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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1946

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Empire Theatre Monday and Tuesday Nob Hill. on Approval. Nob Hill

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

The association of the owner of a gambling den with a socialite from the exclusive section of a town on the Barbary Coast of America forms…

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Kangaloon Concert School Break-up

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

The breaking-up concert and dance, held at Kangaloon recently was a Croat success, and a large crowd of parents, children and friends…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Blonde From Brooklyn. Pillow of Death. Blonde From Brooklyn

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

There are many bright songs and radio presentations in "Blonde from Brooklyn." Robert Stanton and Lynn Merrick have the stellar roles of…

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Band Music Large Crowd in Corbett Gardens

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

There was a large crowd present in Corbett Gardens, Bowral, on Sunday night when Bowral Association Band under Bandmaster E. V…

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Bowral Band Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 2

At its recent annual meeting, Bowral Association Band decided to give a welcome home function and presentation to Bowral bandsmen and…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) He Snoops to Conquer Boston Blackie's Rendezvous. He Snoops to Conquer

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

In "He Snoops to Conquer," George Formby has the role of a "man of the people" who is being backed for the local council election of…

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Popular Nurse Competition Talented Artists in Bowral Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

A concert organised by Mrs. Venour Nathan will be held in the School of Arts Bowral, on Saturday night in aid of the Nurses' Memorial Fund…

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Band Music

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 3

Bowral Association Band, under Bandmaster E. V. Sweeney, rendered a program of music in Corbett Gardens on Sunday night. The program,…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Let the People Sing. Wild Bill Hickok Rides. Let the People Sing

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 4

J. B. Priestley'S story, "Let the People Sine," involves a one-time star comedian and a Czech professor, each of whom pleads the vocal cause…

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Musical Treat Saturday's Concert

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 5

It to not often that Bowral audiences are given the opportunity of hearing two artists with International reputations on the one programme,…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Headline. the Gay Senorita. Headline

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

Cast as a newspaper reporter who sets out to help the police solve a murder mystery and finds that a mystery woman in contact with the…

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Welcome Home Dance Three Hundred Present

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

The welcome home dance held by the Bowral Welcome Home Committee in the School of Arts on Friday, 1st March, was one of the brightest…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Nine Girls. Escape in the Desert. Nine Girls

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

A tense murder mystery without horrifying scenes, in which nine girls have good reason to be the suspected murderer, gives the detective…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday), Sat., Monday, Tuesday National Velvet Short Subjects and News. National Velvet

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 4

Beautiful outdoor scenery is a feature of "National Velvet," which has Mickey Rooney as its star. The story is that of a young jockey who has…

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Robertson Ball for Nurses' Fund

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 5

As a result of a ball organised by Robertson Hospital Auxiliary and hold in the local School of Arts on Wednesday of last week, forty…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Anchors a Weigh

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 4

The technicolor musical comedy "Anchors Aweigh," featuring Frank Si[?]tra, will be shown for the last lime to-night (Friday) Bright songs…

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Choral Society Again Pleases Concert for Bowral Soldiers' Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 7

The performance presented by Bowral Choral Society in the School of Arts on Thursday night in last week, in aid of the Soldiers' Club, was…

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Children's Concert for Loan Appeal High Standard Shown by Youngsters

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 5

Children who took part in a concert broadcast over 2KA from the School of Arts Bowral, on Sunday, afternoon were full of assurance and…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday), Saturday and Monday Week-end at the Waldorf. Short Subjects. Week-end at Waldorf

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

Four great [?] Ginger Rogers Walter Pidgeon, [?] Turner and Van Johnson—appear in thy film "Weekend at the Waldorf," which…

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Bowral Band Successes

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 2

Members of Bowral Band achieved outstanding success in the brass sections at Goulburn Eisteddfod last week-end…

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