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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1940

212 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 11

Empire Theatre. "We Are Not Alone."

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

On Wednesday and Thursday nights the famous character actor, Paul Muni, will appear at the Empire Theatre, Bowral, in We Are Not…

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Brief Mention. Bowral Band

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

Bowral Association Band will play in Corbett gardens at 8.30 p.m. on Sunday next. HOSES PROHIBITED.The use of hoses and sprinklers in…

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Empire Theatre "Here I Am a Stranger "

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

The young British film star, Richard Greene, heads the cast of the picture, "Here I Am a Stranger," which will be screened at the Empire…

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A.I.F. Band Plays for Empire Radio

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 2

Jerusalem, Wednesday. The Palestine broadcasting service this week is making a fifteen minutes' record of the…

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Robertson Pictures

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 3

Without a permit from the United States Government Jeanetic MacDonald could not have worn here make-up in "The Firefly" showing…

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Empire Theatre

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 March 1940 · page 2

On Wednesday and Thursday, "The Amazing Mr. Williams," a super-de­tective film, will 'be screened at the Empire Theatre, Bowral, with…

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Empire Theatre "The Housekeeper's Daughter."

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 3

On Saturday and Monday nights "The Housekeeper's Daughter" will be screened at the Empire Theatre, Bowral, with Joan Bennett and…

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Younger Set Concert Outstanding Success

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 March 1940 · page 2

One of the most successful concerts held in Mittagong for some time was staged by the C.W.A. Younger Set in the School of Arts on Thursday night…

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Robertson Pictures

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

The cast of "Romance for Three," which is coining to the Robertson Theatre on Saturday, 30th March, tank skiing lessons sitting down. Not…

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Empire Theatre

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 3

The young singer, Deanna Durbin, and Robert Stack head the cast of "First Love" which will be screened at the Empire Theatre, Bowral, on…

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Catholic Dance Large Attendance

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 3

The dance and euchre party organised by Miss Turner and Miss Cummins in aid of funds of Bowral Catholic Church, held in the School…

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Robertson Pictures

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

"There are 212 dramas at Boys Town." Spencer Tracy was deadly serious as he made the statement. "There are 212 boys at the…

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Empire Theatre

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

The fabulous crown jewels of Great Britain, pictured so frequently in recent months, are the loot in the super-crime of the century, a…

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Brief Mention. Euchre and Dance

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

A euchre party and dance in aid of Mittagong Catholic Church, will be held in the School of Arts on Friday night. Good prizes are offered…

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Empire Theatre "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

Boasting one of the largest casts ever assembled for a picture and some of the most impressive sets ever constructed, "The Hunchback of Notre…

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Robertson Pictures

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 2

The only thing Rosalind Russell found to object to during the count of her work in England opposite Roaert Donat in "The Citadel" which…

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Empire Theatre

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3

The finding of an unconscious girl in a compartment of a mail train which has been stopped by the pulling of the communication cord starts…

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Band Carnival Saturday Afternoon and Night

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 2

A carnival in aid of the funds of Bowral Association Band will be held in Corbett Gardens on Saturday afternoon and night. It is being staged…

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Band Carnival Saturday Afternoon and Evening

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

With the object of raising funds to pay off costly instruments, Bowral Band will hold a carnival in Corbett Gardens on Saturday afternoon and…

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Empire Theatre. "His Girl Friday."

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

The story of a girl newspaper reporter who decides to give up her job to marry and settle down, but is prevented from doing so by an…

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