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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1948

187 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 10

King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 5

Though “Suspense” is a film which features elaborate and especially beautiful ice-skating numbers by Belita, the drama of its plot actually overshadows its…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 7

When a penniless ham actor starts controlling the lives of a wealthy family, something of human interest would be expected, and in “The Cheaters,” the film…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 5

“The Diary of a Chambermaid,” is an adaptation of a romantic French novel which tells the story of a beautiful girl who rebels at the trick of fate that makes…

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Berry Silver Band Elects a New Bandmaster

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 3

After holding the position of bandmaster of the Berry Silver Band for the past 21 years, Mr. Harvey Hitchcock is to make…

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Gerringong Pictures Mr. Hunt Successful Tenderer for Rights

The South Coast Register · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

Mr. Leo Hunt, proprietor of the Lyric Pictures at Berry, has been advised by the Gerringong Council that his tender for the…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 7

The problem of a woman’s grief, when the life of the man she adores is cut off by war needs some restraint and understanding if a film is to be made…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 5

Smoking guns, brawling fists and pounding hoofs will take the centre of the screen at the Kings’s, Bega, on Wednesday when another western, “Michigan…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 7

Slow speaking, mild mannered Gary Cooper leaves his guns and horses at home when he steps into the role of a professor at an Eastern American…

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St. Patrick’s Dance Best in Years

The Bega District News · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 9

St. Patrick’s Church members held a very successful dance in the School of Arts, last Wednesday night. They declared it was the most successful…

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New Uniforms for Bega Band to Cost More Than £400

The Bega District News · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

The Bega Town Band has made arrangements for the purchase of 25 news uniforms at a total cost of more than £400…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 5

Dulcet-toned crooners may make the bobby-soxers sigh and swoon, but what the women really go for is a fellow who treats ’em mean and rough. So fans will…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 7

The dulcet tones of Miss Deanna Durban’s voice come sparkling to the surface in the gay comedy romance, “Til Be Yours,” which starts at the King’s…

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Record Ball at Wolumla Large Takings at Catholic Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 6

The first ball of the season, held in the Hall on Easter Monday night, in aid of the Catholic Church funds, was the most successful, socially and…

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Band Social at Wolumla

The Bega District News · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 6

The Band Social held in Wolumla, and organised by Mr. R. Richardson was one of the most successful socials over held at Wolumla…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 7

The old adage, “Never trust a woman,” has a new significane in the film, “Pink String and Sealing Wax,” when, David, played by Gordon Jackson, becomes the…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 5

“Bulldog Drummond At Bay” Should be interesting for Bega audiences, even if it is only to give them some indication of how Australian star Ron Randell…

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Footballers’ Dance

The South Coast Register · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 2

Mr Joe Jorgenson, Australia’s football captain, who is playing in good form again this season, is to present the blazers to the…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 9

That wizard of glorious inanity, Eddie Bracken, becomes the object of feminine attention in “Ladies’ Man” which starts at the King’s Theatre, Bega, on…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 7

In the film “A Scandal in Paris,” which starts at the King’s Theatre, Bega, on Wednesday, George Sanders plays the title role of vidocq, a nineteenth…

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Berry Silver Band a Busy Week

The South Coast Register · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

The services of- the Barry Silver Band have been greatly in demand this week. On Monday they headed the big procession…

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