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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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Club Theatre

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 3

“Top Speed” is merely a relative term, according to Joe E. Brown, star of this lively production which comes to the Club Theatre on…

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Drink at Dance Young Man Fined

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 14

Complaints received by the Cowra police in regard to drink at dances prompted Sergt. Lucas and Constable Iverach, of Cowra, to pay a…

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Light Horse Dance Brilliant Success Attended, by Over 100 Couples

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 4

Held in the Australian Hall on Tuesday evening, the dance arranged by members of the Gilgandra Light Horse Troop,…

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Load and General. Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

"That I May Live," features Rochelle Hudson and Robert Kent, is the star attraction this Friday and Saturday night at the Wonderland…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 3

THE MONARCH'S.—How did I know that my boss wanted flirtation instead of dictation? What was I to do? I was only an innocent girl, and…

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Theatre Name

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 2

At last! The name of the new picture theatre in Wellington has been chosen, but it is being kept a close secret until Thursday next…

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Footballers’ Dance

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

Coonabarabran footballers “kicked off” with a £13 profit at their dance held on Thursday night [?] There was a nice crowd present and…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

THE MONARCH'S—A husband who'd rather be poor the rest of his life than ever tell a lie, plus a wife whose chief delight is thinking up…

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New Theatre Name Announced "The Macquarie"

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

Out of over 2000 entries in the Wellington Theatre Name Contest, the title, "The Macquarie," has been selected as the…

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What’s on at the Club Theatre

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 10

Laughs and tears, thrills and romance, mingle in “Saratoga,” costarring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow at the Club Theatre on…

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Far West Concert Splendid Result

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

On Tuesday afternoon last the Wellington members of the Far West Children's Health Scheme who recently staged a concert in…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

Owing to to-morrow being Good Friday there will be no pictures on that night. The programme for Saturday includes "Call it a Day,"…

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Euchre Party & Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

A euchre party and dance, in aid of the Bourke Rugby Football League will be held in the Palais Royal on Easter Monday, April 18…

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Wonderland Pictures. Diversified Repertoire by Youthful Breen

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 5

The largest and most diversified repertoire of songs ever sung by a single star in a musical film is claimed for Bobby Breen in his…

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Thrilling Spy Drama At Monarch Theatre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 6

"Lancer Spy," one of the most thrilling spy stories ever screened, opens at the Monarch Theatre to-night, with Dolores Del Rio, George Sanders and…

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Theatre Robbery Thieves Take £350 Katoomba

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 1

The Embassy Theatre, Katoomoa, was entered by burglars, who abstracted £350 from the safe. The intruders are believed to have…

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Maryvale Dance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

The Maryvale hali was crowded to its utmost limit on Monday night when a dance was held in aid of the funds of the Catholic bazaar…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 6

THE MONARCH'S.—To-day's flash from the motion-picture front is it good-news flash, for "Wake Up and Live," the filmusical featuring…

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Gular Pictures

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 8

To taste the fruits of success as an opera star or enjoy esctacy in love's retreat is the problem facing Lily Pons, the renowned diva. in her…

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Theatre Name Contest

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Although it was anticipated that the names of those who selected the correct title in the Theatre Name contest would have been available…

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