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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1925

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Amy Castles Concerts

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 6

Miss Amy Casti[?] will give a [?] of concerts beginning at the Sydney Town Hall on February [?] Signer Cappe[?] Miss Eileen Castles and Mr. A Bar[?]eman, with…

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Kincumber Band at Taronga Park

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 26

The band of the Orphanage, by the kind permission of the Sister Superior, will play a programme of music at Taronga Park on Sunday, February 1st, at…

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The Week's Pictures Crystal Palace

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 14

"Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," features Mary Pickford, is still drawing large crowds to the Crystal Palace. The cast also includes Allan…

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Kincttmber Orphanage Band. at Taronga Next

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 27

The Kincumber. Orphanage Band will play a programme of music at Taronga Park on Sunday next, February ], beginning at 3 p.m. The band, which is under…

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"A Great Mistake" Mr. Ball Outspoken

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

The Minister for Works (Mr. R. T. Ball), when acquainted last night with the council's decision, said that the public need not worry…

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Two Irish Pictures. Hyperion and the Satyr

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 11

Two ceremonies in remembrance of the dead wore recently held "in Dublin and throughout Ireland, says the Dublin "Catholic Bulletin." One was in…

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Redfern Fire. Attempt to Destroy Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 6

At the conclusion of an inquiry on Tuesday regarding a are at the Redfern Picture Palace, Rawson-square, at about 2 a.m. on January 4, the City Coroner (Mr. Jam[?]eson) found that…

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Electric Sparks City Council's Scheme Mr. Ball Opposed

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 9

THE City Council'S electricity proposals drew sparks from Mr. Ball, Minister for Works, to-day…

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Sydney Hears Concert at Pittsburg, U.s.a. Radio Bridges 9000 Miles Bellevue Hill Amateurs Listen-in with Astonishing Success

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

Thanks to wireless, it is now possible to Hear a man speaking 9000 miles away. Two Sydney amateurs, Messrs. R. C. Marsden and P. Spenser Nolan, have for three successive nights listened to messages…

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A New Power Station to Cost £3,000,000 City Council Decides to Go Ahead Without Delay Agreement with Railways to Be Cancelled Mr. Ball Throws Out a Plain Threat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

A new No. 2 power station, involving an expenditure of probably over £3,000,000, is to be erected on a site to be recommended by Mr. Forbes Mackay (general manager of the city electricity department),…

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Devlin's Jazz Orchestra

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

Which has caused quite a furore in the jazz world with its popular dances at Merrylands, has engaged the School of Arts. Granville, for every Monday,…

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Successful Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 3

The dance which was held in the Rivoli Theatre, Blacktown, on the evening of January 23, proved a general success. The proceeds will go to recouping the losses…

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Fairfield Band Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

The carnival, which was held for the purpose of raising funds for Fairfield Citizens' Band, closed on Monday night last, after a successful run extending…

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Euchre and Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

There was a large attendance on Saturday, when a euchre party and dance were held in the Town Hall, to assist Mrs. McGowan, one of the candidates in…

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Theatre Royal

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 14

"Wildflower" with Marie Burke in the lead bs the hot-headed Italian beauty, Gus. Bluett,. Herbert Browne, Marie La Varre, Charles Zoli,. John Forde, George Vollaire, and a host of…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 14

The Tivoli Celebrity Vaudeville presented twice daily is being contributed to by "The Versatile Three"—the boys with the harmonising voices and instruments, Hayden and…

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Fullers Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 14

Fullers Theatres are keeping up their reputation by the addition of new and popular artists, including Linn Smith's Royal Jazz Band, and the Phil. Smith Revue Co. in…

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Guildford Encourage the Band

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

Guildford Band is matting steady progress, and its recent appearances in public have elicited favourable comments. A band is a distinct asset to a town, and it…

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Theatre Proprietor Assaulted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

Excitement prevailed at the Shell Theatre yesterday when the proprietor, Mr. Walter Brown, was embroiled in a fight in his office with another man, Mr. Brown's alleged…

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New Palace Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 14

"So This is London" in which Mr. Thurston Hall, the great American artist presents, such a bright and breezy personality, is very popular with the large and enthusiastic audiences…

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