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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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LOCAL & GENERAL Dance Forthcoming—

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 1

Arrangements are being mode for the Convent Dance and Euchre party to be held on July 9, and the Juvenile on the following night…

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M.u.i.o.o.f. Ball Outstanding Success

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 1

The M.U.I.O.O.F. Ball held in the Moree Memorial Hall last, night, proved to be the most outstanding social event so far held this season. The attendance…

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Annual Hospital Ball

Manilla Express · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 2

The annual Hospital Ball was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night. The attendance was disappointing and it was…

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War Pictures American War Material for Allies

Manilla Express · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

Ready for shipment to the Allies in France -- a line of mechanical trench diggers at Staten Island, New York. They are part of the vast quantities of war materials Britain and France are buying from the United States, and the sea power of the Allies ensures that they reach their destination…

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Strand Theatre

The North Western Courier · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 2

"Jamacia Inn," booked for the Strand Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday, features England's greatest actor, Charles Laughton, and…

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'In Name Only' To-night at the Capitol Theatre

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 4

The plight of an attractive young widow who meets and falls in love with a married man oilers a pulsating dramatic highlight about which pivots…

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Strand Theatre

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 2

To be screened at the Strand Theatre on Saturday, Monday and nights the super-cartoon "Gulliver's Travels" upon which hundreds of…

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"Calling Philo Vance" To-night at the Capitol Theatre

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

The main attraction at the Capital Theatre to-night (Thursday) is "Calling Philo Vance." starting James Stephenson, Ed. Broohy, Henry O'Nell…

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Ambulance Ball Railway Men Score Again Gay Decorations for Festive Occasion

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

The Railway Committee repeated the initial success of last years' effort in the Ambulance ball Hold in the Town Hall last…

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War Pictures Allies Also Fly Side by Side

Manilla Express · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

In front of a 'plane in France, British and French airmen confer. As on land, so in the air--the Allies co-operate as comrades…

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Strand Theatre

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

"Barricade" is an exciting drama, to be screened at the Strand Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Alice Faye and Warner Baxter…

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Tarzan Finds a Son at the Capitol Theatre. To-night

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 1

Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous ape man Tarzan comes to the screen again at the Capitol Theatre to-night and Tuesday night in "Tarzan Finds a…

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War Pictures the Convoy Comes in

Manilla Express · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 4

In the sunset, merchant ships steam safely to port--safely because the British Navy has convoyed them…

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Strand Theatre

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 2

The powerful drama, Wuthering Keights," to be screened at the Strand Theatre on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday nights, comes from a story based on the desolate…

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I Was a Convict at the Capitol Theatre. To-night

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 4

"There is larceny in all of us, and we have got to learn that we cannot get away with it." These are the words of clarense Kolb in Republic's stirring…

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Strand Theatre

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 2

The 20th Century Foxe feature at the Strand Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday nights is a magnificent performance "Hero I am a Stranger"…

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Too Many Husbands at the Capitol Theatre. To-night

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 1

"Too Many Husbands," starring Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray, will be the Capitol Theatre's feature attraction to-night, Tuesday and Wednesday…

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War Pictures Presentations to French Soldiers

Manilla Express · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 5

Presentations were recently made to two French soldiers for bravery in the field. The British Commander-in-Chief, Lord Gort, decorating a French Sergeant Major for his bravery with a British Patrol…

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Strand Theatre

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 2

The brilliant transmutation of Victor Hugo's renowned novel, "The Bunchback of Notre Dame," comes to the Strand Theatre on Saturday…

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Military Ball. a Brilliant Success

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 1

The military ball, organised by the members of the Moree and District A.I.F. Comforts Fund, held in the Moree Memorial Hall last night, was a brilliant…

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