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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1928

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 8

Although Douglas MaeLean traces his lineal descent from one of the oldest Scottish clans, he is a rank impostor when it comes to portraying…

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Good Tipsters Cessnock Band Guessing Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

That we have some good guessers in our midst was demonstrated by the results of the recent guessing competition promoted by the Band…

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Whittingham Public Hall Dance at Bulga

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

A euchre party and dance, in aid of the Whittingham Public Hall, was held at Bulga on Saturday night. The night was an ideal one for dancing, and…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

In the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer special production, "The fire Brigade," which will be screened at the Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

"The Fire Brigade," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's spectacular fire drama, which is showing at the Palace Theatre to-night, was made as the…

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Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

"The Cat and the Canary," the Universal super mystery drama, starring Laura La Plante, has been booked as a feature attraction by the Palace…

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The Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 10

Sydney Carrol, the leading English film critic, has some important things to say on the Australian film industry in a recent issue of the Sunday Times…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

A riot of laughter and thrills, with more comedy than the average straight-laugh-maker and more suspense than many big dramatic…

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Denman Pictures. Grand Opening Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 1

The Denman Memorial Theatre has been leased to Mr. N. S. H. Rubie, a progressive city business man Mr. Rubie has made arrangements for the…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

The Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures will present to-night a most fascinating, thrilling, and interesting picture, "The Cat and the Canary," a…

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Euchre and Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

On Thursday, january 26, a euchre party and dance will be held in the Mechanics' Institute. East Maitland, in aid of the Maitland…

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Pictures at the Strand

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 8

Johnny Hines, the famous screen comedian, will be seen in "White Pants Willie" at the Strand Theatre to-night. The picture is said to abound in…

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Memorial Theatre Woman Architect's Success. London, January 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 13

Miss Elizabeth Scott, of Bournemouth, has been chosen as architect of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, which…

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Moonlight Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

A moonlight concert will be held in the rectory grounds, Morpeth, on Thursday, February 2. in connection with St. James' Women's Guild…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 2

"The Gay Retreat," something new in the way of war comedies, produced for Fox Films, comes to the Palace Theatre to-night. It is an…

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Palace Theatre and Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

"Mockery," a powerful story of a peasant's love for a beautiful Czarist girl trying to clude the "Reds," which will be screened at the Palace…

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Pictures at the Strand

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

There will be a repeat screening tonight (Tuesday) of Tolstoy's "Resurrection," with Rod La Rocque and Dolores del Rio in the stellar roles…

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Amusements. Palace Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

"The Gay Retreat" is the happy title of Fox Films war comedy at the Palace Theatre to-night. And the story is just what the title suggests…

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Denman Pictures. Postponement of Opening Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 7

It has been found necessary to postpone the opening of the Denman pictures from Wednesday (to-morrow) to Saturday night next. The non-arrival of…

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Changed Hands West End Picture Theatre

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. Arthur H. Jones, proprietor of the West End Picture Theatre had sold out, his successor being Ml Peter Olson, who is regarded as the…

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