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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1959

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Independence Day Ball A Communal Effort

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 6

A new tradition created with the proclamation of the establishment of the State…

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Jewish Dance Mime who Tricked the Nazis

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 3

Celebrated Viennese dance mime, Cilli Wang, who this week started a four months’ Australian season with a clever and original two-hour…

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Betar Down in First B'ball Match

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 9

Betar basketball team, lost its first match 29-19 against Pirates in the City of Sydney “C” grade…

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Eerste concert

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 17 April 1959 · page 5

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Guard Band Escort

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 2

An Army guard and a Scottish band Bed Merrylands Diggers in their march Bast Sunday, when they paraded through the streets of Merrylands…

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Ball Leaders

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 7

Pictured above are Mesdames A. Goldberg and D. Lambert, co-chairmen of the Israeli Independence Day Ball at the Trocadero on May 7…

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First Pictures Since Tibet Incident

Tribune · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 5

THE TIBETAN people support Chinese measures which put down the recent rebellion. Social order is being speedily restored there. These pictures show (from top left) Tibetans at a meeting in Lhasa which…

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Youth Share in Deputies’ Ball

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 1

More than 400 members of Sydney Jewish youth clubs may attend the 11th Israeli…

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Coral Sea Concert

The Biz · Wednesday 22 April 1959 · page 22

The annual Coral Sea celebrations this year will include a Coral Sea Grand Concert to be held in the…

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Salvation Army Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 23 April 1959 · page 6

Music for the hymns, "O, God Our Help in Ages Past," "Abide With Me," and the "Recessional" were played by the…

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SPECTACLES & CONCERTS Ballet Theatre le Francais

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 24 April 1959 · page 7

*j|OINS poétique peut-être que le ^ sur l'affiche dans le programme en cours de l'excellente compagnie Robert…

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Parade and Dance

The Biz · Wednesday 29 April 1959 · page 8

Lovely mannequins will model the latest fashions in a parade to assist Miss Fairfield…

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S.A. band marched

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1959 · page 4

Granville Salvation Army Band, under the baton of Bandmaster, R. Smerdon, played…

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Council Staff Ball

The Biz · Wednesday 29 April 1959 · page 8

The Fairfield Council Social Committee will hold the annual ball in the Civic Hall…

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New Theatre Seeks Talent for Play

Tribune · Wednesday 29 April 1959 · page 5

SYDNEY: The Quare Fellow, by the Irish playwright Brendan Behan will be New Theatre's next production…

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Coral Sea Concert

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1959 · page 7

A Coral Sea Grand Concert will be staged on Wednesday, May 6…

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The Band

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 April 1959 · page 4

Penrith-St. Marys Band fulfilled their engagement last Saturday at Wallacia. They had a great reception. Members of the…

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Rotary Ball

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 April 1959 · page 4

Rotary Ball, which will be held on Friday night, May 22, will have eight debutantes presented to Rotary District Governor…

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Children's Ball is Spectacular

Nepean Times · Thursday 30 April 1959 · page 7

Grace and beauty marked the children's ball for Senior classes of St. Nicholas School, stared in the Convent School…

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Home Ball Patrons

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 10

The Montefiore Home Ladies’ Committee announce the first list of patrons of the 1959 Home…

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