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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1948

187 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 10

Premiership Dance Joe Jorgenson ‘Presents Footballers’ Blazers

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

The Berry Football Club was greeted by a capacity attendance at its Premiership Dance, at the School of Arts on Friday night…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 7

Few stars of the screen can ever claim the same universal popularity over the years equal to that attained by the pleasant Bins Crosby. The nonchalant…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 5

Maria Montez and Jon Hall supply romance in the film “Sudan,” which starts at the King’s Theatre, Bega, on Wednesday…

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Bega Band Contest Five Visiting Bands

The Bega District News · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 3

Bega will see and hear something new on Sunday when the bandsmen of six bands, appear at the Bega Show Ground…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 9

Tough Bogart comes back to the Bega King’s on Saturday, this time as a paratrooper turned security officer, in the film thriller “Dead Reckoning.”…

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School’s Actors Excel Bega High School Concert

The Bega District News · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 8

That there is a wealth of talent amongst, the younger people of this district was evidenced by the reception given to the Bega High School…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 5

The film “Plainsman and the Lady,” which starts at the King’s Bega, on Wednesday, is a story of the American parallel of Australia’s Cobb and Co…

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Bega District Band Scoops Pool Bands Attract Record Crowds

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

Completely scooping the pool in all sections of the band contest on Sunday at the Bega Showground, the Bega District Band received a satisfying reward for its months of hard work of…

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Beale Turns Liberal “For Concerted Fight Against the Saboteurs”

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 4

Alter nearly six years as Independent Member for the South Coast Mr. Jack G. Beale, MLA, has joined the Liberal Party and…

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King’s Theatre

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

“Suddenly It’s Spring,” the Bega King’s film, starting on Saturday, comes under the heading of sprightly and modern…

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Candelo C. of E. Ball

The Bega District News · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 3

The Church of England Ball was held at Candelo on Wednesday night with quite a large attendance of dancers. Canon Mckeown, of Canberra, opened…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 5

“The Egg and I” is the absorbing film which starts at the King’s Theatre, Bega, on Wednesday, when Fred McMurray becomes so completely absorbed…

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Candelo Debs at C. of E. BALL

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 3

Clad in swirling-skirted frocks of natural whiteness, carrying floral posies and escorted by well-groomed partners, each of the eight debutantes presented an individual picture of radiant young girlhood as she made her bow at the…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 7

The film, “The Perils of Pauline,” starting at the King's Bega, on Saturday, brings a figure back to the screen who was linked with the days when the…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 7

The film “Magnificent Lady,” which starts at the Kings Theatre, Bega, on Wednesday, is a drama ,of a fabulous, glamorous woman, Dolly Madison, played…

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Bega Band Plays at Merimbula

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

Arriving in Merimbula at 2 p.m. Sunday, members of the Bega District Band marched from the town to Spencer’s Fark and entertained the residents with…

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Sparkling Church of England Ball Mrs. Beale Receives Debutantes

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 4

Over 500 people attended the first Bega ball held this season in the Sho w Pavilion. The function was organised by St. John’s Church of England, and was made interesting by the presentation of ten…

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Tea Meeting and Concert

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 3

The Tea Meeting and Concert, in the Parish Hall, will be held on Tuesday. May 25, when an evening of pleasure and good…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 9

“I Love Trouble?” which will be screened at the King’s Theatre, Bega, on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday is the dramatic story of a different kind of…

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Bemboka Hockey Dance

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

At the Bemboka Hockey Dance held in the Bemboka School of Arts, last Wednesday a trophy was won by Mr. W. Davidson the Monte carlo by J. Bobbin…

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