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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1937

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England's Dull Batting in Test: Pictures of Play in Adelaide —Sea and Air Disasters in Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 12

Left: H. Verity popped oue up on theleg side, bul the ball fell well clear of J. Fingleton…

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Vogue Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 8

THE Vogue Theatre will produce Edwin Burke's comedy, "This Thing Called Love" at St. James's Hall on February 10 and 11. Mrs. Ina Allan, who arrived recently from New Zealand,…

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Jazz and Band Music Effects Deplored By Judge

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 14

By winning the A Grade championship of New South Wales at the annual band contest at the Sydney Sports Ground last night, Manly…

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Woman Dies in Theatre. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 12

Miss M. E. Cooper, who held an executive position in Berle[?], Pty., Ltd., died to-night. She collapsed while watching a film at the Capitol Theatre…

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Manly Wins Band Championship. Westmead Boys Second. Some Fine Playing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 12

The band championship of New South Wales was won by the Manly Citizens' Band at the Sports Ground, last night. The Westmead Boys" Band which was second, was 13 points…

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Spin in Tennis. Uses Explained. "Making the Ball Talk." VI

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 17

The average player often uses spin unconsciously, but seldom, I am afraid, with deliberate intent. He would probably become a far better match winner if he went on to the…

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All Their Eggs in One Basket. The Vogue for All-Star Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 8

"I'M putting all my eggs in one basket!" sang Fred Astaire recently. Now it seems to be filmland's new theme song. The studio chiefs are putting all their stars into one picture at a time. The "all-star" film is the new vogue. "Libelled. Lady" and "Ladies in Love" have focussed attention to it. The former…

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Travel Pictures

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 5

"Now That Spring Is There!" Early-Spring beautifies an old gravel-pit near Colchester, England. The blossoming tree is a willow paint…

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Travel Pictures

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 16

The Beauty of the Rushes. A lovely early morning glimpse on the Lowlands in Essex…

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Travel Pictures

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 2

The Sleeping Square. An aquatint by the. well-known English artist, Sidney Lee. —From "Fine Prints of the Year" (1928)…

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Pictures for London Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

The Trustees of the National Art Gallery yesterday selected 35 pictures to be sent to London for a special exhibition of the work of Empire artists,…

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Thieves in Theatre

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 5

Returning to the Rialto Theatre, Manly, early yesterday morning, after he had locked it up following the performance on Monday night, the…

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A Page of PICTURES from OVERSEAS

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 9

LEFT: The lights of New York, as seen from the New Jersey side of the Hudson River…

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New Theatre at Randwick, Sydney

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 7

A tender has just been let for this theatre to Master Builder B. J. Williams by Architect A. Bolot…

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Thieves Disturbed. Theatre Manager's Presentiment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 11

While Mr. W. G. Smythe, manager of the Rialto Theatre, Manly, was playing bridge at his home early yesterday morning, he had a presentiment that thieves were attempting to…

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Search for 21-Run Ball Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 22

The fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval today was held up for five minutes while one of the umpires went in search of a ball which looked as though it…

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At the PICTURES Latest Films Reviewed "Ladies In Love"

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 13

IT is obvious to observers of cinema trends that Hollywood producers are currently eager to make their jgSaa bigger pictures more attractive by…

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Dressing "Hassan" Ambitious Production by the Independent Theatre

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 19

One of the most ambitious presentations ever to be staged in Sydney by an amateur company will be the Independent Theatre's production of "Hassan," to open on February 20. THE Independent's director, Miss…

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Provocation No Excuse For Kicking Ball Into Crowd LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 1

No matter what the provocation, a footballer must keep his feelings within bounds. He is not entitled, for instance to kick the ball deliberately into an abusive crowd. This is affect' of a £2 fine imposed by an Edinburgh magistrate…

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Story Of Test In Detail Careful Batting at First Bowlers Couldn't Make Ball Kick Ames' Catch Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 3

WHEN Brown and Bradman continued Australia's second innings in the fourth Test to-day, each was cognisant of the need for careful…

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