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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

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In Days When Flicks Were Pictures Veterans Of Cinema Indulge In Reminiscence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 3

Once there were pictures too dumb to tell a story: They were projected in reels upon a screen and they flickered on a screen like spots before the eyes. They talked not neither, did they sing…

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Gunning Park Tennis Club Dance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

The Gunning Park Tennis Club concluded its social activities for the year 1938 when on Friday night, December 30, it staged its annual dance and…

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Surgeon Fell in Theatre Patient Meets Tragic Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 2

Lamentable results followed a mishap in the operating theatre at Salop Infirmary, Shrewsbury, England. The chair on which a…

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Plans Drawn for New Talkie Theatre on Carpenter’s Corner “The Liberty” Modern Design

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 1

Messrs. Guy Crick, A.R.A.I.A., and Bruce W. Furse, architects, Wingello House, Sydney, have completed the plans for Mr. H…

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Ambulance Ball At Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 2

BUNGENDORE: The Ambulance Ball, held in the Federal Hall recently was one of the most enjoyable functions held for some…

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Ritz Theatre "There Goes My Heart"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 7

Supported by a powerful cast selected with infinite care by that ace judge of good comedians, Hal Roach, Frederic…

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Theatre Blaze £225 Damage At Gunning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

GUNNING: Film worth £125 was destroyed and about £100 damage resulted to the talkie plant when a reel of film caught…

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Ritz Theatre "There Goes My Heart"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

"There Goes My Heart" is another of those delightful comedy dramas that never fail to completely satisfy the most…

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Candid Criticisms Of New Pictures Wellman's Technicolour "Men With Wings" : Wellman Himself

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 3

"Men With Wings" (Paramount) is the first Technicolour with an aeronautical background. It is also the first picture with an aeronautical background that attempts to take…

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The Talkies Crown Theatre Saturday and Monday (January 14 AND 16) Topper

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 7

"Topper," which will he screened at the Crown Theatre on Saturday and Monday next, is one of the top comedies of the season…

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Coronation Theatre

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

The damage sustained by fire at the Coronation Theatre has been rectified and the screening will take place on the afternoon and evening…

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BOWNING Successful Catholic Ball

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7

The Catholic Church Ball which was held in the Advance Hall, Bowning on Boxing night, proved a financial success, about £30 profit being…

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Gunning Fire at Theatre Started in Operator’s Box

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

Damage estimated at about £250 was done by fire which occurred during the evening session at the Coronation Theatre,…

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City Band Recital

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

The City Band, under the baton of Bandmaster J. Cody, junior, gave its fortnightly recital in Belmore Park on Sunday evening last…

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Lamp Falls in Theatre

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

During Saturday afternoon's matinee at Hoyts Ritz Theatre a glass ceiling lamp became detached and fell into the stalls. It crashed In the aisle,…

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Seen Behind the Screens Candid Criticisms Of New Pictures Bob Burns Takes Up Where Will Rogers Left Off

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

"The Arkansas Traveller" (Paramount) carries a dedication, quoted from Life, to "William Allen White . . . a living symbol of small-town simplicity and kindliness and common sense." Unsentimental cinemaddicts, however,…

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The Talkies Crown Theatre Saturday & Monday (January 21 & 22)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

A spectacular drama that storms in epic sweep over half the world, "Slave Ship," showing at the Crown Theatre on Saturday and Monday…

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Coronation Theatre

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 4

At the Coronation Theatre, Gunning, on Saturday night, spencer Tracy will be featured in “Big City.” It affords him and his partner, Luise…

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Former Yass Resident Stars at New Dance Craze

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 2

At a ball held recently at the Bondi Returned Soldiers’ Club, the guests were invited to show their ability in performing the newest…

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Young Dance Star

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 8

A Wimbledon mother was worried because her five-years-old daughter would not stop jumping and dancing about; she sent her…

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