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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Leger and Post Pictures At Randwick Approaching the Leger—trial Hurdle Race, about 1¾ Miles

Truth · Sunday 28 January 1940 · page 4

FINISH—TRIAL HURDLE RACE, about 1¾ Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NOVICE HANDICAP, about 1 Mile. FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP, about 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—BONDI HANDICAP, about 7 Furs…

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"Gloomy" Sunday Movies And Concerts In Other States But Sydney Is Deprived Of All Entertainments

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY spends its Sundays in an atmosphere of…

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Band Contests. State Championships Begun Yesterday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 5

The 37th annual State championship band contests were begun at the Sydney Sports Ground yesterday when the quickstep contest and massed bands'…

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Listened To Dance Lecture In Heat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

Heat does not dampen the ardor of dance-lovers. More than 250 enthusiasts of the Pacific Club, listened to a lecture on Japanese…

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Band Got Lost Searching for Drum Major

Daily News · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 3

BATHURST District Brass Band came to Sydney for the 37th annual State Band Championships at the week-end minus its drum major. The band had entered, at the…

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Lovely Setting for Dance. Young Hostesses Entertain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

Uniforms are an everyday sight at parties now and the usual quota appeared at a young people's dance which Misses Jacqueline and Dahlis…

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For Women Young People's Dance at Darling Pt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

AT the dance given by Misses Jacqueline and Dahliss Robertson on Saturday niqht: MISS DAHLIS ROBERTSON MR. ROGER STREET, MR. ALAN ALLWORTH, MISS JACQUELINE ROBERTSON, MISS PATRICIA HARVEYSUTTON, and MR. TIM BRUXNER…

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Anna Pavlova. Death Commemorated at Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

A spotlight strayed over the stage at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, but there was no dancer. In the orchestra-pit, a 'cellist and a pianist…

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State Title to Railways Band

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 5

The State Band Championship was won at the Sydney Sports Ground last night by the New South Wales Government Railways Band, which was…

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Challenge Day Leger and Post Pictures Finish—widden Handicap, about 5 Furs

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 10

APPROACHING THE LEGER—CHALLENGE STAKES, about 6 Furs. FINISH—CHALLENGE STAKES, about 6 Furs. APPROACHING THE LEGER—JANUARY HANDICAP, about 1¼ Miles. FINISH—JANUARY HANDICAP, about l¼ Miles…

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Anniversary Day Leger and Post Pictures Finish—havilah Handicap, about 5½ Furs

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 8

APPROACHING THE LEGER—ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, about l½ Miles. FINISH—ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, about 1½ Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—PRO GRESSIVE HANDICAP, about l¼ Miles. FINISH—PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, about 1¼ Miles…

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"Moth Ball" Shots No Use Against Quist Wins Aust. Title for Second Time

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 13

Adrian Quist yesterday beat me 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 to regain the singles title he lost in 1937. I was satisfied. Some of my shots might…

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Anniversary Day Leger and Post Pictures Approaching the Leger—second Hurdle Race, about 2 Miles

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 7

FINISH—SECOND HURDLE RACE, about 2 Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—KURNELL HANDICAP, about 6 Furs. FINISH—KURNELL HANDICAP, about 6 Furs. APPROACHING THE LEGER—ADRIAN KNOX STAKES, about 1 Mile…

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Challenge Day Leger and Post Pictures Approaching the Leger—trial Hurdle Race, about 1¾ Miles

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 9

FINISH—TRIAL HURDLE RACE, about 1¾ Miles. APPROACHING THE LEGER—NOVICE HANDICAP, about 1 Mile. FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP, about 1 Mile. APPROACHING THE LEGER—BONDI HANDICAP, about 7 Furs…

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Daytime Concerts for Red Cross Appeal Miss Beatrice Tange's Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 12

A SERIES of concerts in aid of the Red Cross, on similar lines to those arranged in…

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Diggers' Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 6

For many people, dancing retains its popularity throughout the warm weather, and at Castle Hill on Saturday, a good crowd attended the…

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Dance for Bazaar

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 6

Good support is being given to proliminary functions held at Baulkham Hills for the School of Arts bazaar, on March 16. On Saturday a dance was…

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Hassett in Select Band

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 16

Hassett is the sixth Victorian to score two separate hundreds in a Sheffield Shield match. Fifteen players have now performed the…

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Successful Dance at Dural

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 6

Dural Branch of the Red Cross Society held a successful dance in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, last Saturday. There was a very large attendance and…

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Art For Theatre And Ballet

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 9

More than 50 artists--mostly British--will be represented in the Exhibition of Art for Theatre and Ballet, which Mr. H. K. Tatlock Miller has brought from…

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