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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1925

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The Eight Ball Over How It Originated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 9

F. M. Harper, Royalist Road, Cromorne, writes:-- Nothing has raised so much argument and interest in connection with cricket as the…

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Topics for Women. Three Hostesses Give Bowral Dance

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 13

AS a finish to Bong Bong race week three Bowral matrons entertained at a delightful dance at the local School of Arts on Saturday…

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Through the Eye of a Camera -- News of the [?]our in Topical Pictures

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 16

THE CALIFORNIA GEYSERS. -- I here are hundreds of these strange spouting, spits in P[?]ton. A thing like this in the ordinary household would solve the hot water problem this wintry summer…

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Australia at the Wickets Again, With England 124 Runs Behind Photos for "The Sun" By Air From Adelaide Pictures of the Test Adelaide

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 9

Pilot Briggs of the Aerial Mail Service, left Adelaide at 9. a.m. to-day with a series of photographs of the Test Match for "The Sun." The…

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BAND v. Picture Shows Competition Not Desired

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 11

When the Randwick Municipal Band asked the local council last night to allow it to run entertainments, with the assistance of outside artists…

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Week of Music Band Contest To-morrow

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 12

Bands from all parts of the State of New South Wales, and some from other States, have come to Sydney to compete in the interstate…

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Ball Punching Kid Rnenalf's After World's Record

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 10

Kid Ruepalf aged 20 years, of Ipswich, Queensland) recently put up a splendid ball-punching feat, and wrote to the Referee claiming it to be a world's…

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Golliwogs and Pirates Fancy Dress Dance Leura Golf Club

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

A juvenile fancy-dress dance organised by Mesdames Morven, Nolan, and L. Wallace. in aid of St. Luke's Hospital, was held at the Leura Golf…

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By Air Mail Photos From Adelaide Test Match Pictures

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 9

By the use of the transport provided by the Australian Air Services, "The Sun" is able to publish to-day, photographs of the Test match in Adelaide…

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Exciting Incidents on the Opening Day Tate Bowls Brilliantly: Collins Falls to Wonderful Ball: Ryder and Andrews to Rescue

Referee · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 12

TREMENDOUS excitement prevailed in Adelaide during the week at prospect of witnessing the third Test. Various were the opinions expressed as to who…

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The Week's Pictures

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 14

Strand. A Paramount picture. "Sinners in Heaven" will be screened at the Strand on Saturday. A couple are thrown on to…

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The Paramount Pictures

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 12

If you were to travel to any territory of civilisation in the world—and even to many uncivilised places—you would see…

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Misbehaviour in Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 5

William Thomas Day, aged 18 years, a stable boy, and Percy Ronald Smart, aged [?] years, a labourer, were each fined £2, in default 14 days' imprisonment, when they were charged before Mr. Gale, S.M., at…

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Successful Dance. for Lewisham Hospital

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 15

Mr. and Mrs. T. Hannan arranged a most enjoyable and highly successful dance at their home at Leichhardt on Wednesday week. The function was to…

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Surfers' Ball and Test Cricket Match

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 2

Cordon Sinclair, carnival secretary of the Freshwater Surf Club, advises arrangements have been completed for a fancy dress ball…

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Reply to Lord Mayor. Mr. Ball Asks Questions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 12

The Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Ball) yesterday afternoon replied to the statement of the Lord Mayor (Alderman Stokes) in regard to the proposed legislation by the…

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Hard Words Stokes to Ball Talk of Bungling

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 10

The Lord Mayor refuses to see eye-to-eye with the Minister for Works on the appointment of an Electricity Commission…

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Northcliffe's Regrets Fresh "Revelations" "Leading Band of Spirits" London. Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 10

London is still mildly interested or amused, according to its belief, at the continued "revelation" of spirit messages said to come from the late Lord…

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Mr. Ball Won't Be Bounded Hits Back at Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 5

"I note," said the Minister for Works, Mr. Ball, yesterday, "that the Lord Mayor has made a further statement in regard to the matter of electricity…

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Crowded Theatre Destroyed by Fire Audience's Escape Tokyo, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

A [?] occurred this evening during a performance at one of the largest theatre the Engiza, in the Akasnka district of Tokyo…

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