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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

121 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Lord Mayor's Fund Dance Au Revoir to Thirlmere Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

There was a fine and well-behaved crowd or Saturday night at the Lord Mayor's Fund dance, organised by Mr. Arthur Morris Mr. W. J. Davis was…

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Pictures

Camden News · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 6

Pictures to be screened at the Paramount Theatre, Camden, during the coming week are:— Saturday Next, 3rd August…

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Picton Theatre "The Flying Deuces"

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 1

Music has been used to excellent ad­vantage to augment the comedy situa­tion in, the merry-making picture, en­titled. "The Flying Deuces", which…

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Pictures

Camden News · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 8

America has thrilled to his music for forty years! He is still the mostplayed composer on the radio, and you have whistled, hummed and sung…

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Picton Theatre "Love Affair."

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 1

Irene Dunne, who achieved screen fame through such diversified films as "Cimarron.," "Roberta" and "The Awful Truth," among other hits, is starred…

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Australians Revive Band Music in B[?] Troops and Civilians Stirred (From Kenneth Slessor, Official Correspondent with the A.I.F. in England)

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 4

Age cannot 'wither that remarkable old gentleman "Colonel Bogey" to whose legendary strain* the Australian and New Zealand…

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Dance and Euchre Party

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 August 1940 · page 1

Success again attended the monthly social evening organised by the social committee of St. Mark's Church and held in the Protestant Hall on…

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Pictures. "U-boat 29."

Camden News · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 8

With amazing timeliness, Columbia's sensational "U-Boat 29," which will be screened at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday and Monday…

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Ball at Burragorang

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

A very successful ball organised by the Central, Valley Younger Set was held on the 24th instant. About 73 couples attended, a number coming…

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Picton Theatre "PINOCCHIO."

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 3

This remarkable film, considered one of the greatest entertainments on the screen, will be shown at the Picton Theatre on Saturday and Monday. It…

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Plain and Fancy Dress Ball Soldiers' Farewelled

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

The Picton Town Hall was crowded with dancers on Friday night, when six members of the A.I.F., who belong to the district, were entertained and…

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Picton Theatre "The Great Victor Herbert"

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 3

A cast headed by such celebrities as Allan Jones, Mary Martin and Walter Connolly, twenty-eight of the unforgettable melodies written by Victor…

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St. John’s E.P. and Dance

The Campbelltown News · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 8

Other than the Cinema, the only other public function advertised for Saturday ; (to-morrow) night in Campbelltown is a Dance and Euchre…

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Patriotic Concert

The Campbelltown News · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 1

An event of 1 outstanding importance to the residents of this district, is the Grand Patriotic Concert, being organised by the Cainpbelltown Male…

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Picton Theatre "Virginia City"

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 3

This thrilling, film will be screened at the Picton Theatre on Saturday and Monday. Virginia City was the centre of the…

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About Golf: Players' Guide Ball Research

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 3

The ball flies further, and courses grow even longer, yet manufacturers go on experimenting with balls to make them travel further still…

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Picton Theatre Vigil in the Night

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 1

The problems of a beautiful nurse who is torn between love for her younger sister, who has a gift for getting into serious trouble, and…

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Bits From Buxton Ete. — 4 in. RAIN. — Coming Concert. — Newly-weds' Home

The Picton Post · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 2

On Saturday, 28th September, a successful fete was conducted here, the School of Arts benefiting to the extent of £3/4/5. Miss Newth had…

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Floral Ball

Camden News · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 1

The floral and rainbow ball, organised by Mrs. J. B. Huthnance and Mrs. N. Elliott, held last Thursday night, realised £17 7s 6d clear after…

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Picton Theatre "Mexican Spitfire"

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 3

Depicting in hilarious fashion the further hectic adventures of a Latin entertainment in New York, "Mexican Spitfire," a fast-paced romantic…

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