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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

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The Ceremony Over, the Queen Leaves Coronation Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 1

The Coronation ceremony and service are over and Ker Majesty the Queen, wearing the Imperial Crown and carrying the Sceptre with, the Cross in her right hand and the Orb in her left, descends the Choir steps to proceed through the nave to the West Door for the Recess. She is supported by her Bishops and maids of honour. At the end of the Iong and tiring ceremony the young Queen remained. calm, and at the end was a beautifui radiant figure as she returned its greet the throng of loyal subjects…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

Popular new screen star Tony Curtis plays his second starring role cast opposite Jan Sterling and Mona Freeman in “Flesh…

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Bright Catholic Ball At Candelo Hospitable Organisers Kept Things Moving

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 5

Candelo Catholic Ball, held in the Candelo Town Hall, on Wednesday night last week, started slowly as the dancers arrived from out of the cold, hut under the warm hospitality of the…

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Berry R.s.l, Officials the Men Behind the Running of the Coronation Ball

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Ar. J. Saville, Secretary; Mr. H. J. Brooks, President: and Mr. E. Harding, Treasurer…

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Coronation “Debs” the Lovely Berry Girls Who Made Their Debut at the Recent R.s.i. Coronation Ball

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 1

BACK ROW; Noeline Walsh, Dorothy Martin, Shirley Henry, Corrie White, Wendy Coles, Pamela Mallet, Shirley Browne, Patricia Hoare. MIDDLE ROW : Nola Hodges, Betty Turner, Nancy Morrissey, Mrs, H. .1. Brooks (Matron of Honor), Laurel Turner, Marie Coulding, Margaret McKenzie…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 3

The inspiring story of the United States Marine Corps fighter pilots in the last war is brilliantly presented in “Flying Leathernecks,”…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 2

Hal Wallis’ “Red Mountain,” coming to the King’s, Bega, on Wednesday night, finds Alan Ladd trouble up to his rugged…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 2

The rollicking story of a breadwinning secretary with a yen for a rich husband, and a playboy announcer who inherits…

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Coronation Ball at Bemboka

The Bega District News · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 9

The Bemboka Church of England Coronation Ball, held last month, was held in an atmosphere of Coronation…

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Keen Waltzing Comp. At Cobargo R. C. Ball Judge Finds Standard Particularly High

The Bega District News · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 4

Very keen interest was shown in the waltzing competitions at Cobargo’s Catholic Ball, on June 17. The standard of the dancing was particularly high and the task of judge, Mr. A. J. Pheeney,…

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Happy Buffaloes’ Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 3

Three local organisations will benefit as a result of the splendid success of this year’s Buffaloes’ Ball, held in the…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 10

“Bitter Rice,” the Continental film which created so much comment when it commenced its commenced its record season in Sydney, is booked…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 2

Romance, laughs and song are adroitly combined in “Grounds for Marriage,” coming to the King’s Bega, a Saturday, Monday, and…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2

“Girls In The Night,” besides being a compelling portrait of the improverished of New York’s East Side, tells a gripping story of…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 2

Mario Lanza and Doretta Morrow are the singing and romancing sweethearts of the Technicolor musical comedy “Because…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 7

Red Skelton in one of the funniest roles of his career as the inventor of a horseless carriage, way back in 1895—Sally Forest…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

Co–starring Betty Grable, and Macdonald Carey, and produced by the veteran showman George Jessel, “Meet Me After The Show,”…

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Band Loses One Its Staunchest Playing Members

The Bega District News · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

A member of the Bega District Band for the last 16 Mr. Dudley Green was farewelled by the members of…

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Blue, Gold at C.W.A. BALL Bemboka Branch Conduct Pleasant Function

The Bega District News · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 5

The colours of blue and gold and the large, well executed badge of the Bemboka Branch of the C.W.A. used in the decorations of the Bemboka Hall, on Friday night, marked the function as a…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 7

The eternal triangle in a new guise provides the those in “The Las Vegas Story," in which Howard Hughes presents as its stars…

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