gundabooka on Saturday night, 30th Jan., in aid of the Basket Ball and Health &…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 9

"The Marrying Kind" is the star attraction at the Wonderland Open Air Picture Show to-night (Friday) and…

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Dubbo Band Will Parade in Uniform Tomorrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Dubbo citizens tomorrow morning will see for the first time the colorful bottle green and gold braided uniforms of the Dubbo District Band as Bandmaster V. Traeger leads his bandsmen along…

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Band Impresses in First March in New Uniforms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

Dubbo's band paraded in its new uniforms for the first time on Saturday morning. The men were resplendent, in the bottle green uniforms with gold braid and buttons…

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The Pictures "Dream Wife."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 9

Sparked by amusing dialogue, inventive characterizations and comedy antics, "Dream Wife" brings Cary Grant, Deborah…

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Gundabooka Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

A grand dance will take place at Gundabooka on Saturday night, 30th Jan., in aid of the Basket Ball and Health &…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 5

The' main feature at the Wonderland Open Air Picture Garden to-night (Friday) and to-morrow night (Saturday) is…

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Anniversary Day Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

On Monday evening next an Anniversary Day Dance will be held in the Oxley Hall, and this effort should be well…

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