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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1933

7,107 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Fun and Fact of a Happy Day's Cricket Told in Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1933 · page 41

Brown grounding his hat just in time to escape a run-out in the second innings, He made 25. [?] Jack Fingleton who [?]k the gloves when [?] was hurt, gaining [?]ketkeeping…

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Electrocuted on Iron Roof Boys' Fatal Search for Cricket Ball Trangie

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1933 · page 3

A faulty contact, due to a loose conduit, is believed to have been responsible for the escape of electricity on to the iron roof of a verandah at…

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Week's Run for the Mikado Comic Opera Popular at Theatre Royal

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1933 · page 11

The Mikado, most popular of all Gilbert and Sullivan operas, finds able exponents of its various picturesque characters in the J. O. Williamson…

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Girl Musician Marries Movie Knight New Lady Coombe Worked in Husband's Theatre Perth

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1933 · page 2

SOME years ago a shy, pretty and talented little girl entered on her profession of music at one of the' picture theatres '…

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Striking Color Scheme for Evening Ensemble-- What the Stars Wore at Big Ball-- Brown and White Popular Gretel's Letter

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1933 · page 27

DEAR BETTY,-- This week I'm going to describe various frocks worn by Hollywood celebrities at one of their biggest…

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Waltzing Lily Set The Field a Merry Dance Nothing Else Had a Chance Brilliant Filly Won Reid Stakes With Ears Pricked Her Futurity Hope Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 29 January 1933 · page 46

IF anything was needed to demonstrate the great speed of the three-year- old filly, Waltzing Lily, it was forthcoming in the William Reid Stakes, the first W.F.A. race of the season, which was…

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Bondi Band

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 1

MEN OF the Bondi Band lined up for inspection yesterday, in the course of the band contests…

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Band Contest Bondi's Success

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 7

The Bondi Beach Band, under the baton of Mr. George Annesley. captured fresh laurels at the Sports Ground yesterday afternoon. when…

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350 Present Leichhardt Dance Most Successful

The Labor Daily · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 7

LEICHHARDT Younger Set has every reason to proud of its gala dance, so successfully held in the Town Hall, Leichhardt, and which…

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Girls In Slacks Palm Beach Dance

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

While the men wore bright shorts and shirts at the Palm Beach dance on Saturday night at the…

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New Tivoli Theatre. "Circus Days."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

From the points of view of good, wholesome fun, and spectacular presentation, Mr. Jim Gerald's musical show entitled "Circus Days" at the New Tivoli Theatre, is probably the…

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R.Y.M.C. Dance For Cricketers

The Sun · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

COOLNESS and comfort was the order of the night at the dance in honor of the English cricketers at the Royal Motor Yacht Club on…

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LANCERS Shorts and Shirts Palm Beach Dance

The Sun · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

Shades of the old-time lancers must have been amused at the former ballroom favorite being danced with spirited vigor by a…

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Repertory Theatre. Australian Writers' Little Plays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

At the Repertory Theatre on Saturday evening Mr. Scott Alexander presented a programme of half-a-dozen one-act plays by Australian writers. The encouragement…

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Police Honors at Funeral Band and Comrades Will March

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 8

Full police honors will be paid to the late Constable John Michael Croke, at his funeral to-day. The Police Band and 80 of his…

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Band Contests. a Grade Championship. Hamilton and Bondi Tie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 5

On Saturday night, for the first time in 31 years, two bands tied for the first place in the A grade championship of New South Wales. Hamilton Citizens' Band, the holders…

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Kept Cool Male Guests At Yacht Club Bright Dance

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

Leg-theory and hot evening clothes were not indulged in at the Royal Motor Yacht Club dance on Saturday night, in…

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"The Mikado." Theatre Royal Revival. Ko Ko's Quips

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

It is strange that at its first production "The Mikado" should have been regarded with some alarm as a socially subversive satire, for its flings are chiefly directed at shams…

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Her Majesty's May Cease to be Theatre. Proposed Leasing to Retail Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 9

If negotiations which are now proceeding are brought to a successful conclusion, Her Majesty's Theatre, which has been Sydney's leading place of entertainment for more than…

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Burns Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 4

A Burns concert was held at the Railway and Tramway Institute on Saturday night The entertainment was conducted by the Burns Anniversary Club, and among those…

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