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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1939

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Charity Concert

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 14

Phenomenal success was achieved by Joan Holloway, Clare Bible and Vincent Bindon, the organisers of a concert, the proceeds of which will be…

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Roxy Theatre, Nowra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 2

Deanna Durbin sings three numbers, written especially for her, and two celebrated classical offerings in her new Universal picture, “That…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

“Test Pilot,” now showing at the King’s, is a great picture in every sense of the word. The acting of Gable, Myrna Loy, and Tracy is of…

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Theatre News

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 11

Almost 600 planes of every size and every description, and amongst them the newest, proudest and most form- midable war-making aircraft in the…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 2

A symphony in color, “The Divorce of Lady X,” now showing at the King’s, is also the very clever story of a most delightful mix-up…

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Roxy Theatre

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 11

Handsome Charles Boyer has his! most ramantic role as a lovable fugitive in Walter Wanger’s “Algiers,” the colorful adventureous romance that…

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Roxy Theatre, Nowra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

The bustling streets of the native quarter of Algiers were literally set down in a sound stage at the United Artists studios recently. “The…

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Dance and Euchre Party Successful Function

The South Coast Register · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

The carnival dance and euchre party, which is conducted annually in conjunction with St. Patrick’s night in [?]of the Catholic Church,…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

V[?] the genius of D. O. Selznick and the magic of Technicolor, Mark Twain’s famous characters step from [?] pages of his immortal story and…

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Cobargo Pictures

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

To-night: Nelson Eddy and Eleanor Powell in "Rosalie." The world's most lavish musical entertainment of all time !…

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Theatre News

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 11

There's no such organisation as the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police nor the Northwest Mounted Police. They exist only in fiction. That…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 2

A wholesome and entertaining show is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the feature picture on the current programme at the King’s…

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Dance and Carnival

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 16

Splash! Have you heard the news? The sunrise Splashers are holding a dance at Bomaderry hall on Saturday next, from 8 p.m. till midnight. The…

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Roxy Theatre

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 16

Coming to the Roxy Theatre tonight and to-morrow night, Jessie Matthews and Michael Redgrave in “Climbing High.” The story has…

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Euchre Party and Dance

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

There was a very disappointing attendance indeed at the euchre party and dance which was conducted last night in the Berry School of…

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Roxy Theatre, Nowra

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 1

Jon Hall is lucky, and knows it. A Hollywood newcomer, he won a role for which most of the younger film veterans would have traded a year or…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

Notable chiefly for some fine scenic photography and high-class acting is “Call of the Wild,” the current feature at the King’s. Clark Gable, Loretta…

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Cobargo Pictures

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

To Night --"The Awful Truth" starring Irene Dunn and Cary Grant. Is it true what they say about Lucy? Come!…

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Theatre News

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 11

Take the word of Dorothy Lamour, it's still an ill wind that blows nobody good. Dorothy says that the daily beatings she had to take from 90 mile…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 2

You won’t have to open the family album to recognise the pictures of Ma, Pa, Daughter. Little Junior Aunt Milly, and all the rest for…

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