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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1946

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Bulloak C.W.A. Ball Bright Function at Grong Grong

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

The Bulloak C.W.A. annual ball, held in the Grong Grong hall on Friday evening last, was a splendid success, socially and financially. There…

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Roxy Theatre Programme Big Film Array Friday and

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

Rafael Sabat[?]ni's great spectacle of the sen "The Black Swan" makes a return visit to Leeton as the main attraction for the week-end's…

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Cazna Theatre “ Bride by Mistake Gay Battle of wills with Fortune Hunters

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 3

Sparkling comedy and brilliant performance [?] highlight RKO-Radio’s [?] comedy BRIDE BY MISTAKE starring Alan Mar[?] and Laraine Day…

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Catholic Ball Was Grand Show Miss Betty Achurch was Charming Belle Novel Introduction of Belle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

A novel way of announcing the edges' choice for the honour of being Balle of the Catholic Ball was introduction here on Tuesday, the unusual…

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Concert For R.S.L. Memorial Hall

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

On Monday night the Tumut Musical Society decided that towards the end of the year a concert would be conducted in the Montreal Theatre, if…

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Welcome Home Dance at Pleasant Hills

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

Six years of work by the Pleasant Bills Patriotic Committee culminated with a welcome home social in the Pleasant Hills Ball. A large crowd…

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Wagga Man's Pictures of Stricken Hiroshima

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 1

The picture above and that at the foot of the page were sent from Japan by a member of the Australian Occupying Forces—a former resident of the Wagga district—who suggested that they should be printed in the…

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C. of E. Ball at West Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

The Church of England annual ball at West Wyalong last week was attended by about 550 people. The catchline in the…

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Strike Interrupts Melbourne Pictures Patrons Clamor for the Return of Their Money

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: All picture theatres in the city and suburbs were closed on Saturday night by the strike of projectionists and electricians…

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Rare Honor for Tumut Priest Who Will Receive Debutantes at Gundagai Catholic Ball

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

Tumut’s parish priest, Rt. Rev Sharkey, who will receive the eighteen debutantes at the Gundagai Catholic Ball, was among those…

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Theatre Dispute

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The new Tivoli show, "Forbidden Fruit." may be held up because of a dispute over a member of the cast…

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Local & General Red Cross Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

The above, held this year under the auspices of the Old ime Dance Club was a great success. The large crowd present was loud in its praise of the…

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Tumut Town Band Annual Meeting Mr. A. T. Webb New President Incentive Needed to Hold Band Together

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Tumut Town Band was held in the Shire Chambers on Friday night last. Though the financial statement revealed the Band to be in a healthy state, the committee will be faced with heavy expenditure for instrument…

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Madhatters' Ball at Walbundrie

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 6

The Madhatters' Ball took place in the hall on Friday night, when owing to sickness in the district, only a moderate attendance was…

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Dance Raid at Canberra Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Minister for the interior (Mr. Johnson) to-day rebuked Canberra police for raiding the Victory…

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Central Library Dance

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 4

Conducted under the auspices of the District Council of P. & C. sociations, the dance held in the Memorial Hall on Friday night last…

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Adelong Diggers Ball a Brilliant Success

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 7

You met almost everybody a t A delong on Monday evening last, as almost everybody seemed to be there to join in the festival of celebrating…

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School of Arts Ball Most Enjoyable

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

The Coolamon School of Arts Ball held in the Cazha Theatre, on Monday night last, was a splendid success judged by every standard, although…

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Band's Annual Meeting Successful Year and Bright Prospects Ahead

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 4

AFTER struggling through the war years with a full complement of bandsmen away in the services, the bandmaster and…

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Bulloak C.w.a. Ball Opened by Me. Doug Dickson M.l.a

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 3

The Bullock C.W.A. annual ball, held in the Grong Grong hall, on Friday, 21st June, was a splendid success. There was a lage attendance, including…

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