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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1942

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Butch Minds the Baby and Bad Men of Arizona

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 4

The usual exciting programme will be submitted at the Empire Theatre, Bowral, to-night (Friday). "Butch Minds the Baby" is one of the…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Parachute Battalion and Lucky Devils

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

Courage triumphant over fear, one of the undying themes of literature, stage and screen, blossoms out in thrilling new dress in "Parachute…

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"Ball of Fire."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 2

Mixing together with delightful effect a group of serious college professors, a night club queen and a gangster mob, Samuel Goldwyn's…

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Bowral Was Musical in the Olden Days And Enjoyed a Fuller Home Life Church Choir of Thirty-five, with Orchestra

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 3

Mr. George Price, of Bowral, is not one of those who think the pictures and other modern amenities have greatly enriched the social enjoyment…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Racing Luck and Canal Zone

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 4

In production when enemy bombers roared across the Pearl Harbor skies, Columbia's "Canal Zone" presents a gripping, action-tense story of the…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Smart Alecs and There's One Born Every Minute

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 4

The East Side Kids, with Leo Gorcey as their leader, are seen at their best in "Smart Alecs." With the interruption of their more or less…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Byes of the Underworld and Rubber Racketeer

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 4

"Eyes of the Underworld" features Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie, and Lon Chaney, the latter in his most terrific role…

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Has Bowral Band Made a Record? Forty-eight Years of Continuous Service

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 2

Mr. W. F. Foley, who gave Bowral Rotary Club an interesting outline of the history of Bowral Association Bind, suggested that its forty-eight…

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Free Theatre Seats

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 2

To obviate the difficulty of getting to the Bank during business hours, an arrangements has been made with the…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Sweater Girl and the Shadow Strikes

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 November 1942 · page 3

Murders at a college are the theme of "Sweater Girl," in which mirth and mystery get mixed up with murder and melody in an exciting story…

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The Ball

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 3

The ball was also a wonderful success. The hall was crowded, and the music provided gratuitously by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawson and Mr. S…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night Parachute Nurse and Lure of the Islands

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 December 1942 · page 2

Skillfully blending breath-taking adventure, tender romance and laugh-filled comedy with a timely story concerning the Florence…

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Lionel Lawson Leader of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 1

Mr. Lawson is well known on the concert platform in Bowral. He is greatly in demand as a player of chamber music and as a soloist…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Accent on Love and So's Your Aunt Emma

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 4

Hailed ai topnotch entertainment, "Accent on Love" features George Montgomery and Osa Massen in the story of a millionaire who tosses…

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George Formby in "South American George" At Mack's Theatre To-Night and

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 December 1942 · page 2

on of a famous Lancashire variety [?]dian, George was sent at the age of Seven to live in a racing stable [?] senior wanted the bey to live…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) a Night in New Orleans and Alias Boston Blackie

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 3

Lieutenant Steven Abbott (Preston Foster), of the New Orleans Police Department, revolver in hand, is bending over the body of Philip…

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Children's Concert Break-up of Public School

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 December 1942 · page 2

A most enthusiastic audience erected the young performers at the concert in Bowral School of Arts last week to mark the end of the Public School…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Christmas Day, No Screening Saturday and Monday Lady in a Jam and Mr. Bug Goes to Town

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 December 1942 · page 3

What happens to a delightfully irresponsible Manhattan heiress when she goes broke and discovers the extravagant life she has led has…

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School Concert at Robertson

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 December 1942 · page 3

A successful school concert was held in Robertson School of Arts Hall on Tuesday of last week, in aid of the local P.C.A. The ball was packed by…

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Bowral School Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 December 1942 · page 3

We have received toll program of items at Bowral and at Robertson school concerts, bat regret that apace cannot be found for them under…

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