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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1942

236 stories in South Coast's papers · page 8 of 12

Community Concert

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 2

This concert, in West’s Theatre next Sunday night, is being promoted for the dual purpose of providing a few hours of entertainment and of giving…

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Berry Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

The composer of the everlasting “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf,” has written a novel new number as part of the score for…

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Gerringong Catholic Ball

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

The 60th annual Gerringong Catholic Ball will be held in the Gerringong School of Arts on Friday, August 14, and it promises to…

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Card Party and Dance

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

A final reminder is given of the A. and H. Association’s card party and dance in the Berry School of Arts to-morrow (Friday) night…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

There’s been a lot of melodramatic gangster pictures around in the last couple of years but there hasn’t been one quite like “Buy Me That Town,”…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 3

Combining the versatile talents of Clark Gable and. Rosalind Russell as co-stars, “They Met In Bombay,” coming to the King’s Theatre, is a…

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The Pictures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 5

It was inevitable that Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn should some day appear on the screen together, and the union of these two…

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Community Concert

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 8

The second community concert, held under the auspices of the local branch of the Lord Mayor’s Fund (for the Comforts Fund), took place on…

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Fellowship Dance

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

Another of those popular Fellowship dames is to take place at the Church of England Parish Hall on Tuesday next. August 18 when admission…

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Berry Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 3

Deanna Durbin has her most romantic screen story in Universal’s “Spring Parade,” at the Berry Theatre on Saturday next, afternoon and…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

Commencing a season at the King’s [?] on Saturday night is “My Favourite Wife,” starring Irene Dunne, and Cary Grant. This is comedy of…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

If you’re looking for an adventure film chock-full of thrills and suspense you’ll do well to take in “Man Hunt” the new hit at the King’s…

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The Pictures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 6

Gripping melodrama of the hell-drivers of the Burma Road, the twisting, turning life-line of munitions and supplies for the embattled army of…

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Lyric Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 2

It has been claimed that the real star of the film, “Ships With Wings,” which screens at the Lyric Theatre, Berry, on Saturday, is the grand old…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 2

That thrill you got the first time you heard a melody come out of the earphones of your crystal set twenty years ago will be amplified a dozen…

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Gerringong Does It Well Catholic Ball a Great Success

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 2

The sixtieth annual ball of the Gerringong Catholic Church, which took place at the School of Arts Hall on Friday night last, was an…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 2

Hilarious Red Skelton spreads mirth wholesale in “Whistling in the Dark,” comical adaption of the Broadway stage hit showing at the King’s…

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The Pictures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 6

Armed with one of the wittiest scripts of the season, Columbia has produced a rollicking, romantic farce, “Three Girls About Town,” starring…

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September Programmes at the king’s Theatre Big Pictures Listed

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 4

A perusal of the following titles will show that many outstanding pictures will be seen in Bega next month:— “Down in San Diego,” Bonita…

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Lyric Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 August 1942 · page 1

The all-Australian picture, “On Our Selection,” will be screened on Saturday night next at the Lyric Theatre. Berry. You’ll scream…

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