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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1931

5,034 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Talking Pictures. New Australian Enterprise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 13

Three talking picture experts, Messrs. T. Holt, Arthur Higgins, and Alan Mill, returned to Australia on Saturday by the Monowai. They have been conducting investigations in…

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Stop the Dance! Alleged Absconder From Bail Arrested

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 5

A dance at Redfern on Ssturday night was interrupted by Detective-Sergeants Sadler and McCarthy. and Detectives Boswell and McDermott…

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Ball Contest Prizes; Woman Again Wins First Cheque

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

Once again a woman's judgment and skill have triumphed over that of the man's in the "Pictorial's" "Find the Ball"…

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No. 6 "Pic." Ball Hunt is Merry Test!

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 5

RAIN or shine, on sticky wicket or fair, there is always room for skill, judgment, and observation in the "Pictorial's" "Find the…

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In Blaze of Color Dance at the Yacht Club

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 16

Non-dancers were specially cared for by the Royal Motor Yacht Club at the Vice-commodore's Ball on Saturday, when they had the choice of putting…

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Popular "Belle" Revived Again At H.M. Theatre

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 7

AGE may [?] and custom [?] the charm of many heroines, but not the [?] charm of the "Belle of New York". Although it is only a few months ago [?]…

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"Michael and Mary" Interest Still Holds at Savoy Theatre

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 7

THAT the story of "Michael and Mary," written by A. A. Milne, and presented by Miss Doris Fitton's company, is holding the interest of…

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"All Quiet" Star Louis Wolheim in Film at Theatre Royal

The Labor Daily · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 7

A PART from its splendid entertainment value, "Danger Lights," a radio film screened at the Theatre Royal for the first time on Saturday…

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Concert at Callan Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 6

The quarterly concert arranged by the Ashfield sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia was tendered to inmates of the military section of…

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Fruit Fly Now a Serious Pest Concerted Action Needed for Control

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 14

Fruit flies not only appeared in orchards and backyard fruit trees earlier than usual this season, but they are more than ordinarily…

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Fine Concert Given by Male Voices

Daily Pictorial · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 4

THE Sydney Male Voice Choir under the baton of Mr. Christian Hellemann, proved one of the finest choral ensembles in the metropolis…

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All in Happy Mood Randwick Dance-Social

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

R. and Mrs. J. Flanagan welcomed about 400 guests at Kenbington Club Hall, South…

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Old-Time Dance In Mark Foy's Ballroom

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

N[?]oid-time dance programme, "Ashes of Roses" perfume and powder for prizes,…

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Amusements. Concert at Ashfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 6

A sacred concert wau held in the Summer Hill Theatre on Sunday night to benefit the funds of the citizens' Belief Committee. The artists included Messrs. Ray Beatty. Albert Jones, and…

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In Concertina Nelson's Watch Famous Crime Recalled

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

THE secret if the undoing of Billy Carter the burglar who stole the Nelson relies at Greenwich and audaciously went to Scotland Yard to…

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Amusements. Band Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 10

The annual contest organised by the New South Wales Band Association will begin this evening at the Sports Ground. Twenty-eight bands are to compete in the various grades. Dr. Cyril Jenkins will…

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Speaking of Band Contests

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 9

The opposing tunes played by the A.L.P., Sydney, and Mr. Soulltin hold no music for the citizen who wants to see a joint tackle of our problems…

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The Playbox Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 10

"Saturday's Children" will be repeated at the Playbox Theatre to-night. There will be no performance on Saturday…

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Canberra City Band. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 18

At the half-yearly meeting of the Canberra City Band held to-night it was shown by the balance-sheet that the band had a credit balance of £64. The secretary (Mr. L. P…

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At the Pictures "Sergeant Grischa"

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 29

IN its time Hollywood has committed innumerable sins, but perhaps its greatest to date is the production of Arnold Zwieg's war classic "The Case of Sergeant Grischa," maltreated by…

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