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Riverina · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Ball Tonight at Stockinbingal

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 4

The appearance of the Coota Cuties at the footballers' ball at Stockingbingal tonight will evoke sighs of estacy from the huge crowd that will…

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Large Crowd Attends Rosewood Ball an Outstanding Success

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 1

The footballer and cricketers' ball, held in the Rosewood Hall on Friday night, preved an outstanding social success and was…

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Successful Diggers Ball Door Takings Total £195 700 People Attend Well Organised Function

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 5

Living up to its reputation as the outstanding social attraction Gundagai, last Tuesday evening's Diggers' Ball was a scintilating success. Run under the auspices of the RSS and AILA the Ball was patronised by 700 people and the £195/12/6 taken at the door, was…

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Brilliant Concert by Visiting Artists

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

Wagga people who missed last night's musical concert lost, by their non-attendance, one of the rare emotional and…

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Grand Concert

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

During the past seven weeks many young people of the town have been busy rehearsing, under the capable leadership of Mrs. N…

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Griffith Debutantes' Ball

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

At the Grand Hostel debutantes' ball, to be held at the Palais on June 6, Mr. Enticknap, M.L.A., and Mrs. Enticknap will receive the…

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Basket Ball Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

The first round of the Basket Ball Competition will start to-morrow (Saturday): the matches set down are: C.Y.M. 1st v Y.W.C.A. 1st, 2…

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Rush for Seats at Wagga Boyd Neel Orchestra Recital

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

There wag a rush to reserve seats when booking opened at the Lyric Music House yesterday for the concert in the Plaza Theatre by…

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Local & General Cootamundra Footballers' Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

Ellwood's Hall, Stockinbingal, was tastefully decorated with red, white, and blue streamers and colored footballs, with the players' names…

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Winchendon Vale F. and S. Association Ball

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

A large crowd attended the Farmers and Settlers’ Ball held to the Winchendon Vale hall on Friday, 11th April. The good music was supplied by the…

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Big Attendance at Race Ball; Buffet Supper

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Nearly 550 members and guests of the Wagga Amateur Picnic Race Club attended the club's first ball for eight years last…

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Cazna Theatre “Week-end at the Waldorf”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Check in at the world’s most famous luxury hotel with M-G-M’s all-time all-star cast in “WEEK-END AT THE WALDORF,” screening To-night…

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Roxy Theatre Week-end Programmes Friday. Family Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

"Dressed To Kill," Universal's latest Sherlock Holmes movie detective atory thriller, comes to-night to the Roxy Theatre. Basil Rathbone and…

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Next Week's C. of E. Ball Hare Decorations in Wistaria and Roses

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

THE Church of England Ball to be held in the Dormitory Hall on. Friday next, May 30. promises to be just as great a success as…

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Flo Carter Concert for Gymnasium Fund

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

Flo Carter appeals to all the artists who assisted her previously, to help her stage another concert, this time at Whitton on June 5, and…

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Show Society's Annual Report Concert Hall Purchased for Ground Improvement

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

THE following annual report by Mr. Fred Chaffey, president of the Leeton Agricultural Society, was read at the annual…

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Tumut Choral Society "Food for Britain" Concert

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

Tumut Cladal Society is ? practising for the "Food for Britain" concerl on Friday, 27th June. The songs this year are of a more ?…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Children and Boyd Neel Orchestra (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 2

Sir,—It it pleasing to note that such interest is being taken in the recital by the Boyd Neel Orchestra, especially by the younger members…

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Old-time Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

The old-time ball, which was officially opened by the Mayor (Ald. Stratton), proved to be quite as successful as any held in the past…

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To the Ball in Comfort

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

No dust, no bumps, this Friday night. Be in the swing and board the special motor train; seat yourself in comfort and enjoy the strains of the…

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