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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1955

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Social Dance

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 10

A Madhatters' Social Dance, organised by the Blaxcell Mothers' Club (Granville), was held…

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New Dance Feature

The Biz · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 11

Fairfield is to have a new weekly dance session commencing in Fairfield School of Arts on Wednesday not next week, thence every…

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[?]Arnabas' Physical [?]Ucation Club Successful Dance

The Biz · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 6

[?] pleasant evening was [?] over 120 members and [?] at the School of Arts, [?] on Saturday, July 23…

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Children's Fancy Dress Ball 600 Attend Cabramatta Convent Function

The Biz · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 8

The most successful ball yet staged by the Convent of Our Lady of The Sacred Heart Church. Cabramatta, was that…

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Prize-giving Concert Fairfield District Eisteddfod

The Biz · Wednesday 27 July 1955 · page 11

Fairfield School of Arts was packed to capacity last Friday night, when the second annual prize-giving concert of Fairfield…

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Pennth-St. Marys Brass Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 July 1955 · page 7

The members had a busy week-end playing in the Penrith shopping centres last Saturday morning and again at the…

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Le Theatre En Grande-bretagne “La Guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu”

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 6

Guerre n'aura mère satire…

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New Dance Band

The Biz · Wednesday 3 August 1955 · page 7

The new band at the Soldiers' Memorial Hall. Fairfield, on Saturday night (known as "Melody Makers") received a great…

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R.a.a.f. Central Band Seeking Recruits

The Biz · Wednesday 3 August 1955 · page 23

RAAF Central Band, the only full-time Military Band in Australia and one of the RAAF'S youngest units, is fast gaining…

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Bright Concert

The Biz · Wednesday 3 August 1955 · page 1

Much credit goes to those who so capably arranged and organised the concert at St. Barnabas' Church of England Hall,…

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Penrith-St. Marys Brass Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1955 · page 5

The band will play at St. Marys shopping centres this Saturday morning, commencing at the railway at 10 a.m., when a…

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St. Patrick's, Kogarah Annual Ball

The St George Call · Thursday 4 August 1955 · page 1

About 360 attended the St. Patrick's Church, Kogarah annual ball at the Rockdale Town Hall on July 20. A feature of the evening was the…

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Nepean Theatre This Friday, Saturday, and

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1955 · page 8

An overwhelming love and a consummate jealousy, a deeprooted pride and a humble thankfulness, these are among…

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Combined Masonic Ball Officially Opened by Deputy G.M.

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1955 · page 6

ATTENDED by about 285 people the annual ball of Lodges Nepean, Warragamba, and Emu Plains, was held in…

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Benefit Celebrity Concert

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1955 · page 5

The benefit celebrity concert held at the Social Centre of W. E. Cuckson and Son, Pty. Ltd., last Friday evening was very…

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GRANVILLE 14 Debutantes At Caledonian Ball

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 11

Debutantes starred at Parramatra Caledonian Societl's annual cabaret ball, which was officially opened…

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Ambulance' Ball Cancers Have Gay Time

The Biz · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 13

Gay decorations and the lovely frocking of the ladies were features of the second annual cabaret bill of Fairfield Ambulance…

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National Theatre's "frothy morsel" a disappointment

Tribune · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 8

The Elizabethan Trust, chose for it s opening production Terrence Rattigan's The Sleeping Prince -- with a cask headed by Ralph…

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A. S. Ball Was Event of Year

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 1

Fanfare of trumpets greeted Lieut-General Sir Frank and Lady Berryman when they arrived as official guests at Parramatta Agricultural Society's…

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Primary School Concert

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 August 1955 · page 6

Much interest is being evinced in the concert to be given by the pupils of Penrith Primary School in the High School Assembly…

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