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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1920

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Band Contests To-night

Evening News · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 3

The s[?] annual band contest promoted by the land Association of New South Wales begin to-night at the Sydney Sports Ground Moore Park with the C Grade…

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Amusements. Annual Band Contests

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 9

The seventeenth annual series of contests promoted by the Band Association of New South Wales will he commenced at the Sydney Sports Ground to-night at 6.30 o'clock, when the C grade competition, for which…

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The Ball Boys

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 1

The bright-faced, alert, little chaps, in their white suits and white hats, who so expertly act as ball boys in the Davis Cup matches, are great…

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Kerr's Gaiety Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

The rush for seats at Andy Kerr's Gaiety Theatre, Oxford-street, nearly opposite the mouth of College-street, has been phenomenal this week, the main…

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Sundry Shows. Her Majesty's Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

The popularity of "The Bing Boys on Broadway", the newest revue or "Revusical Comedy de Lax", as the management with quaint humor advertise it…

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Annual Band Contests. Commencing To-night. C Grade Bands Lead Off

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 7

The seventeenth annual contests promoted by the Band Association of New South Wales will commence to-night at the Sydney Sports Ground…

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The Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 19

Lucifer Bing and his cousin, Potifer, are still making things hum in "The Bing Boys on Broadway;" Many weeks have elapsed since this spectacular revusical comedy…

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Band Contests. Canterbury Wins C Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 7

The seventeenth annual band contests of the New South Wales Band Association were opened at the Sydney Sports Ground last night with the C grade competitions. The…

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Inter-state Band Contests. C Grade Competition. Won by Canterbury

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 5

The seventeenth annual inter-State band contest was opened last night at the Sports Ground, under the auspices of the Band Association of New South Wales. Mr. Thomas…

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Pictures Shows. State Attendance 500,000 a Week. Educational Subjects Not Popular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 6

The extraordinary growth of the pictures show business in New South Wales may be judged from the fact that, according to statistics which have just been compiled, there…

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St. Patrick's Day in Tasmania. National Concert

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 37

The Most Rev. Dr. Barry, in speaking at a meeting held in. St. Peter's Hall. Hobart, to arrange for the celebration of St. Patrick's Day by a concert,…

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Irish National Association, Concert at St. Benedict's Hall

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 27

The first of the Irish National Association concerts was given at St. Benedict's Parish Hall, Abercrombie-street, on the 14th inst., and was a…

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Amusements Her Majestys Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 19

"The Bing Boys on Broadway," the Musical Revue de Luxe, continue to give theatregoers plenty of attraction in the way of elaborate light Musical fare. The piece…

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Band Contests. Close Competition in B Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 7

About 2000 people Avere present at the Sydney Sports Ground last night, when the 17th annual contests of the Now South Wales Band Association were continued. The B grade…

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The Theatre World Shows That Attract

Arrow · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 3

Like the [?] brook, As you Were, at the Tivoli, runs on. It is a great [?] for the enterprise of [?] McIntosh in…

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Stage and Screen Various Sydney Shows. Union Theatre

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 3

Mary Pickford, in her second First National production. "The [?]," is the attraction at the Crystal Palace and Lyceum theatres all this week. The support at the…

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Cheer-oh Girls' Concert

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

The well-known and popular "Cheer-oh Girls" will give a concert in the Masonic Hall, Hurstville, on Wednesday next,…

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Band Performance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 15

The State Military Band, directed by Mr. J. B. Tougher, will play selections from "I Lombard" and other music in Hyde Park to-morrow evening, at 7.30. An afternoon performance, at 3, will be given…

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War Pictures

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 5

"35th Battalion" gives evidence:-- One cannot help but endorse "First Division's" remarks anent apathy of the Government regarding paintings of…

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Foluer's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 15

The new revue to be produced by the Harry Burgress Company at Fuller's Theatre, this afternoon and evening, is "The Frivolity Girl," while in the vaudeville section. Jack and Cora Williams and…

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