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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1947

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"Find the Ball": No. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

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 will exceed £1,500…

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Find The Ball -- No. 4

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 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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Find the Ball Entry Form

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

I (Name)......................................... Address............................................ enter the "Herald's" Find the Ball. Competition, and agree to accept the Editor's decision as final and legally binding. 8/1/'47…

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Band To Head Welcome To 200 British Tradesmen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4

A military band will greet a party of 200 British tradesmen when they arrive in Sydney by the Largs Bay to-morrow…

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"Find The Ball" Prize Over £1,500

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 1

Prize in the third "Find the Ball" competition, which closed on Monday night, will exceed £1,500. The guaranteed prize…

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New Year's Eve Frolic MERRYLANDS R.S.I. DANCE

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 2

Great success attended the New Years we dance organised by Merrylands Subbranch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. and held Merrylands Masonic Hall. Fun and…

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey & CURLEY Once Bitten

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 19

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey & CURLEY Once Bitten

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey & CURLEY Once Bitten

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 19

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey & CURLEY Once Bitten

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey & CURLEY Once Bitten

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey & CURLEY Once Bitten

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London's Oldest Theatre. Drury Lane Re-opens. £30,000 Blitz Damage

Construction · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 4

The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London's oldest and most famous playhouse has just re-opened to the public after seven years on war service. Damage to the theatre sustained during air…

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Post and Turn Pictures of Saturday's Moorefield Meeting Finish—two-year-old Handicap.—5 Furlongs

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 8

FINISH—BEXLEY NOVICE HANDICAP (FIRST DIVISION).—1 Mile. FINISH—BEXLEY NOVICE HANDICAP (SECOND DIVISION).—1 Mile. FINISH—FLYING HANDICAP.—6 Furlongs. FINISH—MOOREFIELD HANDICAP.—1¼ Mile…

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World Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 13

MEAL Happy children from the outback enjoying their midday meal at the Far West Children's Home at Manly, where voluntary workers cook and serve more than 130 meals three times a day during the summer holiday camp. INVESTITURE Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. W. Anderson, hero of Malaya, was decorated with…

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Football Club Presentation Dance

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

An excellent crowd enjoyed a splendid night's entertainment at the Dungowan Theatre on Saturday, December 21, on the occasion of Penrith…

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