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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1950

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Back to Childhood Dance at Whitton To-night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

The Whitton Australian Rules ladies auxiliary is holding its Back to Childhood Dance, in the Whitton School of Arts to-night (Friday)…

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Theatre News Two Programmes for Wee[?]k-end

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

Two different programmes open at the Roxy Theatre and the Roxy Gardens to-night, both being screened again on Saturday…

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At the Montreal Theatre "Mrs. Miniver" (Monday Next Only)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

Never has the screen more clearly demonstrated its ability to he power fully articulate in the expression of human motion or in the convevance…

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Plans to Entertain Orchestra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

FOR the two concerts which the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will five in Wares on Thursday, a special platform will…

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The Rio Theatre

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 7

The romancing, dancing attraction on The Rio screen this week will be "Living in a Big Way," which brings popular Gene Kelly…

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Boy cricketer injured Struck by ball

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

Tom Coughlan, aged thirteen, the son of Mr. T. Coughlan, of Farm 200, Stony Point, was playing cricket in the Convent School ground at Leeton…

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At the Montreal Theatre "Letter to Three Wives"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

Psychologists have a word for it—they call it an "anxiety complex". That's what happens to Jeanne Crain. Linda Darlnell and Ann…

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Popular Artists for Southern Towns Another Far West Concert Party Tour Begins

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

Another of the popular Far West concert party tours is to start this week, this time covering a number of southern towns…

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Sydney Orchestra Here Today

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

Sydney Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Joseph Post and the Yugoslav tenor, Ante Soljanish, will arrive in Wagga this…

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Junee Band May Function Again Committee Formed, Assets in Sound Position

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 8

Although it was very sound financially the only thing lacking in the Junee Town Band was a sufficient number of interested…

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Catholic Ball on Monday Night Week

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

The Convent Bail, one of the outstanding social events of the year, is to be held in tin Memorial Hall on Monday…

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Digger Doings Batlow R. S . L. Ball

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

The annual ball of the Batlow sub-branch will be held at that centre on Friday night of next week, March 10. An imitation…

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Tenor Soljanich Will Be Soloist at Concert Here Tonight

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

The famous Italian tenor, Beniamino Gigli, said of Ante Soljanich that he had "una voce bellissima generosa" ("a most beautiful and generous voice"). SONJANICH gave a special au…

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Orchestra Delights Children

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Approximately 1300 schoolchildren packed the Plaza Theatre yesterday afternoon to listen to the free concert given for…

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Brilliant Performance In Wagga by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

The concert given by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the Plaza Theatre last night was perhaps the best this orchestra has presented in Wagga. UNDER its conductor…

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At the Montreal Theatre "The Guinea Pig"

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Two Richard Attenboroughs--Mr. and Mrs.--are. now under long-term contract to the Boulting Brothers, Britain's twin film producers. Sheila…

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Music Clubs to Confer on Concert Dates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

Tomorrow afternoon representatives of the Leeton, Narrandera, Cootamundra Music Clubs will hold a conference at the Wagga…

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Dance at Night

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

The usual monthly C.W.A. social was held in the rooms at night. The voluntary musicians were ably assisted by Mr. J. Pattinson…

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Rio Theatre News

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 8

Maureen O'Hara, as fair a colleen as ever graced a motion picture screen, was born in Dublin, but, oddly enough, has played…

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At the Montreal Theatre "Words and Music"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

"Words and Music," M.G.M's giant technicolor musical based on the lives and music of Richard Rodgers and Lornez Hart, offers the…

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