Catholic Club Dance
Again proving a most enjoyable social event, the monthly dance of Fairfield Catholic Social Club was held in the Golden Bell Hall on Wednesday night,…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939
5,184 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250
Ball Punching Record
BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Finishing with a burst of high speed punching. Kid Ru[?]alf created a world's record for non-stop ball-punching at 10.17 p.m., when he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daily News In Pictures
HIGH: This flying-boat hangar at Rose Bay will have the longest span in the southern hemisphere -- 175ft. Mr. John Morgan, the steel erector, looks down on the framework which will soon house the new monster 40-ton flying liners scheduled for the Australian run. PROTEST. A claim for winter relief in London --…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Where Is That Ball?
EYES TIGHTLY CLOSED, Bill Pearce, of Bondi, reaches for the ball in the water polo match at the N.S.W. championship carnival at Manly on Saturday. The match was abandoned because rough water continually displaced the goals…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →With Tennis Racquet and Ball
THE yearly struggle between Australian States for junior prestige takes place prior to our national tournament…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Green Valley Euchre Party and Dance
A euc[?]re party and dance took place at Green Valley Hall on January 14. Mr. Firth's orchestra supplied the music and Mr. Wales was M.C. Despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nepean Theatre Talkies "Submarine Fatrol"
With Hichard Gieenc in the leading rele, and Nancy Kely, Preston foster, George Ban[?]oit. Slim Summerville, Henry America and John Carradin,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carnival on Harbour. Showboat Dance for February 21
Dancing and the carnival spirit will be revived next month by the Antonian Club on board the new Showboat "Kalang," on Tuesday, 21st prox…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Davidson's Band in Swing Show New Male Screen Star
To give a stage show at the State Theatre from tomorrow, Jim Davidson and his band will be paid £400 a week, believed to be the highest fee yet paid to an Australian act in this country. Davidson, director of the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Usherette Shot in a Theatre Brisbane
"I will tell you the truth. I shot her this morning. She has been accusing me lately." This statement was alleged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Traditional Carnival Celebrations. Showboat Dance on Tuesday Before Lent
Dancing and innocent mirth have always been the dominant characteristics of the carnival season as celebrated in Catholic countries. This traditional…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →With Bat and Ball As the M.C.C. Gave the Ruling
MR. H. B. RAPHAEL writes from Malvern, Victoria:— "In thanking you for your courtesy in noting my letter which appeared in your paper, I would like herewith to give some further information which I have received…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Bradman Goes from Century to Century Uncanny Precision Where Others Edged Ball
MONDAY and Tuesday blank through rain. Wednesday fine, but cold— quite cold watching from the open pavilions. The crowd looked small, but 4464 attended and paid £211/7/6. Allowing for…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Leger and Post Pictures At Kensington Finish—progressive Handicap, 1 1/4 Miles
APPROACHING THE LEGER—FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs.—FIRST DIVISION. FINISH—FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs.—FIRST DIVISION. APPROACHING THE LEGER—FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs.—SECOND DIVISION. FINISH—FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs.—SECOND DIVISION…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Leger And Post Pictures At Kensington Approaching the Leger—juvenile Handicap, 5 1/2 Furs
FINISH—JUVENILE HANDICAP, 5 1/2 Furs. APPROACHING THE LEGER—THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 1 Mile. FINISH—THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—FOURTEEN-TWO HANDICAP, 1 Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WOMAN through a woman's eyes. "Are We a Discredit to the Past?" The Same Old Ball Set Rolling Again
Every now and again there crops up the same old argument that has gone on from generation to generation as to the relative merits of the manners and customs and outlook of our own generation and those of times still fresh in the memory of our elders…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Dinner Dance
The New Zealand Trade Commissioner in Sydney, Mr. William Taylor, and his daughter, Miss Enid Taylor, entertained at a dinner dance at the Australia Hotel last night in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daily News In Pictures
SAIL SEAS: Sixteen-year-old Bondi boy, Robert Gordon, is busy at Rushcutters Bay building a 30-foot ketch, in which he plans to sail round the world. UTOPIAS: H. G. Wells at the A.B.C. microphone during his broadcast last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jim Davidson's A.B.C. Band
Associate feature to Service De Luxe at the State to-day features Jim Davidson's full A.B.C. Band, which appears on stage with a beauty…
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