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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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Successful Dance

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

Another successful dance was held in the Shire Hall on Saturday night. It was conducted under the auspices of R.A.A.F. personnel and the Patriotic…

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Austral Pictures Greta Garbo To-morrow (Wednesday) "Blood and Sand" Next Week-end

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

The new glamourised Greta Garbe is co-starred with Melvyn Dougais, Constance Bennett. Roland Young, Robert Sterling and Ruth Gordon in…

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Majestic Pictures

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Tense adventure, romance and a story of undying loyalties provide gripping entertainment in "North-west Rangers," vivid story of the…

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Successful Younger Set Dance

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

A most successful dance, both socially and financially, was held in the School of Arts last Friday night by the C.W.A. Younger Set. The function…

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Austral Pictures "Blood and Sand" This Week-end Gene Autry Next

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

In the silent picture days, "Blood and Sand" starred the great romantic star of the day, Rudolph Valentine, and it was one of the epics of the…

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Band

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

Bob and Lewis Bell will resume study at Geelong College. Their mother, Mrs Alan Bell, accompanied them to Melbourne, where they will spend a few days before…

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Items of News Band Recital This Evening

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

This evening the Towa Band win play selections in Dean Square (Weather permitting). Recital will begin at 8 o’clock…

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Majestic Pictures What Is Comine On

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

"Shadow of a Doubt." Alfred Hitchcock's latest suspense-drama, said to surpass "The Lady Vanishes,". "Rebecca," "Suspicion" and "Saboteur,"…

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Austral Pictures Gene Autry To-morrow (Wednesday) "Rhythm on Ice" Next Week-end

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

"Sunset in Wyoming." starring Gene Autry, popular singing cowboy, and Smiley Burnette, the comical cowboy [?]roomer, will be screened at…

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Big Ball at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

Representatives of the Shires of Wangaratta, Oxley and Wodonga and the Municipality of Albury, have intimated that they will be present tomorrow night in the Shire…

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Ball at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

Success of tonight’s ball in the Shire Hall, Wodonga. to aid Wangaratta Bush Fire Appeal, will be due mainly to the intense organisation by the committee…

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Majestic Pictures What Is Coming Off

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

All Axis spy ring seeking to steal secret military codes and the Navy's subsequent tracking down of the band provide mounting excitement in…

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Austral Pictures "Rhythm on Ice" This Week-end Geo. Formby, Next

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

"Rhythm On Ice," a novel entertaining picturisation of the ever popular Ice-Capades skating show, presents the greatest collection of Ice-skating…

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Violin Concerto Soloist

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 5

Ernest LLEWELLYN, violinist, now in the R.A.A.F., will play Beethoven's Violin Concerto on Wednesday, February 16, for the Melbourne Beethoven Festival. The…

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Christmas Eve Concert and New Year's Eve Dance

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

In connection with the Christmas Eve concert and New Year's' Eve dance in aid of the Balranald Hospital, the following donations are…

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A Dance in New Guinea

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 4

Top : AAMWS. and RAAF. nurses were entertained at a dinner-dance given by ail Allied Army Headquarters unit, which included Australian personnel, at a rear base in New Guinea. The dance marked the opening of the unit’s new recreation hall.—Guests enjoying themselves…

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Recital by Town Band To-night

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

Town band will play tonight in Dean Square, beginning at 8 o’clock (weather permitting)…

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Majestic Pictures What Is Coming On

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

Star picture for next week-end will be a Bob Hope-Dorothy Lamour comedy, "They Got Me Covered." Hope enacts the role of a foreign…

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Ball of Fire Streaks Across Sky Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

During the weekend residents of Griffith and Temora noticed a ball of fire flashing across the sky and later there were numbers of loud explosions lasting about…

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Austral Pictures George Formby To-morrow (Wednesday) "Hitler's Children," Next Week-end

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 1

The special revival at Austral Pictures to-morrow (Wednesday) night of "Come On, George," will be of interest to the region of fans of the…

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