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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1944

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At the King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

'Sergeant York,” the film which opens on Saturday at the King’s Theatre, is the factual story of Alvin C. York, Tennessee mountaineer who…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

Owing to the non-arrival, through circumstances beyond the control of the management of the film, “Serr geant York,” it was, unable to be…

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The Pictures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 4

Steaming African rubber plantations, primitive souls amid a torrid wilderness, form the background for stark drama, and…

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Lyric Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

Ralph Richardson in “The Silver Fleet,” is the main attraction at the Lyric Theatre, Berry, en Saturday next “The Silver Fleet” is…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

“Strawberry Blonde,” will be in town on Saturday, and everybody who wants to treat themselves to some fun better hie themselves down to the…

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[?]Concerto Soloist

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

SHYEST LLEWELLYN violinist, now the R.A.A.F., will play Beethovens [?] Concerto on Wednesday February 18, to the Melbourne Beethoven Festival. The…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 2

The King’s Theatre’s nest attraction, opening on Wednesday, will be “It all Came True,” based on the Louis Blomfield novel and starring…

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The Pictures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 3

The first picture to present a stunningly dramatic account of a European people under the Nazi yoke, RKO-Radio's "This Land Is…

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Lyric Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

Action highlights “Thunder Birds,” Soldiers of the Air, stirring sky film in techicolor—so runs the banner heading of the main…

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At the King’s, Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

Hailed as the best picture to have been made in England in recent times, and ranking with the greatest dramatic masterpieces of the screen,…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Intrigue, murder and mystery make up the story of “South of Suez,” the adventure film which opens next week at the King’s Theatre. The scene is…

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Visit of Berry Band

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 7

Berry Silver Band visited Nowra on Saturday night and played a choice programme of music in front of the Comforts Room to a…

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Lyric Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

At the Lyric Theatre on Saturday next Berry and district picture fans will be shown “White Cargo”, and, the supporting picture will be…

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At the King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

Diamonds, like gold, have a fatal attraction for the avaricious human. Men will go as far as murder to become possessed of them. Diamonds,…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 2

Beginning Wednesday, the King’s Theatre will present “Out of the Fog,” a dynamic new film that co-stars Ida Lupino and John Garfield, the pair…

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The Pictures

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 8

More than forty top-ranking stars in one picture is something of a record, even for fabulous Hollywood, but that is the score…

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Berry Silver Band

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

The Berry Silver Band will render a programme at David Berry Hospital on Sunday evening next, commencing at 6.30. Apropos of last…

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Euchre Party & Dance

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

A euchre party and dance will be held in the Berry School of Arts on Tuesday, March 14, in aid of the Catholic Church Building Fund…

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Lyric Theatre

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

“Corsican Bros” is the title of the feature picture at the Lyric Theatre, Berry on Friday, March 3, and the support is “Heart of the…

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At the King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

Bringing together three of Hollywood’s brightest stars, Paulette Goddard. Fred MacMurray and Susan Hayward. the fiery technicolor saga of…

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