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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1920

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Band Contest. B Grade. Narrow Win for Balmainrozelle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 14

The B Grade competition in the New South Wales Banl Contests was concluded at the Sydney Sports Ground last night. Altogether there were 11 competitors, and…

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Shot in the Temple Man in a Band Stand

The Sun · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 5

Shortly before 6 o'clock this morning Thomas M'Guire, of Watson's Bay, found a man lying near the bandstand in Robertson Park, with a bullet wound…

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Sunday Band Music

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1920 · page 2

State Military, Observatory Park, 3 p.m. Special programme, Hyde Park, 7.30 p.m. Bondi-Wollanra Model. Bondi Beach, 8 p.m. State Military Band, Hyde Park, 7.30…

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Peace Pictures at Town Hall

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 January 1920 · page 22

Under Vice-Regal patronage, Mr. Alec Lorimore opened a season in the Town Hall last night with the official picture taken by the French…

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Amusements. Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 7

A special holiday matinee of "As You Were" will be given at the Tivoli this afternoon, and another on Wednesday. The revue is well patronised at the afternoon performances, especially by the younger generation…

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Band Contests To-day's Solo Competitions

Evening News · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

In the Protestant Hall, Costleragh street, City, the solo competitions in connection with the Band contests of the New South Wales Band Association were…

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Band Championship. Newtown Leading. Saturday Night's Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

Newtown is leading for the band championship by 23 points from Newcastle Municipal Band, with South Sydney Model Band three points further off in third place…

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Inter-state Band Contest. a Grade Competition. Newtown's Substantial Lead

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 5

The Inter-State Band Contest was carried to the A grade competition on Saturday evening, when a large gathering attended at the Sports Ground to, listen to some excellent…

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The Regatta. Variable Pictures. Sunshine and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 5

A mottled day, an admirable illustration of our climatic vagaries and kaleidoscopic effects. But the yachtsmen and oarsmen were not…

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Newtown's Win. the Band Championship. Defeats Newcastle by 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 7

Newtown won the band championship last night, with Newcastle Municipal Band second, and Leichhardt third. In the second and concluding stage of the…

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Band Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 11

The South Sydney Model Band, which withdrew from the A grade contest in the New South Wales Band Competition, has now issued a challenge to the winning band, Newtown,…

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War Pictures

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 30

THE articles by General Monash published in the "Sydney Mail" pay testimony to the extraordinary fighting by the A.I.F. from the time that Amiens was saved until the…

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A Band Challenge

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

The South Sydney Model Band, which withdrew from the interstate contest after the first night's decision of Mr. Thos. Mellor. the adjudicator…

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The Criterion Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

No bigger success in the farce-comedy line than "Lightnin" has ever been presented in Sydney, and the cosy Criterion Theatre is crowded every time it occurs…

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Have You All the Pictures ?

Referee · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 13

Our advice to those who have not secured the full issue of the supplement pictures of the Referee is, send along for what you want immediately. The reserve…

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The Band Contest. South Sydney Ghadlenges Newtown

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 10

South Sydney Model Band, who withdrew from the inter-State band content after the first, night's award by Mr. Mellor, the adjudicator. which they considered unsatisfactory…

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Sundry Shows. Her Majesty's Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

The quaint adventures of Lucifer and Potifer Bine, on Broadway, continue to convulse huge audiences at Her Majesty's Theatre, and "The Bing Boys on…

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In the World of Music and Drama. Our State Orchestra In New Zealand

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 14

THE New South Wales State Orchestra has met with great enthusiasm everywhere in New Zealand, all the seats being booked for days ahead. So great and unexpected has been the success that Mr. Verbrugghen cabled…

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Judging Band Contests. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 10

Sir.—Were 1 to consider myself only I would suner in s[?]ence under the insults that were hurled at me during the currency of the late contest, but I speak on behalf of those…

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Moving Pictures. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 9

Sir,—From some twelve months' experience in a film exchange I do not think it is quite fair to blame the public as if they insisted on the inferior film fare offered them. If scenic…

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