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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1922

4,195 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 210

State Orchestra for W.A. PERTH

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 7

A meeting of prom[?] citizens will to-morrow consider a proposal for the appearance in west Australia of the…

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Making Pictures in the Far North

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 13

WE were seated among the pandanus palms that fringed the forest and bordered the lagoon-dotted plain. The grass varied in height from six to twelve feet. The silence…

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Plays, Pictures, and Players News From All Sydney Shows on the Stage

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 3

[?] Grand Opera House—Dick Whittington. Newtown, Majestic.—Cinderella…

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Dame Nellie Melba Peoples' Concerts Beginning in March Booking at Midnight

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

The musical season will be opened much earlier than was anticipated. And it will have something like a royal opening for Dame Nellie Melba,…

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The State Orchestra

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

A meeting of the Advisory Board of the State [?] has been held at which there were present Sir Arthur Richard Messrs Beale O'Brien [?]…

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Outlook Better State Orchestra Question of Conductor

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 8

As the result of a prolonged conference between the Advisory Board of the State Orchestra and Mr. Mutch (Minister for Education), and Mr…

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State Orchestra Deputy Conductor Offers From Overseas

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

Mr. Alfred O'Brien, secretary of the Professional Musicians' Union, states that in his capacity as representative in Australia of the International…

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The Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 21

A complimentary concert will be given in St. George's Hall,Newtown, on Wednesday, 8th inst., to Miss Macdonald, who leaves Sydney early in March to take advantage…

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When is a Lost Ball?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 47

This bit of irony, sarcasm or something appears in the form of a sign on a Scottish golf course: "Members will refrain from picking up lost balls until they have…

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Children and Motion Pictures. Their Bad Moral Effect

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 6

Professor Ernest W. Burgess, of the University of Chicago, at the request of the City Council of the mid-western metropolis, made a study of the effect of motion…

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Melba's Concerts. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 10

Dame Nellie Melba will open her Sydney season at the Town Hall on March 21. Mr. John Lemmone, concert manager for Dame Nellie Melba, will arrive in Sydney early next…

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State Orchestra Will Carry on Dame Melba's Concerts

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 8

The Minister for Education, Mr. Mutch, tins adopted certain recommendations of the New South Wales Conservatorlum and State Orchesra Board of Advice…

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State Orchestra Finding Temporary Conductor a Difficult Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 6

Every effort is to be made to keep the State Orchestra in existence, and arrangements for a temporary conductor will be proceeded with if the…

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Band Contests Championships To-orrow

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 10

A start will be made to-morrow [?] at the Sydney sports Ground, [?] park, with the conterts promoted by the New South Wales Band Association, when…

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VERBRUGGHEN Board Has Regrets Orchestra to Play for Melba

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 7

Certain recommendations which have been made to him by the Conservatorium Board of Advice have been adopted by the Minister for…

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Amusements Her Majesty's Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 15

"The Boy," the sparkling Comedy, that has an extraordinary large amount of merry music and vivacious acting, still proves attractive to very large and most enthusiastic audiences…

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Moving Pictures Question of Selection HOBART

The Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

After discussing the question of how to grapple with the evil and advance the good effects of moving pictures, the Interstate Conference of Women now…

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The War Dance Practice Before the Real Fight

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 1

The stories of wrangling and bitter internecine strife inside the parliamentary Labor party is probably not greatly exaggerated. There can be no…

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Over at the Shore Fine Feats with Bat and Ball

Arrow · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 10

Stanley Brainwood, Westleigh Club's left-hand batsman, was by many considered to have become a back num­ber. But he has performed the…

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Silver Band's Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 8

The Dulwich Hill Silver Concert Band's recital in Eastwood Picture Palace on Monday night last proved a distinct musical treat. This combination of…

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