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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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Band Music

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

Highland Gathering, Showground, to-day, 10 a.m., Metropolitan Band (Mr. John Palmer). Taronga Park, Sunday, 2.45 p.m., Metropolitan Band (Mr. John Palmen)…

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South Australian Band

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 6

The South Australian Caledonian Society's band will play at Taronga Park from 2.49 to 3,30 p.m. to-morrow. The Metropolitan Band will take over at 3.30, and play until 4.45…

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Kursaal Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

An unabridged edition of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts," with Scott Alexander playing the part of Pastor Manders, will be presented to-night at the Kursnal Theatre (420 Kent Street)…

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Theatre. HAYMARKET-CIVIC

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

Gertrude Michael appears in "Sophie Lang Goes West" at the Haymarket and Civic Theatres…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal.—"balalaika."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

"Balalaika," with Robert Balliday, Margaret Adams, and Mariorie Gordon, is presented at the Theatre Royal…

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UNRESTRAINED 1938 GAIETY New Year Crowds Dance And Sing In Streets Revellers' Raid on Cross Flats

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 1

HUGE crowds thronged the city and King's Cross last night and hilariously ushered in Sydney's 150th New Year. Shrill sirens, bells, whistles, and motor…

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Music in 1937. a Crowded Season. Variable Attendances at Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

Both in the number of its concerts and in the standard of performance, 1937 was a record year for music Sydney has welcomed many celebrities…

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Bib and Bub Words and Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. Monkey sold fruit, but he wasn't well, So Bib and Bub said his strawberries they'd sell. They walked along calling, "Fine strawberries!" Little small creatures came out like bees…

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Was Marcus Girl Attacked in Theatre Dressing-room? Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 12

HOW did the beautiful Marcus girl, Audrey Foley, 20-year-old dancer, come by the injuries which landed her in a Melbourne hospital bed last night? Detectives who are working on the case have taken a statement from the girl, in which she says she was attacked by a man while alone in her dressing-room during the progress of the revue…

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Concert Warms Scottish He Arts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 5

The wierd strains of the bagpipes, sword dances, whirling drumsticks, and reels by kilted lassies, warmed the hearts of Scots who packed every seat at the…

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Shot Listening to Band Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 9

BATHURST, Monday.--While listening to a band concert in Bathurst Park last night, Mrs. Anne Cleary was shot in the arm…

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Pictures For Hire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 10

LONDONERS who grow tired of the pictures hanging on their walls may now go off to a lending library and select new ones…

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Golf Faults. Cause and Elimination. Reaching for the Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 11

Until recent years the popular style in goll. originating from the early oversea player., meant that a player had to reach well out for the ball, which was struck with a fairly…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Warwick Farm Finish—sefton Handicap, 6 Furs

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 10

APPROACHING THE LEGER—FARM NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. FINISH—FARM NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—WARWICK JANUARY HANDICAP, 1 Mile 3 Furs. FINISH—WARWICK JANUARY HANDICAP, 1 Mile 3 Furs…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Randwick Approaching the Leger—new Year's Gift, 7 Furs

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 7

FINISH—NEW YEAR'S GIFT, 7 Furs. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs. FINISH—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs. APPROACHING THE LEGER—FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 6 Furs…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Warwick Farm Approaching the Leger—maiden Handicap, 1 Mile

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 9

FINISH—MAIDEN HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FOR COLTS AND GELDINGS. FINISH—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FOR COLTS AND GELDINGS. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NURSERY HANDICAP, 5 Furs.—FOR FILLIES…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Randwick Approaching the Leger—tattersall's Club Cup, 1 1/2 Miles

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 8

FINISH—TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, 1 1/2 Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile. FINISH—TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—ALFRED HILL HANDICAP, 1 Mile…

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Dancers Go on Strike. Require Orchestra's Dismissal. NAROOMA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 11

At the Diggers' Ball, held in the Narooma Memorial Hall last night, a large crowd, objecting to an orchestra which had been engaged from Sydney for the Narooma carnival,…

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Theatre Takings Stolen. Woy Woy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 17

A sum of £132/10/, the takings of the Ettalong Picture Theatre, was stolen from the home of Mr. C. Riley at Ocean Beach, last night…

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No Theatre Boycott Over Free Passes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 7

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.--A threatened boycott of local theatres by the unemployed was ended today at a conference…

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