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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1931

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Penshurst Theatre

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

At the Penshurst Theatre to-morrow Moran and Mack (the "Two Black Grows") will be seen in "Anybody's War," a popular Paramount all-talkie…

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School of Arts Dance

The Biz · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

In an effort to raise funds towards reducing the overdraft on the building, the committee of Fairfield School of Arts have arranged a grand dance…

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School of Arts Dance

The Biz · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

A special meeting of Fairfield School of Arts committee was held on Monday night to make final arrangements for dance in aid of…

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Victory Theatre, Kogarah

The St George Call · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

This Saturday, Monday and Tuesday the patrons of the Victory Theatre, Kogarah will be unusually well catered for by the presentation of The Sea…

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'Victory Theatre, Kogarah

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

This Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday the patrons of the Victory Theatre, Kogarah, will be unusually well catered for by the presentation of "The…

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1931 Annual "Home" Ball

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

Mrs. H. Lesnie notifies that a meeting will take place at the Montefiore Home on Wednesday, January 21, at 8 p.m. for the purpose of making arrangements…

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Music Blended Fob Dance Scene

The St George Call · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

Putting " Spanish" into a symphony orchestra was one of the strange artifices of microphone and musical director, in connection with the filming…

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Benefit Dance to Jack Macfarlane

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

MOORE PARK junior cricketers have rallied to the support of Jack MacFarlane, who has been ill for twelve…

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Amusements. Theatre of Youth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 8

The last three performances of the Christmas programme at the Theatre of Youth are to be given to-night and to-morrow afternoon and evening. This programme includes several features…

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Cricketers' Dance. New Year at Liverpool

The Biz · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 7

There was a sound of revelry by night, at Liverpool on New Year's Eve, at the crickcters' dance. People attended from all centres along the…

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Council Juniors' Welcome Dance to Interstate Visitors

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

At the club rooms of the Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday night, January 3, the Council Juniors gave a formal dance to the Interstate visitors…

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At the Theatres. Queen's Theatre, Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

At the Queen's Theatre, Hurstville, to-night and to-morrow the principal attraction will be Ruth Chatterton in "The Better Wife." The supporting…

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"Michael and Mary" Independent Theatre Season

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 10

"MICHAEL and Mary," the A. A. Milne play, which is creating such enthusiasm among New York play-goers will be presented on Saturday…

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Whoopee! Cheque From Ball May Be £400

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 12

DOES it matter what happened to plan? was the general feeling of the Whoopee Ball committee members when they met at the…

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Back to the Classics Revolution in Dance Music

Daily Pictorial · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 15

A year or so ago the flapper and her slim-waisted sheik Would have laughed at the idea of dancing to a Verdi opera or to a waltz set to a classical tune…

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Pictures of the Past. Early Days of Rockdale. By Will Carter, Hurstville. No. Xiv. the First Council Meeting

The Propeller · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

It came to pass, after years of local striving to push the district ahead as best it might, with the aid of various public committees, that a proclamation…

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Band Music

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

The Metropolitan Band, conducted by Mr. John Palmer, will play in the Maiden Memorial Pavilion, Botanic Gardens, to-morrow, at 3.15 p.m…

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Hits the Ball

The Labor Daily · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 3

Paddington captain, REG. ROWE, expects his club to win the grade premiership, He is one of the hardost hitting batamen in Sydney…

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Ball's Head Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 12

At Ball's Head, a splendid area of parkland, improvements are now being made for the purpose of opening up the best of all the bushlands westward of the Sydney Harbour Bridge…

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Theatre Royal—"dixiana."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

"Dixiana" continues as the main attraction at the Theatre Royal. It will be followed shortly by "Donger Lights," a story of the Chicago-Milwaukee railway…

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