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Illawarra · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

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Outstanding Xmas Attraction Coming to All Wollongong Theatre Circuit the Wonderful "Wizard of Oz"

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 13

"Somewhere, over the Rainbow, Skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true…

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Scotch Concert Social and Financial Succss

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 December 1939 · page 16

The large audience which attended the Scotch Conceit in the Presbyter­ian Church Hall, Wollongong, on Tuesday evening last, were given a…

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Golf Dance. at Gerringong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 2

A well-attended enchre party and dance was hold at the Corringone Golf Club House oil Tuesday night last, the place being very prettily decorated with…

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Sunday School Concert. a Successful Function at Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1939 · page 2

The Jamberoo Church of England Sunday School concert was held in the School Hall on Tuesday night, with a large attendance which crowded the…

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Tennis Dance. Presentation of Trophies at Kiama

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 2

The Kiama District Tennis Association had a fitting finale to a very successful season on Friday night last in the Oddfellows' Hall when they held…

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Port Kembla Presentation Dance Big Success

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 15

Last Saturday evening the members of the Port Kembla Club, the winners of the Second Division of the A Grade mixed competition, the…

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Civic Theatre Next Week's Attractions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 9

"Sixty Glorious Years" will be screened at the Civic Theatre for one week; commencing to-morrow. Featuring Anna Neagle and…

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The Pictures Coming Attractions Wollongong Theatres Circuit "Keep Your Seats, Please"

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 15

George Formby's "Keep Your Seats Please," is just what the world needs to-day-a darn good hearty laugh. Imagine the fun when Formby…

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Junior Farmers' Dance. at Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 2

A very successful and enjoyable euchre party and dance under the auspices of the Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Club was held in the School of Arts…

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Children's Concert. at Kiama Public School

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 2

Owing to the measles epidemic the Kiama Public School concert, which was such an outstanding success last year was abandoned, as it was found it was…

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Convent Concert at Kiama

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 2

The annual concert by the pupils of St. Joseph's Convent was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday night, with a good attendance, who thoroughly…

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Wedding Ball — Robertson

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 15

A quiet, but pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Luke's (Osborne Memorial Church) Brownsville, on Saturday, when Elizabeth, only daughter' of…

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Wollongong Theatre Circuit

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 12

"Spies of the Air" contains plenty of varied entertainment—the story deals with the leakage of secrets from a lonely aerodrome where…

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Civic Theatre Next Week's Attractions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 15

Two big features will be screened at the Civic Theatre for one week, commencing to-morrow. The main attraction will be "Winter Carnival," the…

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Wedding M. Noel Ball — Miss Elizabeth Robertson

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 5

At St. Luke's (Osborne Memorial) Church at Brownsville, last Saturday afternoon, the wedding was celebrated of Miss Elizabeth…

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At the Theatres South Coast Theatre Circuit

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 12

"Winter Carnival" Film audiences will welcome a gay respite from the pressure of present day living and in "Winter Carnival," the Civic…

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The Pictures Coming Attractions WOllONGONG Theatres Circuit "These Glamour Girls"

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 7

Glamorous youth, 1940 style, is served in delectable fashion in "these Glamour Girls, latest screen treatment of the modern trends, with Lew…

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Amalgamated Business College Wollongong Branch Annual, Concert and Prize-giving

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 15

The annual concert and prize-giving in connection with the Amalgamated Business Colleges was held in the wollongong Town Hall Annex on…

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Sunday School Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 15

The annual concert in aid of prizes for St. Augustine's Church of England Sunday School, Bulli, was held on Thursday night. It was very…

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Prize Giving and Concert

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 15

It was a happy thought which prompted the Wollongong branch of the Amalgamated Business College to hold its annual prize…

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