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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1927

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 4

Real thrills are promised for motion picture patrons in "Men of Steel," the big steel "special", which Earl Hudson just completed for First…

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Public Hall Licenses Popularity of the Pictures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 11

During the year now closing 2400 licenses for public halls and theatres were issued by the Chief Secretary's Department, the fees to[?]…

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Sydney's New Theatre. Largest in Australia

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 16

Sydney's newest theatre, the Empire, in Railway-square, will be larger than any in Australia used for the production of drama or…

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Pictures Disappear. Police Make Discovery. Arrest Effected. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

The arrest of a well-known city professional man the polite hope, will clear us the mysterious disappearance of five valuable pictures…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

In "The Untamed Lady," which is scheduled to be shown to-night at the Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures, Gloria Swanson returns to the…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

Lon Chaney's remarkable dual characterisation in his latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "The Blackbird," will be recorded in cinematic…

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Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

Gloria Swanson, popular Paramount star, will he seen again to-night at the Palace Theatre in "The Untamed Lady." In this picture she…

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The Strand Pictures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

The film version, of rex Beach popular novel, "The Auction Block," will be presented at the Strand.Theatre tomorrow (Wednesday) night, they…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

As a queer fakir of "The Miracle Man," as the legless villain of "The Penalty," as the pathetic half animal of The Hunchback of Natre Dame as…

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Euchre Party and Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

A euchre party and dance will be held at the residence of Mr. J. W. Kealy, Fisher's Hill, to-morrow night, in aid of a parochial bazaar…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

Lon Chaney effects a startling and uncanny transposition in a changing from one character to the other in his dual role in "The Blackbird," his…

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Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

A Zane Grey story pictureised by Paramount with obsolute fidelity and authenticity with a most notable stellar and supporting cast and…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

"The Ace of "Spades," with "William Desmond as the star, which is to open at the Palace Theatre to-night, offers something new in the way of serial…

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Town Has Municipal Band. Agreement Signed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

After several months in which negotiations were taking place Muswellbrook now has a Municipal Band, the necessary agreement between the…

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Fire Ball People Terrified Victorian Visitation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 7

Terrifying and irresistible a fire ball swept over Mandurang South (Victoria) last week. In its wake it left a trail of flame…

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WOLLOMBI R.A.O.B. First Annual Dance

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

Lodge Wollombi No. 29. R.A.O.B. celebrated the opening of the New Year by a successful public dance in the Wollombi Hall on New Year’s…

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WOLLOMBI School Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 10

The Wollombi Public School concert, which was held on the 11th instant, proved to be a most successful function, and reflects great…

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To-night's Strand Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

Buck Jones, the noted Western star, in the latest "William Fox production, "A Man Four-Square," has plenty of opportunities for the sort of thing…

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New Dance. "The Black Bottom."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 11

Miss Elsie Stevenson, who has been associated with J. C, Williamson Ltd., as a dancer, returned by the Aorangi from American, where, on…

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Amusements. Place Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

"Marriage License," a Fox Films' photodrama made from the stage triumph, "The Pelican," will be shown to-night at the Palace Theatre…

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