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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Bargain Time For Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

It Is bargain time at the Macquarie Galleries, Mr. John Young will open there this afternoon the gallery's second annual…

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Dural Ball Was Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 10

A successful ball was arranged by the Dural Red Cross recently. Credit is due to the secretary (Mrs. Howard), who spent much time organising. the…

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St. Vincent De Paul Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 2

A dance held in Blacktown School of Arts, last Saturday, by the local branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, showed a profit of £12/14/-…

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Guildford R.s.l. Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 9

Guildford R.S.L.'S first dance of the year, held in the Soldiers' Memorial Schol of Arts last Saturday, was a district success. The sub-branch M.C.,…

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Offered to Resign Clash at Band Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 9

Clashes between the president (Mr. D. Todd) and the bandmaster-secretary (Mr. O. I. Parker) marked a special meeting of the…

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Walking Pictures Tell Their Own Story

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 17

HOLLYWOOD'S latest craze is toe-painting, a job for the most expert artist, as each sketch has to be tiny as well as clear. One of Warner Bros. young actresses, MISS NANETTE FABARES, who appears in the film, "Elizabeth and Essex," introduced this style into the film colony and…

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No Theatre Ban For Soldiers DARWIN

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 1

Soldiers at Darwin can sit wherever they wish in the local theatre, the Base Commandant (Col. H. C. H. Robertson)…

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Small Boys' Gift to Soldiers. Patriotic Fund Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 17

Byron Campbell, 11, Jimmy Gaudry, 11, and Ron Jones, 12, went to the Town Hall yesterday and handed to the Lord Mayor, Alderman Crick, a £1 note as a…

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Members' Dance

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 6

Dances will recommence on the: 12th March. An excellent band under the leadership of Percy Roberts the well-known accordionist from the Trocadero…

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Successful Dance

The Broadcaster · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 1
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On Saturday night last, Guild lord subbranch of the R.S. & S.I.L.A. held the first of its 1940 seties of old-time dances, in the Guildford Soldiers Memorial…

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Happy-time Dance

Liverpool News · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 2

There was a good attendance at Liverpool Town Hall on Friday, February [?] when the first of a series of dances under the management of Robinson and…

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Grand Carnival Dance

The Biz · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 5

A Grand Carnival Dance will be held in the Liverpool Town Hall on Saturday. February 10, when a bright and happy time is promised to all. As with all the…

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Sundries Diggers' Ball

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 5

The annual Ball or Penrith sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. will be held on Wednesday, June 5…

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Greyhou[?]d Association Dance

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4

The dance held in [?] last Saturday evening by Nepean Greyhound Owners' Association was very successful, about 10C couples attending…

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Citizens' Welfare Committee Dance

The Broadcaster · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 4
Also in The Biz

The Guildford Citizens' Welfare Committee held a dance at the School of Arts of Tuesday night, which was well supported. A handy sum should result…

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National Theatre Movement

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 29
Also in Daily News

A MEETING of people interested in the National Theatre Movement will be held at the Hotel Australia at 8 o'clock to-night to organise…

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Show Dance Over 25O Attend

Liverpool News · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 2

Following a very successful annual show, further success was achieved last Saturday night, when over 250 persons attended the annual show dance in…

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