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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1972

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DANCE at Fords Bridge

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1972 · page 2

Things have been very quiet out at Fords Bridge lately—no cricket—and only the flood waters of the…

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Union Players Vie for the Ball Cobar Win McManus Cup

The Western Herald · Friday 17 March 1972 · page 1

Last Sunday some fine football was seen at the Racecourse When Bourke Union Club welcomed visiting teams from Warren, Cobar, Coonamble, Trangie and Nyngan. On a last minute decision of selecters the McManus…

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Rotary Dinner Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 31 March 1972 · page 2

The Bourke Rotary Club’s first ever Dinner Dance was held last Saturday evening in the Auditorium of the…

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Golf Notes Improved Golfers Take Four Ball Event

The Western Herald · Friday 31 March 1972 · page 3

The Club’s two most improved golfers, Maleo[?] Fraser and Noel McKenna careered away from a pretty…

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Twenty Lovely Debutantes at Convent Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 5 May 1972 · page 1

Our picture, taken by Johnnie Maroulis, of Bourke Photographics shows. Back Row left to right: Penolope Regan Waish Doreen Morris Hendr[?]ka Missen. Christine Jefferies. Margaret Hollis Colleen Wheelhouse Louis Andeson,Grey Brooks. Judith Heferen Janeene Long Sharon Robinson. Front Row left to right Christine McKenae. Helen Webb. Lorraine Wood Sally Se[?] Mrs Mc[?] Helen Snelson, Cecily Moses. Christine Clark. Kerrie Dwyer…

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Diggers Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 6

The Bourke Sub-Branch, R.S.L. will hold their Annual Cabaret Ball on Friday June, the night prior to the…

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Golf Notes by “Long Drive” Record Field for 4 Ball Event

The Western Herald · Friday 9 June 1972 · page 2

One of the biggest fields for a dub trophy event for many years turned up on Sunday for the Fourball Stable-ford aggregate played on the course. Not only was the field our biggest for some time but the scores were the…

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Diggers Ball Tonight

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1972 · page 1

Bourke Sub-Branch, Returned Services League, will hold their Annual Diggers Cabaret Ball tonight. Friday…

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Enjoying the Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 21 July 1972 · page 8

MR. and MRS. TED KISSNER. of the Federal Hotel, are pictured at last Friday nights Masonic Ball. The Kissner’s were amongst the many couples enjoying the dancing to music supplied by the Strings ‘n’ Things Orchestra…

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Ver. Wor. Bro. Forgie Opens Masonic Ball Outstanding Social Success

The Western Herald · Friday 21 July 1972 · page 3

The 1972 Masonic Ball was held in the War Memorial Hall last Friday. 14th July. Attendance this year was…

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Legacy Ball in Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 1

BILL CROTHERS winner of the Most Attractive Buttonhole Sc[?]on LIZ JONES de[?]. The Watering Can Lady Right. The lit Up lady [?]ow[?] LORRAINE PRIMMER, wearing her Most Attractive Hal Left: Motron of the Bail. MANIA WARD At right is MARGAR[?] FINLAY…

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Floral Theme Legacy Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 1

The 15th Annual Legacy Ball, held in the Oxley Hall last Friday evening, had a Floral theme. The Hall had been suitably decorated by the Torchbearers and the guests entered into the…

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The Ball of the Year

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 1

It was gladdening news to Bourke dancing enthusiasts to learn that the Police and Firemen’s Cabaret Ball was to be conducted once again this year…

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Rugby league by Scorpia Lack of Ball Kills Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 3

The game spirit was high [?] players and [?] [?] were optima tie [?] the [?] took the field…

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Successful Police and Firemens Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 8 September 1972 · page 7

Last Friday nights Police and Firemens Ball, the first held in Bourke tot fight years, proved to be an outstanding social and financial success. [?]…

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Local Entrants in Miss Australia Quest Miss New South Wales to Attend Miss Western Districts Presentation Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 8 September 1972 · page 1

Rosemary Gat[?]ff, Miss New South Wales 1972 will travel to Narromine to attend the presentation of Miss Australia quest entrants in the Miss Western Districts region and will meet them individually it their…

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Blacktown Band Coming Back

The Western Herald · Friday 29 September 1972 · page 6

Thanks to the generosity of the Oxley, Bowling and Apex Clubs, and the Bourke Band’s supporters it has…

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Enjoying the Dinner Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 6 October 1972 · page 1

MR. AND MRS. DARYL MERCER of Randwick, are pictured [?]ming a [?] at the Apex Dinner Dance last Sunday night…

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Presentation at Dinner Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 27 October 1972 · page 1

The above photo. by Natural Image Studios, taken at the Golf Club Dinner dance last Saturday night slows President KEL PRIMMER. Club Captain ROY DORAN with BOB CULHANE and RON CONAGHAN who were [?] with trophies for winning the Four Ball Knockout Match Play, one of the major trophies for the season…

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