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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1931

1,556 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 78

Jazz Dance

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 2

A highly successful jazz is promised in the Walshaw Hall on Saturday night next. Mr. Paul Gartrell's Cabaret Boys will supply the latest and best…

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Events to Come Rifle Club Ball at Coot[?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 19

JANUARY 1 (New Year's Day).— Annual ball in Cooyal Hall in aid of the Rifle club. Old, and novelty dances. Good music and supper…

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Fire at Ryde Picture Theatre Destroyed SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 2

The Ritz Picture Theatre at Ryde was destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. An adjointag shop and the theatre building were…

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Picture Theatre Gutted £12,000 Damage Firemen's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

The Ritz picture theatre in Great North Road, Ryde, was burnt down last night, the damage being estimated at £12,000. The flames reached…

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At the Pictures "Raffles" Has Big Appeal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 3

"Raffles" continues to attract big audiences at the Theatre Royal. The story of the master crook is well conceived, and Ronald Colman takes the…

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Lithgow Defeats Portland Hughes Gives Solid Display Knight Successful with Ball

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

The representative Lithgow side, despite the absence of two of the star batsmen in Young and Davidson, was not troubled…

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New Burlington Theatre New Programme for To-day's Matinee and Evening Performances

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Glen Tryon joins the navy in "Dames Ahoy" Universal's all talking comedy to be shown at the New Burlington tonight, with a matinee to-day at 2.30…

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Arrested in Theatre Alleged Breaking and Entering Two Men for Trial Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 7

The story of the exciting arrest of two men in a picture theatre at Auburn on December 28 was told at the Parramatta Police court to-day when…

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New Year's Eve Dance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 21

A dance in aid of the R.C. Church fund was held in Jabour's Hall, Capertee, on New Year's Eve night and was well patronised…

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Events to Come Dance at Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 16

JANUARY 10—Dance at [?] Institute Mudgee and every subsequent Saturday night. Proseeds in aid of Railway and…

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Night of Revelry. New Year’s Eve Ball

Leader · Monday 5 January 1931 · page 1

The [?] wor[?] 19.30 were [?] by the 300 who [?] the [?] ball, held by the [?] Hockey Association in the Oddfellows…

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Flannel Dance

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

Dance in the cool spacious ball room at the Red Rose to-night when the Harmony Three will dispense the latest and brightest dance numbers of the…

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Film Flashes Pictures and Personalities

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

The fact that hundreds of picture theatres have gone "Talkie" pretty well proves that fact that talking pictures have come to stay…

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Theatre Orange present Unique Programme

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

[?] exceptionally fine double [?] programme with the presented at the above theatre [?]‘ also Thursday and Friday. [?] Warner, Frank…

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Novel Offering at Theatre Orange Neat Week

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

[?] on Monday next, for five nights and two [?] the famous [?] from [?] Wheeler and [?] Wool[?]…

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"Hit the Deck" Technicolor Film Opens at New Burlington Theatre To-day

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

To-day is the day! "Hit The Deck" Radio Pictures' lavish all-talking technicolor musical comedy opens at the New Burlington…

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Harmony at Home Gulgong Pictures

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 4

Those who are at the Gulgong Pictoria Theatre on Saturday will learn why husbands wear, a worried look, and a lot of other things…

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Events to Come Dance at Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 7

JANUARY 1[?]—Dance at Mechanics' Institute, Mudgee, and every subsequent Saturday night. Proceeds in aid of Railway and…

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Lithgow Volunteer Co. Members Are Happy Band

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 3

Good progress is being maintained in completing the establishment of the Lithgow portion off "B" Company of the 2054th Battalions Recruits are…

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Mudgee District Cricket Association Competition for Criterion Theatre Shield. Draw for First Round. January 10 and [?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 15

Waratahs v Wilbetree, at Wilbetree Railway v Colts, at Victoria Park. Erudgere v Limestone, at Erudgere. Kelletts v Methodists, at Underwod's…

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