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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1961

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Dodelijk ongeluk door springen van band

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 2

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Caledonian dance held

The Biz · Wednesday 18 January 1961 · page 6

The Fairfield and District Caledonian Society held its Christmas dance at the King's Hall,…

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Junior tennis dance

The Biz · Wednesday 18 January 1961 · page 16

The Fairfield Junior Tennis Social Club will hold a dance at the Guildford Presbyterian…

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Athletic Club Dance

The Biz · Wednesday 25 January 1961 · page 16

The Fairfield Athletic Club will hold the usual monthly dance at the clubhouse in Vine…

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The Band Rode White Horses!

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1961 · page 10

When you see and hear Parramatta's own City Band on parade this week you will be seeing and hearing a band which has a history dating back…

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Magie Du Theatre Indonesien Les Marionnettes Wayang

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 January 1961 · page 7

QOUS le titre "LHnvisiblè Atsie*, les éditions publier Maurice temples, ses dieux, ses héros, ses esprits et ses hommes,…

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Junior Tennis Dance

The Biz · Wednesday 1 February 1961 · page 13

The junior tennis social club will hold its first dance of the year at the Presbyterian Hall, Guildford, on…

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Sisters Are Dance Champions

The Biz · Wednesday 1 February 1961 · page 7

After many TV: appearances the Lowe sisters, Heather and Carmel, have…

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Magazine Theatre Trust's 1961 play season

Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1961 · page 6

SYDNEY: The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust will adopt a new policy for the Trust Players 1961 drama…

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Benefit Dance

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1961 · page 1

A benefit dance by Penrith Rugby League Ladies'. Auxiliary last Saturday night raised £88…

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Band Club's New Hall, Piano, Instruments

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1961 · page 10

A small St. Marys hall, 30 feet by 20 feet, purchased for £50 in 1924 and recently changed beyond recognition by £23,000 worth of extension, could well become the centre of brass band music…

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Theatre Aids Children

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 February 1961 · page 3

Proceeds from recent productions of the Kleiner Wiener Theatre will be used to sponsor the children of…

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On the ÀlR United Nations' Day Concert

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 3 February 1961 · page 8

KjEW YORK, Paris and Geneva were linked by radio on United Nations' Day for a concert consisting performances' transmitted from…

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Band Busy

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1961 · page 7

Toongabbie and District Pipe Band's first engagement for the year was to play…

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Caledonian dance held

The Biz · Wednesday 8 February 1961 · page 11

Fairfield and Districts Caledonian Society held its monthly dance on January 20, at Kings…

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Younger set dance

The Biz · Wednesday 8 February 1961 · page 12

The Fairfield Caledonian Society Younger Set held a dance in the Eng"s Hall last…

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1.000ste Concert

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 10 February 1961 · page 2

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Boy Builds Band

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1961 · page 5

A 13-year-old Northmead High School student has decided to follow in the steps of his music teacher. Last year we told the story of how the…

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50 Years Ago First Picture Theatre in Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 February 1961 · page 9

An advertisement in the "Nepean Times" of Saturday, February 18, 1911, announced that the Nepean Picture Theatre Company would have a grand opening night on show night, Thursday,…

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Theatre in Her Blood

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 February 1961 · page 10

Three years ago a keen English amateur actress and backstage girl, Frances Goldstein, arrived in Sydney and joined the Independent Theatre. With experience in the small London group “The Query…

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