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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1951

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Urana Pictures

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Described by the Sydney "Sun" as "The best comedy for a long while," "The Egg and I" is the main feature at Urana and…

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New Folk Dance Feature of Big Convention

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: The Citizenship Convention to be held here next week will be marked by the world premiere…

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Control of Theatre Queues The Management's Responsibility

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

The matter of controlling theatre queues which stretch out on to the roadway was mentioned, at the Council meeting on Thursday night by…

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Black Watch Band

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The Black Watch Band left London yesterday in the Maloja for Perth, where it will begin its 16…

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Plaza Theatre

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

"The Big Hangover," the star picture at the Plaza Theatre next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights is an uproarious comedy featuring…

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At the Montreal Theatre

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 3

Mystery, derring-do and romance in a Mexican setting feature R.K.O Radio's newest melodrama. "The Big Steal,"now at the Montreal…

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Urana Pictures

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 8

When "T-Men," power-packed drama based on actual Treasury Department records, opens in the Urana district, the public, for the…

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The Plaza Theatre "Key to the City"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

In the Plaza Theatre's programme for next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Clark Gable co-stars with Loretta Young in the romantic…

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EXPLOSiON in Sydney Theatre Wild Scramble for Exits

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — Panic-stricken, about 450 people scrambled for the exits at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday…

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Panic in Theatre As Blast Rocks Building 450 Scramble for Exit Doors

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Panic-stricken, about 450 people scrambled for the exits at the Lyceum Theatre this afternoon after a terrific explosion rocked the building, injuring two men and a boy…

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Town Council Approval Given for Cabaret Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Aid. F. Dickson (Mayor), A. Hutton. D. Stratum, M. Mutch, B. Richards, D. Dickson. K. Oldfield, H. Schofield, and B. Ward…

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The Plaza Theatre Romance of a Mountain Feud

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Framed against the mountain walfare that raged between the Hatfields and the Me[?]comes the Sam Goldwyn production of "Roseanna…

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Theatre News

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

During the electricity restrictions the Roxy Theatre was able to operate normally under its own auxiliary power set but the Garden Theatre…

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The Plaza Theatre Marx Bros.' Comedy

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

The madcap Marx Brothers invade the Plaza Theatre on Wedenesday, Thursday and Friday as private [?]tectives in Metro-goldwyn-Mayer's…

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Rio Theatre

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

Claimed to be the funniest picture in years, "Sitting Pretty," starring Robert Young, Clifton Webb and Maureen O'Hara, comes…

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Amusements Urana-oaklands Pictures

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 8

Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine are seen to advantage in "The Emperor Waltz," a technicolor film to be screened at Urana on…

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Narrandera Citizens' Band Reviews Year

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 5

The urgent need of new band instruments was stressed at the annual meeting of the Narrandera Citizens' Band, held this…

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The Plaza Theatre "Three Came Home."

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

Claudette Colbert in "Three Came Home" is announced by the Plaza Theatre as its next attraction. It opens on Saturday next. Miss…

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Citizens' Band Mr. J. McGilvray Again Elected President

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Citizens' Band, which was held in the Catholic Hall on Monday evening last, was only fairly well attended…

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At the Montreal Theatre "Ambushed"

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

The ingredients of a superlative outdoor drama-- trigger-quick action gun fights, Indian forays, spectacular horsemanship and magnificent scenic…

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