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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1945

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B.d.c.s.a. Concert Great Success

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 3

Bowral s reputation as a music-loving community, and one ever ready to aid a worthy cause, was fully sustained on Saturday night last, when, for the second time within a fortnight, the School of Arts was crowded for a classical concert. Bowral…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire No Pictures on Friday Saturday and Monday Bathing Beauty Murder in the Blue Room Water Ballet

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Basil Bathbone, Bill Goodwin, Jean Porter and Nana Bryant are cast in "Bath-, ing Beauty," a colorful musical in…

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Week-end Pictures Thursday, Friday Next When Ladies Meet and Bad Man. When Ladies Meet

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 3

Four stars in an uproarious tangle of scrambled loves bring laughter in oversize doses in "When Ladies Meet" Joan Crawford, Robert…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) When Ladies Meet and Bad Man

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 3

This is a repetition of Thursday's [?]ogram, which was described in last [?]…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Carolina Blues the Unwritten Code Carolina Blues

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

Ann Miller is starred in the new musical comedy "Carolina Blues," with Victor Moore, Kay Kyser and [?] orchestra, Jeff Donnell and…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) the Demi-paradise. Short Subjects. Saturday and Monday Candlelight in Algeria. Lady for a Night. Candlelight in Algeria

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 2

James Mason, Carla Helman and Raymond Lovell have leading roles in the British spy-thriller "Candle-light in Algeria." Lively action, good…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More. Are These Our Parents? Hilarious Comedy

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 May 1945 · page 3

One of the merriest possible mix-ups is presented in "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More." The picture is the very quintessence of hilarity…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Design for Scandal. This Time for Keeps. Design for Scandal

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 3

Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon are effectively teamed in "Design for Scandal," M-G-M's comedy of a lady judge who skips romantically with…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday Can't Help Singing. the Falcon in Hollywood. Deanna in Technicolor

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 3

The real Deanna Durbin will be seen on the screen for the first time in Universal's Technicolor production "Can't Help Singing," with Robert…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Trocadero. Girl Rush. Famous Night Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 3

Sitting with Erskine Johnson, a [?]ous columnist, at a table in the famous Trocadero night club, Sam Wallace (Ralph Morgan) reminisces…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) the Mask of the Whistler. Penthouse Rhythm. Story of Impersonation

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 5

Richard Dix is the star of "The Mask of the Whistler," with Janis Carter, Paul Guilfoyle, John Calvert and Maud Willis in the cast…

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Scotties' Ball Bagpipes and National Dancing

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 2

Always a popular social function, the annual ball of Bowral Scottish Association was this year more successful than ever. Over 350 dancers attended…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) What a Blonde! Sergeant Hike. Film for Dog-lovers

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 3

Dog-lovers should obey the impulse and rush to see "Sergeant Mike," Columbia's story of war dogs. The picture features Larry Parks, Jeanne…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Saturday and Monday Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Short Subjects. News. the Doolittle Raid

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 3

"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a stirring account of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo, based on the diary of Capt. Lawson, who was one of the…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Ever Since Venus. Nevada. Music, Romance, Comedy

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 3

Ever Since Venus" is a tuneful .Screenful of music, romance and comedy and swell entertainment for the entire family. The scintillating…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Nothing But Trouble. Riders of the Deadline. Nothing But Trouble

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

Laurel and Hardy fans will find "Nothing But Trouble" a riot of fun. The champion comedians get mixed up with royalty, kidnappers and…

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Best Ball for Years Kangaloon Patriotic Society Raised £17

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

Despite unpleasant weather, the annual ball of Kangaloon Patriotic Society attracted one of the largest crowds for years. The committee…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Going My Way Short Subjects and Australasian News Going My Way

The Southern Mail · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 3

To-night (Friday) "Going My Way" will be shown at the Empire Theatre for the last night of a successful season. This is one of the notable…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Buckskin Frontier." Night Club Girl. Night Club Girl

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 1

"Night Club Girl" features Vivian Austin, Billy Dunn, Judy Clark, Edward Norris, Maxie Roscnbloom and Minna Gombell…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Saturday and Monday I'll Walk Beside You. Song of Nevada. Romantic Musical

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 2

"I'll Walk Beside You" is a romantic musical drama, suggested by the popular song, and describes the tender yet chequered romance of a…

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