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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1942

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School Concert at Mount Victoria

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 4

The residents of Mount Victoria should be, and we have no doubt are, very glad that they have as their school teachers Mr. H. Albury and his…

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Blackheath News Dance Saturday Week

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

Dancers will be pleased to know that after a lapse of a few weeks there is to be a dance in the Convent Hall to-morrow night week…

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Matinee Sessions at the Liberty Theatre Time Changed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 2

Commencing on Saturday, March 28th, Matinee sessions at the Liberty Theatre, Leura, will start at 2 o'clock — not 2.15 p.m. as heretofore…

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World Tour Coloured Pictures of The Mission to Lepers

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

The C.S.S.M. and Scripture Union Rally to be held to morrow (Saturday) afternoon in the Katoomba Town Hall, will be followed by an exhibition of…

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Matinee Sessions at the Liberty Theatre Time Changed

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

Commencing to-morrow (Sat., March 28th), Matinee Sessions at the Liberty Theatre, Leura, will start at 2 o'clock — not 2.15 p.m. as heretofore…

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Auspicious Return of Boys' Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

Mr. L. J. Roberts, bandmaster of the Katoomba Boys' Band and the boys of the Band, are to be congratulated upon their excellent recital during…

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Blackheath News Dance To-morrow Night

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 4

Another of those popular dances' will be held in the Convent Hall tomorrow night. A first-class orchestra, supper ,novelties, and a good floor will…

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Anzac Day Commemoration Usual Service at Embassy Theatre To-morrow Morning

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

Anzac Day will be commemorated as usual at Katoomba to-morrow morning. The local Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. has again…

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"Shore" Boys Give Concert

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

Boys from S.C.E.G.S. (or more favorably known as "Shore"), who are temporarily quartered at Mount Victoria, will visit Blackheath next Tuesday…

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Home Guard Band

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

The band of the Epsom Home Guard broadcast in a B.B.C. short-wave programme a couple of week ago. It is hoped that overseas listeners agreed…

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Successful Concert at Blackheath £13 NETTED

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 4

The "Shore" Boys' Concert held in Blackheath on May 12th, in aid of the local Red Cross Society, was a great success, the sum of £13 being netted…

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Heating at Liberty Theatre Popular

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 1

Judged by the complimentary remarks of patrons of the Liberty Theatre at Leura, the modern heating system recently installed at the…

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Queen Competition Concludes at Dance To-Night

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 4

The Comforts Fund Queen Competition will come to an end at exactly eleven o'clock to-night at the special gala dance in the…

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Blackheath Theatre Monday Screenings Discontinued

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

The Management of the Blackheath Theatre wishes to draw patrons' attention to the fact that there will be be no more Monday's screenings until…

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Sequel to Theatre Accident

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Accidents cover such a wide range of circumstances that the "unusual" mishap holds more than ordinary "news value." That which befell a boy whilst…

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Wedding Bells BALL—HARTWELL

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 4

A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Aidan's Church of England, Blackheath, on May 2nd, when Miss Elsie Francis Hartwell, eldest…

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Blackheath News Dance To-night

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 4

To raise funds to buy the necessary gear the Club will conduct a dance in Blackheath Masonic Hall to-night. If you want a good night's entertainment…

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Katoomba Boys' Band Celebrates 5Th. Birthday

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

The Burlington was the scene of a large and convivial gathering on Wednesday night, when Katoomba Boys' Band celebrated the fifth anniversary…

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St. Canice's Boys' School Dance at the Wentworth

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 2

A highly successful dance was held at the Wentworth Cabaret on Tuesday last in aid of St. Canice's Boys' School. Organised by Mrs, J. Manktelow, and…

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Boys' Band Helps Far West Scheme

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1942 · page 2

The fortnightly dance of the Boys' Band was held in the Masonic Hall, Katoomba, on Monday last and the proceeds are handed to the…

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