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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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Music and Drama Trinder and the Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 10

TOMMY TRINDER with his prominent chin, eloquent eye, and Cockney speech has burst into Sydney with a gusto and…

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Concert to Aid Legacy

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 5

MEMBERS of the Australian Boys' Choir who arrived in Sydney this week from Melbourne. They will give a concert at the Sydney Town Hall on Monday, in aid of Legacy House Appeal…

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German band goes begging

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 January 1947 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sat.--There is a German band going begging if anyone is interested. It is composed of ex-members of…

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Bib and Bub Word's & Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 12 January 1947 · page 11

Said Bib to Bub, "It's visiting day, Let's make each a flower spray." And so they hunted all around Until the brightest flowers they found…

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Dance expert seeks out Australian ballet talent

The Sun · Sunday 12 January 1947 · page 13

"THERE is a wealth of latent dancing talent in Australia, and the next five years should see a wonderful development…

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Half Mile Pictures From Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 10

SEFTON HANDICAP.—Brazier was travelling very freely in front, with Courtship, at this stage, and, after racing clear a furlong from home, he was not seriously challenged. He won by half a length from Dutchman, who beat El Grandee by a short neck for second place. Soon after the picture was taken El Grandee began to hang out, and he carried Dutchman a little wide on the home turn. Courtship dropped right out in the closing stages…

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Find The Ball--No. 5

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 20

The ball in this cricket picture has been, obliterated. Can you find it? If you think you can, mark in ink a cross to indicate where you believe the centre of the missing ball should be…

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Fourth "Find The Ball" Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 1

The guaranteed prize in the fourth "Find the Ball" competition is £1,000, but this will almost certainly be exceeded. Seventy…

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"Find the Ball": No. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 10

Below are details of the fourth "Find the Ball" Competition which the "Herald" is conducting for the Children's Hospital. A prize of £1,000 is guaranteed, but it will almost certainly be bigger. Prize in the third competition was £1,615/14/6…

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New Find-Ball Contest Today

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 1

The Daily Telegraph's Find-The-Ball Competition No. 5, for which a minimum prize of £500 is guaranteed,…

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Police Use Guns in Theatre Arrests

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Several shots were fired by police early today when they found four men breaking out of the Balwyn picture theatre. In a bid to escape, one of the…

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