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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

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News in Brief Hospital Ball

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Over £300 was the nett result of the recent Lockhart Hospital ball, Mr Winnell, informs us. Some odd small amounts are still…

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Wagga Girl's Success In National Ball

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

Eighteen-year-old Wagga girl Maureen revisiting Wagga after nine months with the [?] Ballet Company, says that being ballet [?] mostly tiring work and no play…

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R.a.o.b. Ball a Night to Remember

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 3

Wednesday evening, August 1st, will be an evening long to be remembered by the members and friends of the Lockhart branch of…

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Boree Creek W.G.U. Auxiliary Raises Over £147 By Ball

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

The annual ball, organised by the (Women's Auxiliary of the Wheatgrowers' Union, Boree Creek branch, on Friday night, proved…

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Plaza Theatre

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

Laughs come thick and plentiful with the help of a star comedy cast in "Louisa," at the Plata Theatre on Saturday and Monday next. It is one…

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Annual Catholic Ball Another Great Success

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

The annual Catholic Ball, held in the Cootamundra Town Hall last night was a huge success, both socially and financially,…

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Big Crowd Attends Ambulance Ball Despite Rain Over £180 Will Be Cleared

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 7

The weather was very unkind to the organisers of the Ambulance Ball held on Tuesday night last. Although rain…

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Boree Creek W.G.U. Ball Attracted Big Crowd Miss Margaret Birkenshaw Chosen as Belle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

The Boree Creek Memorial Hall on Friday night, 3rd August, was the setting for the Wheat Growers' Ball, and a record crowd for Boree Creek…

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Miscroscope That Projects Pictures

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 4

British scientists are working on the development of an entirely new type of microscope. It is now being tested at the…

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Coolamon Diggers’ Ball a Record Success

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

The Coolamon Diggers’ Ball last Monday night in the Cazna Theatre was a record success for the Coolamon sub-branch of the…

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Montreal Theatre Attractions "South Sea Sinner"

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 3

The exotic spell of the South Pacific, with all its Oriental intrigue and passionate loves and hates, is exerted in…

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500 Attend Grecian Ball Most Enjoyable Function

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

Whilst the rain in the afternoon and early evening must have prevented a large number of country people from venturing out on the…

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Band Farewells Two Players One Started As a Mascot

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 5

Two bandsmen, who have given excellent service to the Leeton District Band, over a long period, were farewelled at Band…

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£700 for Baby Health Centre Marvellous Result of Rotary-apex Ball

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

The 650 dancers who attended the Rotary-Apex Ball on July 20, and all those generous people who also contributed in…

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Jubilee Song Parade Nine Australian Tunes Vie For Top Honors Leading Band Leaders Form Judging Panel for Second Semi-final

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

The rise in quality of the Australian songs submitted to the "Jubilee Song Parade" has been most marked in the second…

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Ball Raises £700 for Leeton Rotary and Apex

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 4

LEETON, Friday: The wonderful success of the Baby Health Centre ball which had been organised by the Leeton…

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Benefit Dance

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

The benefit dance held in aid of the Imperial Football Club's injured players' fund, was an outstanding success, both socially and financially…

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Plaza Theatre "To Please a Lady"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

The roaring excitement of midget auto-racing and dare-devil stunts in an auto-thrill circus, climaxed by the 500-mile classic race of the…

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Hospital Auxiliary Annual Meeting. Good Work by Small Band of Ladies Revealed

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Junee Ladies Hospital Auxiliary on Friday afternoon last, the chairman of the Hospital Board of…

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Grand Benefit Dance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

Next Friday, August 17, Yanco Australian Rules Football Club will be running a grand benefit dance for K. Lamont who was badly injured…

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