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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 2

Weaving their way through the dizzy complications of a high-speed romantic plot, eight screen favourites combine their talents for love-making…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 2

Laurel and Hardy go wild and in their first western—the Hal Roach-M-G-M feature-length comedy, "Way Out West," which will be screened at…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

To-night for the last time at the Palace Theatre Laurel and Hardy's latest film, "Way Out West," will be screened. The supporting picture…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

Akim Tamiroff has the title role in "The Great Gambini," which will be screened at both Palace and Prince's Theatres to-night…

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RAVENSWORTH Cricket Club Ball Successful Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

Ravensworth danced the old year out and the new year in at the cricketers' ball on New Year's Eve. This event proved, both socially and…

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C.w.a. Ball at Jerry's Plains

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

Despite the hot weather, there was a large attendance at the annual ball of Jerry's Plains branch of the Country Women's Association on Monday…

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Novelty Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

St. Peter's social and euchre attracted a large crowd. Old and new dances were indulged in. Mrs. Cook's orchestra supplied delightful music and extras were…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

To-night for the last time at the Palace Theatre, the latest George Form by picture, "Keep Fit," will be screened. The supporting film will be "The Great…

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Dance at Mt. Olive

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 5

Despite the terrific heat of Mon day night, quite a large crowd assembled at the local hall and danced the hours away to strains of lovely…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

The romance and responsibility of a midshipman's life at the U.S. Naval Academy make the keynote of "Annapolis Salute," which will be screened…

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Fire in Sydney Theatre

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

About 30 firemen from five brigades, assisted by passers-by, fought for an hour and a half a fire which broke out early yesterday in the…

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Council and Band "No Complaints," States President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

A letter was read at Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council from Mr. K. W. D. Humphries, president of the Muswellbrook…

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8-Ball Over English Opinion LONDON, January 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

Following the Lancashire Cricket Club advocating the trial of an 8-ball over a meeting of the Derbyshire Club favours the innovation…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 2

"The Road Back," which will be screened at both Palace and Prince's Theatres to-night, is a drama of love and hate, comedy and pathos;…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

The rebuilding of Germany after the Armistice has been recorded in Erich Maria Remarque's "The Road Back," a novel that shocked Germany and made…

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Civic Ball Meeting of Ladies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

The Mayoress of West Maitland (Mrs. A. S. McDonald) will convene a meeting of ladies at the West Maitland Town Hall on Thursday night next,…

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Soviet Art Alleged Betrayal Theatre Closed London, Jan. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

The Soviet has ordered the immediate liquidation of the famous Meyerhold State Theatre at Moscow as an…

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Dance at Clarence Town

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

A modern and old-time dance will be held in Clarence Town picture theatre on Saturday night next, from 8 o'clock till midnight. The music…

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The Band. Preparing for Sydney Contest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 5

The Muswellbrook [?]and is carrying out extensive practice in preparation for the big contest to be staged in Sydney this month…

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The Theatres To-night's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

To-night for the last time at the Palace Theatre, "The Road Back" will be screened. The supporting picture will be "The Lady Fights Back."…

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