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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1927

1,260 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 63

Subsidy for a Salvation Army Band

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 4

An application for a subsidy for the Salvation Army Band has been granted by the Waratah Council. Five pounds was the amount fixed. "If would be a…

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Amusements Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 3

A Universal-Jewel production, "Skinner's Dress Suit," which is described as the internationally famous story of a poor young clerk who bought a dress suit…

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Saraton Theatre

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

Chaplin's "Gold Rush" drew a good house at the Saraton on Saturday night, despite the heavy rain, which must have kept very many people at home who would…

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Australian Ladies' Pipe Band

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 4

Having travelled about 55,000 [?] during a tour of the world, which lasted for two years, Drum Major William Darwin, F. R. G. S., and the other 10…

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Amusements Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

A varied programme is to be presented at the Prince Edward Theatre, South Grafton, to-night. The principal feature is the picture, "Do the Dead Talk ?"…

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Euchre Party and Dance

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

The euchre party and dance at the Jetty on Friday night for Miss A. Hall, Surf Club candidate in the Queen of the Surf competition, was…

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School of Arts Pictures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

"Behind the Front." the greatest o' all laugh pictures, is to be shown at the School of Arts to-night (Tuesday). You don't get rid of one…

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Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

"Let's Get Married," the feature comedy, to be shown at the Prince Edward Theatre to-night, is described as the fastest, funniest and absolutely the best…

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Saraton Pictures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

The new Paramount picture, "The Grand Duchess and the Wai[?]er," to be seen at the Saraton Theatre to-night, is a picturisation of Alfred Savoir's…

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Amusements Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

The Sea Beast," which will be unreeled at the Prince Edward Theatre tonight, is described as an epic of the sea, and is indeed a fine production with John…

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Pictures

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

A good programme has been arranged for the pictures at Memorial Hall to-morrow (Saturday) night, comprising "Wandering Footsteps"…

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Grafton City Band

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Grafton City Band was held at the Town hall last night, the Mayor (Ald. W. T. Robinson) presided. The bandmaster…

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Penn's Jetty Pictures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

A wonderful story of Russian Siberia will be screened on Saturday night at the above, with Alma Rubens and Edmund Lowe in the…

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The Show Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

The Show Ball on Wednesday night was a great success. The rain did not seem to interfere very much with it, for the attendance was very…

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School of Arts Pictures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

Leo Vincey, learning from ancient relic that he is descendant of Kaltikrates, loved by an immortal Queen, Ayesha, resolves to settle the…

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Band Contests Bondi Beach Wins "A" Grade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

The Bondi Beach Concert Band won the "A" grade contest at the Sports Ground, defeating Charters Towers Citizens' Band by two points. Toowoomba…

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Moving Pictures. Bad Effect on Papuans. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

The Rev. B. T. Butyher a minister of the Congregational Church who acted as a missionary in Papua for some years, declares that moving…

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Stabbing Affray Outside Dance Hall Young Man Killed. Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

Cyril Honess, 26, laborer, was killed in a stabbing affray outside a dance hall at Currabubula last night. Richard Joseph Taylor, 21, laborer, has been charged with…

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Ulmarra Pictures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 3

Owing to the inclement weather the programme previously advertised will not be screened to-night…

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Taste in Pictures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 8

A portrait of a little girl, in a pink frock, which Sir Thomas Lawrence painted for fee of 160 guineas a hundred and thirty years ago, was recently sold…

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