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Article : 255 wordsPat Hanna's Diggers will commence their Newcastle season on Monday night in the canvas theatre in Telford-street, next to Tyrrell House. The plans are at ...
Article : 11 words"A Love Marriage," which has proved a big attraction this week, will be staged again this evening at the Honeysuckle Theatre. ...
Article : 8 words"The Flaming Frontier," which has come to Newcastle direct from America, was given a private screening yesterday morning at the Theatre Royal, where the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 18 wordsAGENTS will please send in their returns and statements to the Office. Bolton-street. "Newcastle, for the Quarter ending December 31, 1926, without delay, ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thu 23 Dec 1926, Page 8
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