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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1956

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Minister at Elman Concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 August 1956 · page 7

His Excellency the Minister, Mr. M. Nurock, has invited a number of friends to be his guests at a concert…

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Band Concert

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 8 August 1956 · page 1

Proceeds of a concert to be held in Parramatta City Hall on September 12 will help to purchase new…

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Lansvale Soccer Dance

The Biz · Wednesday 8 August 1956 · page 14

On Friday night, in spite of the rain, attendance at the dance in the "Butterbox" was good, and all present seemed to enjoy…

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The Mayoral Ball

The Biz · Wednesday 8 August 1956 · page 7

In our report of the recent very successful Mayoral ball we omitted to mention that the bouquets and sprays carried by…

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Successful Ball Cabramatta Bowling Club

The Biz · Wednesday 8 August 1956 · page 1

Cabramatta Bowling Club's second annual ball was a great success. Held at the Clubhouse last Friday night, the function…

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Annual Ball St. John's Park Bowling Club

The Biz · Wednesday 8 August 1956 · page 14

The fourth, annual ball of the above club was lied in the new spacious Civic Ballroom at Cabramatta on Friday night, 3rd…

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Penrith-St. Marys Brass Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 August 1956 · page 6

The band will play in Penrith shopping centres this Saturday morning, August 11, commencing at the eastern end at 10 a.m…

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Nepean Theatre News This Friday, Saturday, and

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 August 1956 · page 8

"Good Morning, Miss Dove," Frances Gray Patton's popular novel about a stern schoolmarm in a small New England town,…

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Penrith Public School Education Week Concert Varied Programme to Capacity House

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 August 1956 · page 1

A varied programme of plays, singing, folk dancing, and verse speaking entertained a capacity audience at…

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Band Recital

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 15 August 1956 · page 12

Parramatta City B[?] will present a program in Alfred Square this S[?] day at 3 p.m. Cond[?]…

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Sydney Dance-Drama Group

Tribune · Wednesday 15 August 1956 · page 8

THE Sydney Dance-Drama Group gave absorbing performances of two new works, "Voyagers" and "Mothers" at the Conservatorium on…

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Ball of the Season "Queen" of Guildford Parish Council

The Biz · Wednesday 15 August 1956 · page 5

Gaily decorated with myriads of balloons and streamers. Paradance ballroom at Lidcombe presented a jewelled setting on the…

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Scouts' Concert Police Choir at Cabramatta

The Biz · Wednesday 15 August 1956 · page 9

The N.S.W. Police Choir attracted a crowd of over 259 to the Civic Hall, Cabramatta, for the first concert staged in that…

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Nepean District Pipe Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 August 1956 · page 7

As a result of capable and energetic direction by popular Pipe-Major Jock Hudson, the Nepean District Pipe Band has…

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Penrith-St. Marys Brass Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 August 1956 · page 8

The band played at Penrith shopping centres last Saturday morning and again in the afternoon at St. Marys when they…

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Nepean Theatre News This Friday, Saturday, and

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 August 1956 · page 8

Judy Garland, one of the great personalities of our time, whose emotion-tinged singing and acting has won the hearts of the…

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On the Ball

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 August 1956 · page 8

The Melbourne Maccaba has agreed to the soccer match against Kadimah in Victoria next month…

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Parish Ball

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 11

A capacity crowd attended the Paradance at Lidcombe on August 7 for the annual St. Patrick's…

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Kiddies' concert success

Tribune · Wednesday 22 August 1956 · page 3

THE Junior Eureka League concert staged at the Maccabean Hall in Sydney last week got a great…

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Caledonian Pipe Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 August 1956 · page 6

The social held by St. Marys Caledonian Pipe Band with the generous supoprt of the ladies of the Society was a great…

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