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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

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West Q’beyan Lost B’ball Semi

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 3

In the A grade of the women’s basketball semi-finals played on Saturday, Thistles defeated We[?] Queanbeyan by 27 goals to 16. and…

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Over £1200 for Hospital From Record Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

Queanbeyan District Hospital will benefit by more than £1200 from the very successful ball in the new store premises of J. B…

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In Party Mood at Ball of the Year

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 1

HAPPY GROUP at J. B. Young’s. Ball in Queanbeyan heard Mayor Ralph Spend love (right) tell a good one during a break in the dancing…

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News from the Churches Church Concerts Marked Success

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

Concerts held last week by the Band of Hope at Wattle Park Methodist Church and by the Knights and Comrades of the Queanbeyan Church were each a marked success…

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Successful Convent Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 5

Miss Judy Capel won the Belle of the Ball title at the Convent Ball in the Showground pavilion on Thursday, September 30…

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Belle of Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 5

MISS JUDY CAPEL, of Queanbeyan, was adjudged Belle of the Convent Ba’l in Queanbeyan last week…

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Ball at Tharwa

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 5

Tharwa’s annual Church of England Ball takes place in the Tharwa Hall tonight. Organising secretary, Miss E. M…

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Barbecue and Woolshed Ball

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 2

To conclude the day's sports on the Braidwood Show ground on Saturday, 16th October, a barbecue and ball will be held at Mr. Tom Daniel's Woolshed…

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Queen Will Be Crowned at Ball Thurs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

Oaks Estate was the scene of much activity over the weekend as queen candidates made their final bids for the crown…

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Monga News Monga Dance

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 2

The dance held at Monga in aid of the Monga Hall fund resulted in a profit of £21/6/-. Novelty dances were won by Miss S. Warren, Mr. A. Archer…

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News from the Churches Gay Program for Big Concert at New Youth Centre

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 3

The Methodist Memorial Youth Centre ir Queanbeyan will present a gay scene a weel after its opening when a widely varied concer program by performers of all ages will be staged…

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Poultry Supper for Rotary Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 1

A scrumptious buffet supper with turkey, chicken, ham and all the trimmings is planned for the annual Rotary Ball which takes…

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Variety Concert Outstanding Success

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 2

The Variety Concert, produced by. Mr. A. L. Powell, in aid of the candidature of Mr. Lionel Coffey in the Popular Boy Competition for St.Bede's…

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Unique Cake at High School Dance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS at Canberra High School who farewelled fifth year student’s at a dance last night included (from left), E…

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At Queanbeyan Rotary Club Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

AMONG those who danced at Queanbeyan Rotary Club’s annual ball last week were (from left): Mrs. Ernie Smith Mr. Keith McDonald, Mrs. Les Robins and Mr. Robins. Though attendance was not large, the ball will net about £80, which will be shared by the local Spastic Council branch and Queanbeyan Girl Guides Association…

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Monga P. & C. Dance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 2

"The dance organised by the Monga P. & C. Association and held in the Monga School room on 30th October proved highly successful, both socially…

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Marian Ball Glittering Function Equals Pre-war Splendour

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 2

The Marian Ball held in the S.C ground Pavilion on Friday night was the grand finale of the Popular Boy Competition in aid or St. Bede's…

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Monga Dance

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

A dance was held in aid of the hall fund on Saturday night, and, although the usual crowd was not in attendance, a pleasant evening was enjoyed by the…

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Let's Go to the Pictures

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

What lies beyond "The Blue Veil" that can make a woman forever loved, or forever alone? "The Blue Veil," showing at the National Theatre on…

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Marian Ball Over £1600 Raised by Popular Boys

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

It is generally conceded that the Marian Ball, held in the Showground Pavilion on Friday night, was one of the most glittering functions in the…

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