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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

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Ambulance Dance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 8

At a recent meeting it was decided to hold a dance for the Wellington Ambulance…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 3

THE MACQUARIE.—America's high school sweetheart donned hoop skirts and went back to the days of long ago when Cecilia Parker for a…

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Wongarbon Ambulance Dance Very Successful Good Sum Realised

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 4

Rita, the three years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Morris, was operated on at the Dubbo District Hospital during the week for…

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Club Theatre Little Known History Adds Drama to Film

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1

Interception of an Eastbound treasure train of California gold by Confederate cavalry, one of the least known yet most dramatic…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 3

"Hopalong Cassidy," the screen's favorite hero of outdoor action romances falls headlong in love in Paramount's "Partners of the…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4

MACQUARIE.—It is very rarely that a mother doubles for her son in films, but this actually happened during the making of the new…

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Gular Pictures

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

It was in the Pacific Isles that the great Scottish author, Stevenson, wrote "Kidnapped," the story which he always considered his best,…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 1

THE MACQUARIE.—"Owd Bob," the new Gainsborough picture at the Macquarie Theatre to night and to-morrow night, is a modern…

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Wongarbon Ambulance Dance Realises Over £9 A Good Effort

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Miss Ruth Baker has returned to Wongarbon, after a couple of months holiday spent in Bathurst. Mrs. A. Leckie, of Cobar, spent a…

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Diggers' Meeting Increased Interest Displayed Annual Ball Arranged for 10th MAY

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 8

A meeting of the Gulargambone Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on [?]urday, at Mr. Kingsley's…

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Merrymakers' Orchestra

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 4

A new combination of local musician with the following instrumentions: Piano, Violin Saxophone Banjo and Drums, has started an…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 4

"Four Men and a Prayer," featuring Loretta Young and Richard Green is the big attraction at the Wonderland Pictures next Friday…

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Euchre and Dance

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 4

A grand dance and euchre party in aid of the Bourke District Hospital Auxiliary will be held in the Palais Royal to-night (Friday)…

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Municipality of Bourke Electric Light Franchise. No Subsidy for Band

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 6

A meeting of the Alderman was held in the Council Chambers. Present : Alds. S. Coleman…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 1

THE MACQUARIE.—Seldom has history been so exactingly told and characters out of the distant past os vividly brought to life as in…

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Neurea Ambulance Dance

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 2

The annual dance at Neurea in aid of the Wellington and District Ambulance took place on Friday night last, and although it was fairly…

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Council Advances Subsidy to Wellington District Band For Band Contest

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 6

Bandmaster J. C. Knight and Mr. L. Sexton (hon. treasurer) waited on the Council on Thursday night last, and asked for some assistance to enable the Band to go to Sydney to take part in the championship contest. The…

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Irish National Concert

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 2

A grand Irish national concert will be given by the pupils of the Wellington Convent Schools, assisted by leading local artists, at the…

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Comedy Feature At Monarch Theatre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 4

A play written by Jacques Deval, famed French author of "Tovarich," as a wedding present for his actress-bride, forms the basis of "Say It In…

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Gular Pictures

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 8

More than 3,000 actors and extras appeared in one scene of "In Old Chicago," Darryl P. Zanuck's greatest production which comes to…

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