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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

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Ballimore Large Crowd at Oddfellows' Ball Door Takings £25

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 6

The Baltimore Oddfellows centenary ball was a financial and social success. Visitors from Dubbo, Geurie, Wellington, Beni, Wongarbon, Mudgoe…

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Geurif. Raising Money for Red Cross Funds Euchre Party and Dance Personal Paragraphs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 6

Members of the local Red Cross branch held a most, successful dance and euchre party in the Memorial Hall. Bright music was supplied by Mr. S…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 3

THE MACQUARIE: Many gals who love luxury take foam baths. The makings can be purchased at any beauty counter. But when seven…

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Coonamble Band Coming

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

On Sunday, 7th April, the Coonamble town band will visit Coonabarabran The bands froom both centres will render a combined…

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Successful Dance at Maryvale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 2

One of the largest crowds ever seen at a dunce at Maryvale was present on Monday night last, the occasion being the holding of a…

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Ballimore Lodge Ball Great Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 5

The Ballimore Oddfellows' centenary ball was held last Friday week night, with a very satisfactory result, both financially and socially…

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Club Theatre “Nurse Edith Cavell.”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1

A poignant, dramatic story based on one of the most stirring chapters of the World War, a brilliant Star in her finest role, and a cast…

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Catholic Ball at Eumungerie an Outstanding Success

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 1

The Catholic Ball held in the Eumungerie Hall on Easter Monday night proved an outstanding succeds, both socially…

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Arthurville Cricket Dance Strikes Bad Weather Good Profit Cleared

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 5

A dance was held in the local hall on March 19th in aid of the Suntop-Arthurville Cricket Clubs, and although a bad night was…

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EUMUNGERIE Catholic Ball Attracts Large Crowd Successful Function What Dancers Wore

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

The Catholic Ball, held in the Eumungerie Hall on Easter Monday night, was an outstanding success socially and financially, about 170…

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Wongarbon Show Visitors M.U.I.O.O.F. Centenary Ball

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

Visitors from Wongarbon to the Sydney Show are Mr. and Mrs. W. O'Brien, Mr. F. Cleaver, Miss E. Cleaver, Mrs. W. Murray, Miss R. Morris, Mr. S…

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Salvation Army Concert Appreciative Audience

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

The Molong Salvation Army members conducted a concert and provided refreshments in the Australian Hall on the 20th…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 3

All the thrills of the "big top" the colour and excitement are captured with exceptional realism in "Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus"…

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Wonderland Pictures

The Western Herald · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

The first story of the South Seas to be filmed in Technicolour, fittingly enough, is based on a tale by Robert Louis Stevenson and…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 3

THE MACQUARIE: Many gals who love luxury luke foam baths. The makings can be purchased at any beauty counter. But when seven…

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Outside Dance Orchestra?

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 5

Dance, fans have been very worried since it was whispered the t an outside dance orchestra will supply the music for the Diggers' Ball…

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The Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

The Macquarie:—"The Private Lives of Elizabeth an Essex," absolutely the film of one Miss Bette Davis, who has conic to be ranked…

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Catholic Ball

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 6

Although the residents of the district have not as yet, "warmed up" for the dancing season, the Catholic Ball, held in the Club Hall on…

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Club Theatre “Nothing Sacred”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

A new type of newspaper reporter comes to the screen in the person of Fredric March, after years in which the journalistic lads have…

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Purlewaugh C.w.a. Ball

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 5

The annual C.W.A. ball will be held at Purlewaugh on Wednesday, 10th April. Once again arrangements are in the capable hands of…

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