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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1925

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Brass Band Contests

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 4

The brass band championship will begin at the Sports Ground on Wednesday night, and among bandsmen, the thing of most interest is whether…

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Band at the Zoo

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 3

The Ladies' Pipe Band will render a special programme of music at three o'clock this afternoon in the new band stand at Taronga Park. This will be…

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Picnic Race Ball Second Day Cancelled

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 5

The Bong Bong Picnic Race Ball is held annually at the conclusion of the two days' racing season, surpassing any other social function in…

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Talk of the Theatres Yesterday's Shows and Pictures

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 6

EILEEN AND MARJORIE. Years ago a pair of sthelete insfants billed as "The Tiny Tots" held up various shows around the city and…

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Art of Spoken Word the Lure of the Theatre

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 8

Mr. Frank Vernon, an English critic of the drama, has just published a little book entitled The Twentieth Century Theatre, and in it he says, "The primary magic of the theatre is the magic of the spoken word."…

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Sunday Times FILM & Theatre Page Stage Personalities Great Study

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 8

Mr. Leslie Victor is earning a name for himself amongst the theatrical profession as a keen student of cricket, and he is following the doings of…

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Bong Races Miserable Weather Brilliant Balls Wonderful Dressing Golf Club Ball

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 5

One of the most successful functions in connection with the Bong Bong race season is the Moss Vale Golf Club ball, held annually after…

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Famous Pictures Sold by an Earl Proceeds to Pay Death Duties LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 4

Earl Spencer, interviewed by a representative of The Daily Express, regarding the sale to America of six of his most famous pictures,…

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Not Wanted Lenin Memorial Meeting Banned at a West End Theatre LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 4

It is learned that a meeting in memory of Lenin, announced to be held in the New Oxford Theatre on Sunday, under the auspices of the…

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"Scots Wha Hae" William Heughan Concert

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1925 · page 5

Rolling R's, the dialect of Bobby Burns, and an all-Scottish audience were to be heard -- and seen -- at the Conservatorium last night, when…

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Band Contests

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

The annual band contests will begin on the Sports Ground on Wednesday evening, and will be continued until the following Sunday. In all 22 bands have entered…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 5

The high standard of vaudeville at the Tivoli Theatre is maintained in the current programme. On Saturday The Versat[?]e Three made their first appearance in Australia, and…

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Help for Hospitals Police Band, Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

Auburn people assembled in large numbers at the grounds of St. Joseph's Hospital yesterday, when an appeal was made by the Mayor (Aid. G. Gollan), the…

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At the Theatre An Usher Assaulted

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 6

John James Thorn. 19, charged at North Sydney Court having assaulted Ernest Armstrong an usher at M[?] Picture Theatre, on…

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During the Dance Hanged From Tree Broughton Hall Tragedy

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

Guests at a dance at Broughton Hall, Le[?]chhardt, on December 31, were unaware of a gruesome act in the gro[?]ds…

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Girl Killed in Motor Smash Two Men Injured Car and Sulky Collide Tragic Homecoming From Ball Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 1

A fatal collision between a motor car and a sulky occurred on the Lavington Road, three miles from Albury, early this morning…

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Sydney Pianist's Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. W. Stanley Hall, formerly of Sydney, in a letter from South Africa to friends here, refers to the success, which attended a concert given by his daughter [?] Capetown in aid of the Namagualand…

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The Heughan Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 5

The final series of concerts organised by Mr. William Heughan before his departure for New Zealand concluded at the Conservatorium on Saturday night, when he gave an attractive programme of Scottish…

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Band Contests. Interstate Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 10

At the Sydney Sports Ground on Thursday evening the twenty-second interstate championship band contest and marching display will begin. This night will be devoted to…

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Famous Orchestra May Tour Dominions From Queen's Hall London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 10

The possibility of Sir Henry Wood taking the famous Queen's Hall Or[?] [?]chestra on a six month's tour of…

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