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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1935

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Band Contest North Sydney Tramway Wins "B" Grade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 10

North Sydney Tramway Band was awarded first place in the "B" Grade competition when the band contests were continued at the Sports Ground…

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In Iron Shed Prince Visits Dance AUCKLAND

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 7

A country dance held by returned soldiers was visited unexpectedly by Prince Henry last night at Opononi. Entering a galvanised iron shed in…

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Doctors, Warders Fight Hospital Fire Feared for X-ray Theatre In Students' Living Quarters

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

DOCTORS, wardsmen, and attendants fought a fire which broke out early last night in the living room of the students'…

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BRIEFLY. Children's Concert—

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 11

Members of the Wahroonga Junior Red Cross Circle recently arranged a very successful concert for the funds of the society. The concert, which was directed by Miss J. Robinson and…

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World Basso to Sing Great "Telegraph" Concert To Help Shark Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 9

IN Norman Allin, patrons of "The Telegraph" concert on Sunday night February 3, at the Prince Edward, will see…

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With Orchestra Mood Accompaniments to Motion Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 7

Following a new practice which has found favor in other parts of the world, Hamilton Webber's Orchestra is playing atmospheric backgrounds,…

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The Orchestra Ready-Made For A.B.C.

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 10

THE orchestra now playing so beautifully at the Tivoli Theatre, under the conductorship of Maurice d'Abravanel, is, in…

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Bib and Bub Words and Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 1

"The day is so hot," Bib to Bub said, "The Flowers are fainting in their bed." Bib and Bub ran to old Bill, crying, " "Please, quick, water the flowers; they're dying."…

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Tennis Stars Fine Pictures in Tuesday's Rotogravure

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 15

Experts who have seen Australia's junior tennis stars at play say that for their age they are among the world's best players. Fine action…

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Theatre Stormed Extra Sessions at the State

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 27

CROWDS LITERALLY STORMED THE DOORS OF THE STATE THEATRE ON FRIDAY MORNING TO GET IN AT THE OPENING…

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Boy and the Nail Penetrated Eye-Ball Yet He May See Again Wonders

Truth · Sunday 27 January 1935 · page 17

NO human faculty is more precious than eyesight; the thought of blindness causes a shudder of apprehension; the fear of eternal darkness, halting steps, and groping hands…

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The Kursaal Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 3

"Smiling, Obliging, and Polite." a delightful comedy in three acts, was presented at the Kursaal Theatre on Saturday night by Mr. Scott, Alexander. The story of the play…

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Band Contest. N.s.w. Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 3

Five bands competed in the first round of the New South Wales championship at the Sports Ground on Saturday evening. Randwick Municipal Band (E. P. Kerry, conductor)…

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Results of Band Contest Quality Of Music Praised

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

THE New South Wales Band Association held further competitions at the Sports Ground on Saturday and yesterday afternoon…

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Duke of Gloucester Attends Country Dance. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 6

The Duke of Gloucester informally visited an ex-soldiers' country dance in a galvanised iron shed at Opononl, near Hokianga, one of the oldest New Zealand settlements. When…

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Four New Film Purchases for Regent Theatre

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 7

Mr. Charles E. Munro, joint managing director of General Theatres Corporation, who has just completed a six months' tour of the…

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New Ball Did Not Need It Batsmen Go

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 8

ALTHOUGH the length gained by Fleetwood-Smith was not perfect before lunch m the Sheffield Shield match to-day, there…

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Big House for Beryl Morrin Bankstown Theatre Great Enthusiasm

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 6

A SPLENDID house welcomed the J.C. Wiliamson artists and other performers who appeared at the Majestic Theatre, Bankstown,…

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Duke Presented with Hunter Surprise Visit to Dance Wellington (N.z.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 10

While in the Dominion, the Duke of Gloucester took a fanny to the hunter Silent Bill, and after he had praised the horse's ability at…

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Band Contest Randwick Winners

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 6

The adjudicator, Mr. P. Jones, had a difficult task in selecting the winner of the "A" garde division when the New South Wales Band…

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