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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1928

1,356 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 68

Garden Theatre

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 3

Russell J. Birdwell, a film critic, representing more than 700 newspapers in the United States, is said to have described "Sacrifice" as one of the leading classics…

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Amusements Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 3

"The Night of Love," a George Fitzmaurice production, which is to be shown at the Prince Edward Theatre to-night, tells a stirring story of a gypsy leader's…

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The Famous Lynch Family. Saraton Theatre, To-night

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 3

A fine bill of fare is promised this Evening from this celebrated company, when they will once again renew their acquaintance with a Grafton audience. Their…

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Camp Fire Concert Granville Boy Scouts Entertain Ulmarra Residents

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 2

The Granville Boy Scouts Returned to Ulmarra on Friday, after spending several days at Yamba camping. They experienced a severe storm one night, and were almost…

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Garden Theatre

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

''Sacrifice," which is to be screened at the Garden Theatre to-night, is described as one of the leading classics of the silver sheet. A screen adaptation of a novel by…

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Saraton Theatre

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 1

"Beggar on Horseback," the feature film to be screened at the Saraton Theatre to-night, is a satirical fantasy of American life. The hero, a musician [?]…

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Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 6

"The Show," which is billed as the feature production to be screened at the Prince Edward Theatre to-night, depicts the underworld of Hungary, lurking in…

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Amusements Garden Theatre

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 6

"Naughty But Nice," which comes to the Garden Theatre to-night, is described as a galloping romance. The story tells how a shy, green, little Texas…

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Kippax's Luck Wrongly Given 'Not Out?' Was He "Run Out" Off No Ball?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

It looks as though Alan Kippax was rather fortunate on Saturday when given not out by Umpire Williams when his score stood at 125. Gough, the…

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Pipe Band Contests Bundaberg Third

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

In connection with the Highland Society's sports at the Sydney Showground on Monday, a Highland pipe contest was held Bands from New South…

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Amusements Garden Theatre

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

Showing for the last time at the Garden Theatre to-night is Colleen Moore's latest starring vehicle, "Naughty But Nice." The story concerns a Texas "wallflower,"…

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On Theatre Roof Police Arrest Two Men. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

After smashing a window of Joseph Pullar, tobacconist, of Regent street, city, early this morning, two men proceeded to demolish two windows in Saunders…

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Orchestra Walks Out

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

At a few minutes to 12 o'clock, when the New Year's Eve revelry was at its height in the Continental, a fashionable dancing resort in Hobart, the members…

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Saraton Theatre

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

There will be no programme at the Saraton Theatre to-night, but a good entertainment is promised to-morrow, when two feature pictures, namely "Blind Alleys"…

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Penn's Jetty Pictures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

"The Desert Healer," the widely read and romantic novel by E. M. Hull, author of "The Shiek," has been adapted for the screen and will he…

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Amusements Garden Theatre

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

"Soft Shoes," starring Harry Carey, will be the featured attraction at the Garden Theatre to-night. This is the story of a man from the West who inherits…

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Urunga . Golf Club Ball Pine Display of Fancy Costumes

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 3

Under the auspices of the Urunga Golf Club a grand' masquerade plain and fancy dress ball took place on Monday night last at the School of Arts Hall, Urunga…

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Ulmarra Pictures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 8

To-night a first-class programme will be screened at the Ulmarra Pictures. The principal picture, featuring Jack Mulhall and Alice Day, is "The Comedy of…

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Garden Theatre

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 8

"Cradle Snatchers," which is at present enjoying an extended season at the Piccadilly Theatre, Sydney, will be screened at the Garden Theatre to-night…

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Amusements Prince Edward Theatre

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 8

A galloping romance is the way someone has described ''Naughty But Nice," a First National production, starring Colleen Moore which comes to the Prince…

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