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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Cup Day Ends with Ball

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 3

RACE gaiety in Wagga continued last night at the Blue and Gold Ball organised in the Kyeamba Smith Hall by…

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Church of England Ball Tomorrow Night

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 2

Preparations are well in hand for the Church of England annual ball, which will be held in the Memorial Hall tomorrow night. A…

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Benefit Dance for Injured Footballers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

St. Peter's Hall will be crowded on Tuesday night with happy dancers who wish to help the Benefit Dance organised to aid two injured…

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Cazna Theatre “The Heavy Clues”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Music, romance, laughter, drama and truth and widely asserted [?] of M.G.M new [?] enter member “THE HARVEYCTHES…

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Roxy Theatre What's On at The Shows Friday, Family Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

For the first time family night, to-night will be marked for the screening of a special programme which will start at 7.30 p.m.. as usual, with…

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Boyd Neel Orchestra For Riverina

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 1

THE Boyd Neel Orchestra, one of the leading English orchestras which is at present touring Australia, will visit…

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Local & General Euchre Players, Dance-fans

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 2

Keep this Thursday, May 8, free, and yourself to an enjoyable evening at the Town Hall, where a euchre and 50-50 dance with many novelties will…

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Ball on Club Sets Golf Puzzle

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

A new problem for golf lawyers has been set by an incident during match at Sunningdale (England). A player, whose ball lodged in a…

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Home From Dance Occupants Have Lucky Escape

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

Returning home from the Nargoon Wolshed Ball last Friday evening, a utility truck, driven by Mr. McAuliffe, skided in the loose…

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Dance Band's Long Trip

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 4

Stan Harrison's Dance Band fulfilled Its engagement to play for the Ungarie Red Cross Ball on Friday night last. Their only delay on the…

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Band Programme at Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon the patients in the District Hospital, and the visitors enjoyed listening to a programme of music rendered by the…

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Citizens' Band Notes (By "Drum Major")

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

The Citizens' Band travelled to Barellan on Anzac Day after rendering appropriate music at the local celebration, and were entertained in fine…

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To-night's Dance for Injured Footballers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

Footballers and all their friends will be flocking to St. Peter's Hall to- night (Tuesday) for the big Benefit Dance arranged by the A.T.C. and…

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Seven Debs. Presented at C.y.m. Ball a Prettily Arranged Ceremony

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

THE C.Y.M. Maytime Ball, held In the Dormitory Hall on Friday night, was an excellently arranged function, but unfortunately the…

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The Boyd Neel Orchestra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

Wagga music lovers will have an opportunity to-night to offer support to plans to bring the Boyd Neel Orchestra, now touring Australia under an arrangement with the Australian Broadcasting Commission, to Wagga…

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Euchre Party and Party Dance

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

Yes, a party dance! you dance and enjoy the fun of novelty games at the same time. One big, happy family enjoying the fun and gaiety of a novel…

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"Band Will Play" When Steel Is Nationalised

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: "The Government's nationalisation methods so far have been fairly orthodox, bat when we set…

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Ball to Aid British Appeal on May 30

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

A cabaret ball will be held in the Kyeamba Smith Hall on May SO to raise funds for the British flood relief appeal…

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£143 Profit From Blue and Gold Ball At Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

It was announced at the meeting of the Wagga C.W.A. Younger Set last night that the proceeds of the Blue and Gold ball on Cup night…

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Holbrook Race Ball in Old Theatre Setting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

Nearly 400 club members and their guests attended the Holbrook Amateur Picnic Race Club ball, held In the Holbrook Shire Hall…

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