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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1943

81 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 5

Euchre and Dance

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

A bitterly cold night did not deter Burrawang supporters of the Australian Comforts Fond from coming out in goodly number to the Euchre…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Foreign Agent and the Great Gildersleeve

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

A wert coast spy ring, bent on destroying all essential public services in Los Angeles, forms the basis of many exciting events in "Foreign…

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Concert was Great Success

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

Bowral School of Arts was crowded on Tuesday night when the popular concert staged to assist the P.C.A. and its candidate (Mr. Medlicott)…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Good Friday) the Theatre Will Be Closed Saturday and Monday Meet John Doe Shorts and NEWS

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

"Meet John Doe" is no ordinary picture, though it is the story of an ordinary man. Here are some facts concerning its…

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Popular Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 2

To aid the Legacy Club appeal, the popular concert which recently delighted one of the largest audiences seen in Bowral School of Arts will…

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Sacred Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

Lovers of sacred music were given a treat on Sunday afternoon, when Mr. Geoff Beavan conducted the annual concert of the Choral Society in…

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Saturday and Monday the War Against Mrs. Hadley and Behind the Eight Ball

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

Washington in wartime is the setting for a vivid story of a woman's soul, in "The I War Against Mrs. Hadley," which brings Fay Bainter…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon Junior Army

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

The older admirers of Sherlock Holmes may resent this resurrection of their hero to make a war story-For all others "Sherlock Holmes and…

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Concert Repeated Too Soon After Easter

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

It was unfortunate that the date fixed for the repeat performance of the F.C.A. Popular Concert followed so soon after Easter. As a result…

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Easter Egg Dance

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

A novelty introduced at the Easter Egg Dance organized by Mrs. Nathan under the auspices of the Bowral Hospital Auxiliary was the…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 3

On Wednesday and Thursday of next week the Empire Theatre, Bowral, will present a double bill — Leslie Howard in "The Scarlet Pimpernel"…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) King of the Stallions and Night Monster

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 3

One of Hollywood's most highly-trained animals is Thunder, the magnificent black horse which conies to the screen is "King of the Stallions."…

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Patriotic Concert Big Crowd at Kangaloon

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 2

A Bowral concert party delighted a packed hall at Kangaloon on Wednesday of last week. The show was brimful of excellent entertainment…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) the Daring Young Man and Secrets of the Underground

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

"The Daring Young Man" is a spy story packed with the usual thrills and narrow escapes. But with Joe E. Brown in the lead it isn't the usual…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) War Dogs and Stand by All Networks

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 3

Unusual interest attaches to "War Dogs" because it is the first motion picture which deals with the training and use of canine guards in that…

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To-night's the Night Scotties' Annual Ball

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

Dancers within range of Bowral School of Arts must not forget the Annual Ball of Bowral Scottish Association will be held to-night…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Frisco Lil

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

Life and adventure behind the scenes in a swanky gambling palace provide the theme of "Frisco Lil," new Universal drama with Irene Hervey in…

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"Orchestra Wives."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 2

After two weeks of lessons in jitter-bugging for her current role in 20th Century-Fox's "Orchestra Wives," at Mack's Theatre to-ngiht, Ann…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen and the Door with Seven Locks Ellery Queen

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 3

Ellery Queen, fiction's suavest sleuth and one of the most popular crime-hunting heroes of the screen, is seen again in Columbia's action-packed…

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Red Cross Dance

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

The net profit from the dance held on 38th May amounted to £43/1/8. This is very gratifying and Mesdames Tuchin, Malin, N. Cross and Miss…

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