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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1954

134 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 7

King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 4

A gay romantic story, packed full with spicy situations, is played against the colourful background of the Mediterranean…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 13

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Labour have been going places in their “Road” pictures for quite some time and— now they…

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Woonona Band Made The Rafters Ring

The Bega District News · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 2

Once again the rafters pi the Bega Show Pavilion rang to the joyous strains of brass band music last weekend. This time…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 7

Two [?] charactertions, that of a live-wire. slick operator who dreams of becoming another J. P. Morgan, and his…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 4

Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotton and Jean Peters head the star-studded cast in “Niagara”, a suspense drama filmed in…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 2

The title of the Western drama “The Moonlighter, starting at the King’s Theatre tomorrow, was derived from a little-known phase…

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Anglican Ball At Merimbula

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 5

The attendance at the Merimbula Church of England Ball this year was seriously affected by functions being held in other…

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Beautiful Blooms At Quaama C. Of E. Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 4

A hard-working committee, headed by the Ball Secretary (Mrs. Alan Love), had apparently stripped gardens from far and near to gather the beautiful blooms with which the…

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Something New In Pictures

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 7

This is a picture of Austrailan and Empire Game wonder gid swimmer Lorraine Crapp, However, there is something more to the picture than that because it has been produed by the latest in p[?] engraving techniques. Unlike most picture reproduction, which have…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 3

Donald O’Gonnor and Debbie Reynolds clown their way through a film full of song and dance number in “I Love Melvin,”…

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Numbugga Holds Its First church Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 6

The first church ball ever to be held at Numbugga, took place in the local mil last Wednesday night when the organisers of the Catholic Floral Ball left nothing to chance, and…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 2

The life of Eva Tanguay, the irrepressible madcap of Broadway in the first part ,of this century, is re-created in “The I Don’t Care…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 3

Warner Bros.’ “The Grace Moore Story,” starts at the King’s Theatre tomorrow night. Kathryn Grayson plays the role of the…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

The plot of "small Town girl" starting at the king' s Theatre tomorrow has Farley Granger, as the rich and spoiled rich boy, Rick…

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King's Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

Favourite song hits of yore are revived with a flourish in Warner Brothers' scintillating Technicolor musical “My Wild Irish Rose,”…

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Quaama Kiddies Roll Up juvenile To Ball

The Bega District News · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 8

Despite many other fixtures in nearby townships, a large crowd of children and adults gathered in the. Quaama School of-Arts for the Annual Juvenile Plain and Fancy Dress Ball,…

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King’s Theatre

The Bega District News · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

The ruthless yet happy-go-lucky day of the Yukon gold strike form the colourful background for “The Fat Country” starting at the…

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R. S.L. Auxiliary Ball Profit

The Bega District News · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

This year’s R.S.L. Auxiliary Ball proved a most successful entertainment, and the ladies had the very satisfactory sum of…

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“The News Light” School Concert Matinee

The Bega District News · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 3

So much interest has been created over the years, in the Infants School’s annual concert, that the , headmistress, Mrs. O’Brien, has arranged for a matinee and a night show this year, so that as many parents and friends as possible will be able to…

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kING’S Theatre

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 9

“Calamity Jane” the story of one of the Wlld West’s most fabulous characters, will be brought to the King’s Theatre with, songs and…

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