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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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Half-Mile Pictures

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 7

WINNING MARGINS: NECK, NOSE. WINNING MARGINS: HALF A LENGTH, NOSE. WINNING MARGINS: FIVE LENGTHS, THREE-QUARTERS OF A LENGTH. WINNING MARGINS: ONE AND A QUARTER LENGTHS, LONG NECK…

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Words Pictures BIB and BUB

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 6

Mummy Rabbit had an old dustbin To put all her old scraps in. The little rabbits often spied Some tasty little bits inside…

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Children knocked down as revellers storm surf ball

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 3

Children and elderly people were knocked down when more than 4000 people stormed the Bondi Life Saving Surf Club in an attempt to "gatecrash" the lifesavers' New Year Ball. The crowd surged…

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Our crystal ball on sport for New Year

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 16

WITH Empire Games, Test cricket and visits from English Rugby Union and Rugby League teams, 1950 will be one of the most exciting years in Australian sporting history. New stars will show out and present one will shine brighter. Here is what Sunday Sun experts see in the crystal ball of sport for 1950…

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Rank's young stars didn't know how to dance

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 35

LONDON, Sat.--Five of Arthur Rank's brightest, most hopeful--and youngest players are now learning how to dance. They have to do it, in the new Ealing film,…

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Music and the Theatre "I Was Shocked By London's Orchestras"

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 13

IT is necessary not to see a place or a face for a long time to realise how it has gradually submitted to the wear and…

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Gossip: Stratheden arrivals . . . visit to country . . . Greek shortbread ... party ham for breakfast ... lace wedding gown . . . Scottish band

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 33

MANY Stratheden Passengers who arrived in Sydney yesterday, attended New…

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Finish and Leger Pictures of Yesterdays Randwick Races Finish—juvenile Novice Hcp. (C. & G.)—5 furs

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 21

FINISH THREE & FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP.—1 mile FINISH—TWO-YEAR-OLD NOVICE (Fillies).—5 furlongs FINISH—HARRINGTON STAKES.—6 furlongs FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP.—l¼ mile…

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Thieves Chased From Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— While all the cast of a review at the Plaza Theatre, Northcote, were on the stage for the…

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Call to Bottle

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 5

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Call to Bottle

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Call to Bottle

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Call to Bottle

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Daily Mirror Stories in Pictures Bluey and Curley Call to Bottle

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 7

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Finish and Leger Pictures of Saturday's Randwick Race Finish—juvenile Handicap (Colts and Geldings)—5 furs

Sydney Sportsman · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 12

FINISH THREE & FOUR-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP.— mile FINISH—TWO-YEAR-OLD NOVICE (Fillies).—5 furlongs FINISH—CARRINGTON STAKES.—6 furlongs FINISH—NOVICE HANDICAP.—1 1/4 mile…

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Police Band Wins Title

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

The N.S.W. Police Pipe Band won the Highland Pipe Band A grade contest at the Highland gathering…

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Police Band Wins Title

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 4

The N.S.W. Police Pipe Band won the Highland Pipe Band A grade contest at the Highland gathering…

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Dance of the New Year

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

COLLEEN GOUGH, of Bondi, dancing at the Highland Gathering at the Showground yesterday. More than 20,000 Scots attended die Gathering, 5000 more than last year…

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