Free Beer at Town Hall Ball
A large block of ice into which a bunch of Christmas bush and bells had been frozen, formed the centre decoration at the official table at the…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940
4,012 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 201
Theatre Chief Dead Injuries By Car Proved Fatal MELBOURNE
Frank Neil, managing director of Tivoli Theatres Circuits, Ltd., died in Prince Henry's Hospital, St. Kilda- road, this afternoon, from injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For Women Party on Theatre Royal Stage After Opening of Ballet Season
COURTLINESS at the party held on stage at the Theatre Royal after the premiere of the Covent Garden Ballet on Saturday night! MR. E. J. TAIT kissing the hand of TATIANA RIABOUCHINSKA. SERGE LIFAR looks on. AT the party held on stage at the Theatre Royal after the premiere of Colonel W. de Basil's Covent Garden Ballet on Saturday night. Left to right: DAVID…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman's Leg Broken on Dance Floor
While dancing at the Memorial Hall, Earlwood, yesterday morning, Mrs. Susannah Daniels, 29, of William Street, Campsie, slipped on the floor and fell. Before she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sacrilegious Blare Of Brass Band Amid Pipes
Any Scot who didn't have enough of the pipes at the Highland Gathering on the Showground yesterday must have been hard to please. There were three hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shows for Troops Open Theatre At Camp
Workmen are engaged at top-pressure to complete a large open-air theatre at Ingleburn Camp by Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leger and Post Pictures: Tatt's Cup Day Finish—nursery Handicap, 5½ Furs
APPROACHING THE LEGER—TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, 1½ Miles. FINISH—TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, 1½ Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile. FINISH—TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leger and Post Pictures: Carrington Day Approaching the Leger—novice Handicap, 1 Mile
FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—PACE WELTER, 1 Mile. FINISH—PACE WELTER, 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—DENMAN HANDICAP, 1¼ Miles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Leger and Post Pictures: Carrington Day Approaching the Leger—hurdle Race, about 1¾ Miles
FINISH—HURDLE RACE, about 1¾ Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—JUVENILE STAKES, 5 Furs. FINISH—JUVENILE STAKES, 5 Furs. APPROACHING THE LEGER—CARRINGTON STAKES, 6 Furs…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Come Back-stage with the Ballet Shoes and Tutus: Dance Routines To a Tinkling Piano
BALLERINAS and members of the corps de ballet wear through their dancing shoes almost as quickly as the Twelve Dancing Princesses of fairytale fame... each pair lasts only about twelve ballets. And once the shoes are distributed, each dancer is responsible for the care of her own shoes. With a company of eighty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leger and Post Pictures: Tatt's Cup Day 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—NEW YEAR'S GIFT, 7 Furs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Vivid War Pictures
Dramatic pictures from the Finnish war front appear on Page 8. Incredible rigors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hogmanay Dance Was Huge Success
Hogmanay Night was fittingly celebrated by Parramatta and District Caledonian Society at the town hall, Parramatta, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Control Band? Chamber of Commerce Move
Granville Chamber of Commerce may take over Granville Citizens' Band, which at present is controlled by b committee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Feature Shows in "Lux Theatre."
Listeners have had a superb series of shows broadcast over 2GB in "LUX Radio Theatre" during 1939. The poak of performances was reached over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Govt. Guarantee to Film Companies Three Receive Subsidy of £52,000 Four Pictures
ACCOUNTS of three New South Wales film-producing companies will be guaranteed by the State Government to the extent of £52,000. The companies are Cinesound Features Pty., Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.b.c. Concert for Troops
Accommodation for 2500 troops will be provided in the large open-air theatre at Ingleburn camp for the first of a series of concerts arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Duo-pianists for A.b.c. Concert Tour
Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin, duo-pianists, have been engaged in America by the A.B.C.'s Controller of Music (Mr. W. G. James) to visit Australia for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Duo-pianists for Concert Tour
Arrangements have been made through the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Federal Controller of Music, Mr. W. G. James, who is at present in the United States, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victory Theatre
The new supporting feature to "Come on, George," at the Victory Theatre, will be "Hidden Power," with Jack Holt and Gertrude Michael. It will be screened as from…
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