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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1953

167 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 9

Wandella Dance for Ambulance

The Bega District News · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 2

People from Narooma, The Murrah, Tilba, Cobargo, and Bega helped to make a success of the ambulance dance…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 8

The majestic splendor that was Jerusalem during the reign of King David came to life again recently in the heart of the Arizona…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 6

“Operation Secre,” the drama– the s[?]cry of an ex–serviceman on a dangerous m[?]ssic[?], comes to the King’s The [?]re on Wednesday…

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Bega C.y.o. Conduct Bright Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 5

The Bega Show Pavilion presented an attractive sight on the night of July 3 last, when the Bega Catholic…

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Apexians Stage Bright Ball Large, Happy Crowd At Annual Cabaret

The Bega District News · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 7

Bega Apexians can always be relied upon to look after the comfort and entertainment of their guests at the annual cabaret ball, and also have some little thing up the sleeve to add an additional…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

“I Confess,” Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense drama presenting Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter and Karl Malden, opens at the King’s…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 7

Warner Bros.’ “The Iron Mistress,” co-starring Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo in Technicolor, begins at the King’s Theater on…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 5

Hollywood, during its , frantic transition from silent flims to pictures that "talked, furnishes the locale and period of M-G M's…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 4

As its title implies “The Frogmen,” which comes to the King’s Theatre on Wednesday, is a strange and…

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Gay Catholic Ball At Bemboka Colourful Gowns And Large Crowd

The Bega District News · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 5

Bemboka Catholic Ball, held on July 29, not only attracted a large crowd of local people, but was outstanding for the smart and colourful gowns of the lady dancers and the general gay atmosphere;…

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Picture Theatre Lease

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

Prior to the annual meeting of the School of Arts, on Thursday night last, a resolution was passed approving the decision to…

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Gerringong Blue and Gold Ball

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

Debutantes presented at the recent Blue and Gold C.W.A. Ball at Gerringong:— Back Row: Anne Welch (Gerringong), Anne Harding (Toolijooa), Beverley Langton (Gerringong), Jeanette Milne (Berry), Margaret Mitchell (Foxground), Barbara Delaney (Berry), Margaret O’Sullivan (Gerringong)…

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Gerringong Catholic Ball Door Takings Amount to Over £260

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

One of the most successful balls in the long line of 70 years since the inauguration of these functions, this year’s Catholic…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 9

“Affair in Trinidad,” Columbia Pictures’ colourful romantic drama which brings Rita Hayworth back the screen of the King’s…

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B’Gui Golf Club Dance

The Bega District News · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 2

The dance organised by three local young women, to aid the funds of the Bermagui Golf Club, and held on…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 11

“Where’s Charley?” starring Ray Bolger, with Allyn McLerle, who was his dance partner and co-star during the sensational two…

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Protest on F‘ball Final Bateman’s Bay Claimed Referee Wrong

The Bega District News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

A protest lodged by the Bateman’s Bay Rugby League Club against Bega being awarded the match for the final of the Far South Coast Rugby League competition, at Narooma, last Sunday, was…

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Scots Congregate at Bega Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 8

The Scottish clan folk, as represented in the Bega Valley, congregated and celebrated in joyful unison to the traditional skirl of the pipes in the warm Scottish atmosphere of Highland hospitality…

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Crowd Rolls Up To Cobargo Concert Further Function For Baby Health Centre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 5

The sizeable crowd which attended the concert in the Cobargo School of Arts, on Saturday night, August 15, was appreciative of the entertaining fare served up by the artists, and thus the proposed…

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Berry Show Ball Very Successful Function

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 1

Over 300 dancers attended the annual Ball of the Berry A. and H. Association, on Friday night last which turned out most…

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