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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1966

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Hospital seeks full time theatre sister

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 October 1966 · page 2

Until a fulltime theatre sister is employed, there will never be very extensive volume of major surgery…

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Pipe band host for “Gathering”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 October 1966 · page 9

One of the main features of the 1966 Queanbeyan Floral Festival will be the Highland Gathering at the showground on Saturday, November 12, the main day of the Festival…

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Successful Rugby Union cabaret ball

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 October 1966 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Rugby Union Football club brought down the curtain on a successful season with a bright presentation cabaret ball at the Leagues’ Club on Friday night…

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Captain’s Flat News Cr. Kerr’s description Plaza Theatre proposal a “seven day wonder”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 October 1966 · page 6

At last week’s meeting of the Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. T. P. Kerr described the proposal to carry out interior alterations to the Plaza theatre at Captain’s Flat as a “seven day wonder.” He said he would have no…

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Brass Band contest welcome innovation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 November 1966 · page 8

History will fee made on Sunday next when the first Band Contest will be held in conjunction with the Queanbeyan Floral Festival…

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Choral Concert a feature of Festival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 November 1966 · page 4

Always a popular feature of the Floral Festival week is the choral concert, usually held early in- the week’s festivities This year’s concert will be staged in the…

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Queanbeyan triumphs Scooped the pool in band contest

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 November 1966 · page 7

Queanbeyan Municipal Band scooped the pool in the Floral Festival brass band contest conducted on Sunday afternoon, winning all sections…

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Concert a huge success

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 November 1966 · page 3

The concert held in the RSL Memorial Hall on Tuesday night was an outstanding success, over 600 people…

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Floral Festival concluded on high note at successful cabaret ball

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 November 1966 · page 3

The Floral Festival ball and ballroom championships finished off the 1966 festival on a high note on Saturday night. Upwards of 500 people enjoyed every minute of the well-organised function. The ball, held in the RSL…

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band repeats its success at Young

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 November 1966 · page 3

Queanbeyan Municipal Band repeated its performances at the Floral Festival when it took out the three major trophies at a band contest at Young at the weekend…

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Marist Concert

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1966 · page 3

The annual concert of the Marist Brothers’ School will be held in the Parish Hall, Queanbeyan, next…

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Marist concert preview

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 December 1966 · page 3

The annual concert of the Marist Brothers’ School will be held in the Parish Hall. Queanbeyan, tomorrow night…

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Captain’s Flat News School Concert successful

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 December 1966 · page 10

A highly successful concert was staged by the Captain’s Flat Central School last Friday night. Over 150 adults and, 200-odd children thoroughly enjoyed the three and a half…

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GOLF Geoff Pollard and Brian Webb win best ball comp

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 December 1966 · page 8

Two 25 handicapped players, Geoff Pollard and Brian Webb, combined brilliantly to win Sunday’s four ball best ball stableford competition at the Queanbeyan Golf Club…

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