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Southern Highlands · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1946

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) the Hidden Hand. Painted Boats. the Hidden Hand

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 6

This is the story of an eccentric old woman who uses her insane brother to terrorise her household, only to get more horror than she…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Deadline at Dawn

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 4

Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas an[?] Bill Williams head the cast of "Deadline at Dawn." Williams and Miss Hayward get entangled in a murder…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Bedlam. Gangs of the Waterfront. Bedlam

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 4

Boris Karloff and Anna Let are the stars of "Bedlam," in which most of the principals are inmates of an insane asylum. It should appeal to…

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Ex-Students' Ball Presentation of Debs

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 3

The abiding interest of former students of Bowral High School in then alma mater and the power, as a social force, of the recently re-formed…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) the Lost Week-end. Little Miss Big

The Southern Mail · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 5

"The Lost Week-end" will finish a four-nights screening to-night (Friday), with "Little Miss Big' in support. Both have been enjoyed by…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Snafu. You Can't Do Without Love. Snafu

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 4

Robert Benehley, Vera Vague and Conrad Janis head the cast of "Snafu," a fast-moving comedy of a man returning from the war who is…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Meet Me on Broadway. They Came to a City. Meet Me on Broadway

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 5

Rhythm end romance, laughter and lovely girls are features of "Meet Me on Broadway," which has Marjorie Reynolds, Jinx Falkenburg and Fred…

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Benefit Dance

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 7

A benefit dance to assist Mrs. K. Carney, of Bowral, and her two children will be held in the School of Arts on Saturday, 3lst August. For…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) People Are Funny. the Frozen Ghost. People Are Funny

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 4

A galaxy, of famous American radio stars, appear in Paramount's comely "People are Funny." Jack Haley. Helen Walker and Rudy…

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Younger Set Ball A Great Success Big Crowd at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 7

The members of Bowral C.W.A. Younger Set achieved a noteworthy success with their first ball, held in the School of Arts on Friday night…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Cyclone Prairie Rangers. the Dought Cyclone Prairie Rangers

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 5

The work of a band of saboteurs in destroying crops and livestock is investigated by Charles Starrett in "Cyclone Pratrie Rangers," and…

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Catholic Ball at Bowral Brilliant Success

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 2

The Catholic ball held under the auspices of the Bowral and Mittagong church congregations in the School of Arts, Bowra on Friday night was…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Cornered. the Notorious Lone Wolf. Cornered

The Southern Mail · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 5

Dick Powell, as the star of "Cornered," has the role of a Canadian flight-lieutenant whose bride has been murdered in France. With the…

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Empire Theatre To-night(friday) Man From Music Mountain. Women Aren't Angels. Man From Music Mountain

The Southern Mail · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 4

Classed as one of the best pictures in which Roy Rogers has appeared, "Man from Music Mountain" finds him embroiled in an argument…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Dressed to Kill. the True Glory. Dressed to Kill

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 6

"Dressed to Kill" is Universal's latest Sherlock Holmes movie detective story thriller. Basil Rathbone and Nisei Brace are co-starred and…

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Captain Tugboat Annie

The Southern Mail · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 4

Jane Darwell has the stellar role, of the woman tugboat skipper in "Captain Tugboat Annie" and brings to it an understanding of this popular…

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Fancy Dress Ball Children Had a Happy Time

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 6

There was a large attendance of children at the fancy dress ball organised by Bowral High School P.C.A. and held in the School of Arts…

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Consuls and Debutantes at Grecian Reunion Ball

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 4

From all parts of the State, Greeks will be in Sydney for their reunion which will centre on the Grecian Ball at the…

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Pictures of the Week Screenings at the Empire To-night (Friday) Inside Job. Over My Dead Body. Inside Job

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

Three well-known stars, Preston Foster, Alan Curtis and Ann Rutherford, appear together in Universal's new melodramatic crime thriller…

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Ball at Avoca Waratahs a Feature of Decorations

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 2

The colorful Australian waratah was a feature of the annual ball conducted by the Avoca Community Advancement Co-operative Society in…

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