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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1936

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Methodist Church. Ladies' Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 2

The Ladies' Concert, the first of the Competitive Concerts, ladies v. gentlemen, takes place on Tuesday night next in the School Hall at 8…

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Band's Jubilee Carnival. Impressive and Colorful Procession

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

An ideal Autumn day of brilliant sunshine favored Bowral Association Band for its Jubilee Carnival on Saturday last. The Carnival was preceded by the best Procession yet seen in the town. It was enjoyed by…

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Scots' Dance. a Musical Council

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 3

There was a Jubilee touch about the dance given by the Scottish Association on Saturday night, when the Knuts, assisted by Mr. Wes…

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Methodist Church. Ladies' Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

The Ladies' Competitive Concert was most successful, and the ladies are to be complimented on the splendid and varied program presented. A…

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Ladies' Concert. Competitive Series

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

A capacity house greeted the first of a series of competitive concerts between the men and women of Bowral Methodist Church, at the…

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Diggers' Leap Year Ball MAY 21, 1937

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 3

The four to five hundred Diggers' Leap Year Balls, Dances and Socials arranged to be held throughout Australia and Tasmania on May 2lst…

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Pretty Decorations. Swimming Club's Ball

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 3

Seldom has Stevenson's Theatre, Mittagong, presented so bright a spectacle as on Friday night, when the annual ball of the Mittagong…

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"Diggers' Leap Year Ball."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 3

A very genuine and rather remarkable effort in being made to assist the distressed T B. sailors and soldiers throughout Australia on 21st May,…

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Mittagong Park Club. Four Ball v. PAR

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 4

Weather conditions at Mittagong Park Golf Club last week-end were not ideal and several players got wet during the progress of the Four Ball…

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Brief Mention. Popular Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 3

The annual popular concert conducted by the Bowral Choral Society is looked forward to as one of the bright events of the year. The fifth…

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Girls' Club Concert Music and Acting

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 2

The recently organised Church of England Girls' Club, assisted by local artists, held a successful concert in the Parish Hall, Bowral, on…

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District Tennis Dance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 2

The Berrima District Tennis Association will hold its annual dance in Springett's Hall, Bowral, on Thursday night. Trophies won [?]…

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Hospital Ball. Bright Robertson Function

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 2

Two hundred dancers were present at the Ball held under the auspices of the Robertson Hospital Auxiliary in the Agricultural Hall, Robertson…

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Ball at Berrima. Brilliant Decorative Scheme

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 3

The functions associated with the re-opening of the Berrima Court House concluded on Friday night when the President and T[?]…

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Methodist Concert. Men Create Laughter

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 2

"Standing Room Only " was the cry at the Methodist School Hall, at Bowral, on Thursday night when the…

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Choral Concert. Bright Program Tonight

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 3

Special lighting effects will be a feature of the popular concert 10 be held by the Bowral Choral Society [?]…

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Empire Theatre "Follow the Fleet."

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

In their musical, "Follow the Fleet," R.K.O. Radio's successor to "Top Hat," Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers introduce three entirely new…

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Popular Concert. Thoroughly Enjoyed by Large Audience

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 June 1936 · page 2

Extra seating accommodation had to be provided at the School of Arts, Bowral, on Tuesday night, when the Bowral Choral Society held its…

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Road Safety Campaign Mack's Theatre Assists

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 2

During the six months' period ended 31st December inst, no less than 228 persons were killed by road accidents while the total…

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Band Concert. Enjoyable Program

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 3

The Bowral Association Band, under the baton of Bandmaster Sweeney, gave an excellent program in the Empire Theatre, Bowral, on…

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