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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1941

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Marches a Feature of Band Contests

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 9

A feature of the 38th annual State championships contest of the Band Association of New South Wales, on Sunday afternoon and night, at the…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Kensington Finish—flying Handicap, 5½ Furs.—THIRD DIVISION

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 23

AT THE LEGER—APPRENTICES' TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile. FINISH—APPRENTICES' TRIAL STAKES, 1 Mile. AT THE LEGER—ENCOURAGE STAKES, 1¼ Miles. FINISH—ENCOURAGE STAKES, 1¼ Miles…

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Leger and Post Pictures At Kensington at the Leger—jumpers' Flat Race, 1 Mile

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 22

FINISH—JUMPERS' FLAT RACE, 1 Mile. AT THE LEGER—FOURTEEN-TWO HANDICAP, 5 Furs. FINISH—FOURTEEN-TWO HANDICAP, 5 Furs. AT THE LEGER—FLYING HANDICAP, 5½ Furs.—FIRST DIVISION…

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Concert for Red Cross

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

A good programme is being prepared for a concert to be staged at Dungowan Theatre on 28th inst., in aid of the Red Cross, which will receive…

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Patriotic Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 10

The Women's Auxiliary of the A.I.F. Engineers and Technical units' Welfare Committee is sponsoring the Patriotic Concert to be given tonight at the…

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Palestine Symphony Orchestra Opening of Fifth Season

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 9

TEL AVIV, Nov. 23. (Palcor Agency) Reflecting the spirit of a people that continues with its cultivation of the gentler arts the while it battles to…

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BACK-STAGE New Life For Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 9

With Marie Ney opening at Royal tomorrow in "No Time for Comedy" and "Reunion in Vienna" doing capacity…

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Disqualified at Perth. G. A. Noble and Spot Dance. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 12

The Western Australian Trotting Association stewards disqualified G. A. Noble for six months for not trying to win the Wyndham Handicap with Spot Dance at…

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A Flying Start Initial Meeting of J.n.f. Ball Committee

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

The Maccabean Hall was the scene of the first meeting of this year’s large and enthusiastic Jewish National Fund Ball committee. Members realising the…

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Cricket Chatter. Batsman Picked Up Ball. Was Given Out. Has Happened Twice Two Weeks

The St George Call · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 4

A number of enquiries have been made during the week as to the manner in which W. Castle, of Bexley Scots B1 team, was dismissed in the first…

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Fashions, Films, And Theatre Seven Films from U.S.A. Between Now & April

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 6

United Artists expects to receive seven productions, for release in Australia, between now and April. The productions are “Lady Hamilton,” with…

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Concert Aids Comforts Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 12

Yesterday was an exciting day for 14-year-old David Maddison. In the morning he heard that his…

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Dance Tonight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

Members of the Northern Suburbs Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment will entertain at a dance this evening at the Dispensary Hall. Victoria…

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Dance Hall Blaze in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 15

The entire main dance hall of the Trocadero Palais, at the corner of St. Kilda Road and City Road, South Melbourne, was destroyed early this morning by one of the most…

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Competitor Community Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 7

Good lung-power was needed by members of the audience at the A.B.C. community concert held at the Town Hall…

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Band Contests Begin Today

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 January 1941 · page 8

The N.S.W. Band Association's 38th annual State championship will begin at the Sports Ground at 2.30 p.m. today…

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Words Over Ma-In-Law: Ball-To-Ball Story

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1941 · page 20

MA-IN-LAW has been blamed for much. Wasn't it Methuselah a few thousand years ago who had 777 of them, and in conversation one day in Valhalla with the spirit of Solomon commiserated that the first…

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Bib and Bub Words & Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1941 · page 8

Down where a little brooklet ran, Bib found some magic pipes of Pan. He picked them up and played with ease, It woke the frogs and stirred the trees…

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Across The Stage Enterprise of the British Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 January 1941 · page 23

A LONDON letter has just brought to Marie Ney news concerning the British theatre…

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Sweet Note For Band Prodigy

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 5

A 13-year-old boy who won a cornet solo event at the State Championship Band Contest to-day was…

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