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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1945

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Saturday and Monday Between Two Women. Law of the Tropics. Between Two Women

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

[?] Johnson new star of popular [?] has the lead in "Between Two Women," with Gloria de Haven [?] first framatic role and Lionel…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Saturday and Monday the Woman in the Window. the Big Noise. the Woman in the Window

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

Telling a fascinating story of two well-meaning persons caught up in a web of deadly circumstances, "The Woman in the Window" co-stars…

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Pin-up Girl Ball

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

Miss Mona Workman's candidature in the Red Cross Pin-up Girl competition will benefit materially from the highly…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Saturday and Monday King's Row. Vivid, Powerful Drama

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

King's Row," the eagerly-awaited film version of the Henry Bellaman novel, will be screened at the Empire Theatre on Saturday and…

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Fine Success Ball for Red Cross Pin-up Girls

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

Highlight of last Friday night's exceptionally successful ball, organised by Miss Joyce Hauber in aid of Bowral's four candidates in the Red…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Saturday and Monday Double Indemnity. to the Shores of Two Jima. Shorts and News. Double Indemnity

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 1

"Double Indemnity" matches Bar[?] Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray for the first time since 1939, when they made "Remember the Night."…

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Peace Celebrations at Kangaloon Service and Dance

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

The work of Kangaloon Patriotic Society continues with good support for its meetings and functions. The August monthly dance was made a…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Young and Willing. the Big Bonanza. Young and Willing

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 3

The madcap experiences of six young stage aspirants, who scheme by hook or by crook to have their talent recognised by stage producer…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Tarzan and the Amazons. Let's Go Steady. Tarzan and Amazons

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 3

Johnny Weismuller is the star of another of the popular Tarzan stories. "Tarzan and the Amazons," to be screened to-night (Friday)…

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Red Cross Ball Large Crowd Present

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 3

Despite the bitterly cold night on Friday, over two hundred dancers were present at the Red Cross Ball in the School of Arts, Bowral, and…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire TO-NIGHf (Friday) Cowboy From Lonesome River. the Port of Forty Thieves

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 2

To-night's program includes two thrillers—"The Port of Forty Thieves," a story of murder and intrigue, and "Cowboy from Lonesome…

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Juvenile Ball at Robertson

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 1

The juvenile ball arranged by the W.V.S. in aid of the A.C.F. at Robertson on Wednesday last was an outstanding success, the attendance…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Larceny, Inc. Blonde Ransom. Larceny, Inc

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 2

Owing to the film "Wild Bill Hickok Rides" being destroyed by fire prior to dispatch from Sydney, the Empire Theatre management…

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Empire Pictures To-night (Friday) Tahiti Nights. the Mummy's Curse

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 4

The story of a vocalist, who is in reality a prince and decides to visit his birthplace in Tahiti is the background for "Tahiti Nights," which…

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Choral Concert Fine Effort for a Worthy Cause

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 4

Bowral Choral Society added to its record of meritorious and successful performances for good causes by its popular concert, held on Thursday…

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Concert in Borneo Bowral Soldier Sees Gracie Fields

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 5

In a letter to his mother at Bowral, Pte. M. Mulquiney gives an excellent description of a typical concert in the South-West Pacific Islands. He says:…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire Tonight (Friday) Men of the Deep. Dancing in Manhattan. Men of the Deep

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 1

Victor McLaglen and Chester Morris arc cast as two U.S. naval divers whose friendship is strained when they both fall for the same girl, and…

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Band Contest

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 2

Three members of Bowral Band took part in the annual band contests in Sydney last week-end with marked success…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday), Saturday and Monday Thunderhead, Son of Flicka. Honeymoon Ahead. Thunderhead

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 2

Twentieth Century-Fox has taken advantage of America's most spectacular beauty-spots as the setting for the filming, in color, of…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Happidrome. the Body-snatcher (N.s. G.e.) Happidrome

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 2

"Happidrome," one of the most popular programs ever sponsored by the B.B.C., has also been seen in play form, and now the wider scope of the…

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