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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Ly[?] Pictures Saturday, February 3 "Union Pacific"

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 3

The dramatic spectacle of the building of a nation's first transcontinental railroad and the welding of America with bands of steel is brought to the…

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"The Women" Outstanding Film at Majestic Theatre

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

With the screening of "The Women" on Tuesday and Wednesday next, local picture patrons will be served up one of the outstanding…

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Austral Pictures "The Sun Never Sets" and Jane Withers This Week-end

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

Stories concerning the inward workings of enemy spies to sabotage the British Empire are topical at the moment, and in "The Sun Never Sets,"…

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Concert and Ballet Greeted by a Crowded House Excellent Fare Provided

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

The recently former Henty Gaieties' Cl[?]ushered in their initial performance for 1940 on Wednesday evening with honors thick upon them. The…

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THURGOONA Red Cross Dance

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 4

The euchre party and dance in[?] of the Red Cross was an outstand success. Door receipts amounted nearly £17 and card prizes were…

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Items of News Band Recital This Evening

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 February 1940 · page 2

At Dean Square this evening the Town Band will play the following numbers: March, “Wheel of Fortune”; selection, “In Edinburgh Town”; waltz,…

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At the Pictures Coming Attractions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

After having appeared as a juvenile star in her previous pictures, Deanna Burman, in Saturday and Monday's picture, "First Love," at the Majestic…

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Austral Pictures "Gunga Din" This Week-end Also New "Audioscopiks" "The Lion Has Wings" Coming

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 1

A particularly attractive programme has been arranged far, screening at Austral Pictures, next weekend (Friday, Saturday and Monday),…

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Majestic Pictures Next Week's Attractions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 1

"Past and Loose" is the title of the main feature on the Majestic programme, on Tuesday and Wednesday next. The principals are Robert…

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Lyric Pictures Saturday, February 10 "Here's That Woman Again"

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 6

The story opens with Melvyn Douglas, as a private detective, faced with a perplexing, crime problem. Daily thefts from the exclusive Nacelle…

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Austral Pictures "Gunga Din" This Week-end Also New "Audioscopiks"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 1

Every patron of Austral Pictures this week-end (Friday, Saturday and Monday), will receive free, a pair of coloured (red and…

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Drama in Life of Joe Pasternak Hollywood's Producer of Great Pictures

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 8

Once there was a young man, 18 years old, who, as he waited at table serving the screen's prosperous stars and producers, thought: "It must be…

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Band Recital This Evening

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

At Dean Square this evening the Town Band will play the following numbers: March, “Hero”; humoresque, A Day in Coonland”; waltz,…

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Week-end Pictures at the New Olympic Pool

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Left : The pool at the Albury baths for the smaller children was very popular at the week-end. Parents can leave their children in safety. Right: The one metre spring board was taxed to capacity and there was always a number waiting to go off…

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Majestic Pictures Nelson Eddy in "Song of the Plains"

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

If names and reputations count for anything, next Saturday and Monday's principal item on the Majestic programme, "Song of the Plains"…

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Austral Pictures "Jesse James," in Colour Also Jones Family, Next Week-end

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

Filmed in technicolour, "Jesse James," the story of the famous American desperado will be supported by the latest Jones Family comedy,…

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[?] for [?] Soldier: Forfeiture of Ball Reversed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

When it was explained that the defendant had become ill In the. cells and had been unable to attend the court, because he was in hospital, Mr…

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Majestic Pictures Next Week's Attractions

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

A few years ago, George Wallace headed a first-rate vaudeville show that played to capacity houses in the Memorial Hall. Having only a few…

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Lyric Pictures Saturday, February 17 "Hotel Imperial."

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 8

"Hotel Imperial," the story of a magnificent love forged in the crucible of a world at war, introduces to Australian moviegoers one of the most…

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P. & C. Association Annual Ball in April

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Henty Parents & Citizens' Association on Thursday evening the president (Mr. H. K. Knox) extended a…

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