Engagement Announced at Ball
AT the annual New Year's Eve party of the 30th Battalion (New South Wales Scottish Regiment), held at the Drill Hall, Miller's Point,…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939
5,184 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250
Charity Dance First in New Ballroom
THERE was interest at the Dinner Dance for the Food for Babies' Fund held last night at Petty's Hotel, which has been established since 1832, when it was realised that there had never before been a ballroom there and the New Year's…
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THERE were several hundred members and their friends at the annual New Year's Eve dance, held last night at the Lakes Golf Club,…
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The Flower Baby cried, "Oh, please Take me to the seaside breeze." "I'll ride you there," said Mrs. Kook, "I have my knitting and my book."…
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EVERYONE, who attended the dance, given by Miss June Williams, at her home, "Cartref," Ocean-avenue, Double Bay, last night, wore fancy dress. At midnignt, all the guests…
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THE coming of the New Year was celebrated at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Rose Bay, with a dinner dance…
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FIFTY small tables, set under trees in the garden, were used for supper, as well as the continuous buffet in the dining-room, at the New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Band Blamed by Skelton for Toy Time's Excitement Rumors Of Doping Were Scotched
Circumstances which caused the withdrawal of Toy Time from both her races, at Randwick yesterday led to rumors…
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Owner-trainer R. W. Skelton ridiculed the idea that Toy Time, who had to be withdrawn from two races at Randwick on…
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Two hundred people dined and danced on New Year's Eve at the Royal Sydney Golf Club. Festive decorations and piles of…
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—Drawn by JUNE FIVEASH (16)…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Melbourne Becomes Theatre-minded
Nineteen hundred and thirty-eight ended for the Melbourne theatre in a blaze of glory, with six…
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"ANNIE LAURIE" could not have been a bonnier Ian than Jean Lenton, a girl piper at the Highland Gathering, which took place at the Show ground yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mobilisation Upset Navy Ball
Scenes in England during the recent crisis recalled the historic ball on the eve of Waterloo, a passenger from England said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Douglas Fairbanks Makes Own Pictures
After five years away from the screen, Douglas Fairbanks has come back again with a new producing company, Fairbanks-International, and a promise of three big pictures in the 1939 season…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Australian Dance Created by Conductor Frank Coughlan
A new ballroom dance, which was introduced to the public on New Year's Eve at the Trocadero, has been described by its composer, Frank Coughlan, the well-known conductor, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Theatre in 1938. Varied Fare. Amateur Contribution
In the professional theatre, 1938 was a year of scattered, rare highlights, set against a ground of mediocrity The year that gave us a resounding "flop"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Carrington Day Leger and Post Pictures Finish—carrington Stakes, 6 Furs
APPROACHING THE LEGER—NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—PACE WELTER, 1 Mile. FINISH—PACE WELTER, 1 Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leger and Post Pictures For Tatt's Cup Day Finish—flying Welter Handicap, 6 Furs
APPROACHING THE LEGER—TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, 1 1/2 Miles. FINISH—TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, 1 1/2 Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile. FINISH—TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Carrington Day Leger and Post Pictures Approaching the Leger—maiden Handicap, 7 Furs.—FIRST DIVISION
FINISH—MAIDEN HANDICAP, 7 Furs—FIRST DIVISION. APPROACHING THE LEGER—MAIDEN HANDICAP, 7 Furs.—SECOND DIVISION. FINISH—MAIDEN HANDICAP, 7 Furs.—SECOND DIVISION. APPROACHING THE LEGER—JUVENILE STAKES, 5 Furs…
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