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Blue Mountains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1913

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The Theatre Chronicle. Well Ahead of the Times

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 9

In the great endurance test between the world and time, the old orb, although putting up a good race, generally lumbers laboriously in the wake of the…

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Queen Victoria Sanatorium. Annual Concert. a Brilliant Success

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

There is no more popular fixture in the Q. V. Sanatorium than the annual entertainment given by the patients of this institution. It appeals to people of all…

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Life in the Wild West. Bud Atkinson's Band

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 7

The arrival of Bud Atkinson's circus and wild west show created quite a sensation in Katoomba on Wednesday. Early in the morning a large crowd…

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Oddfellows' Sports at Oberon. Ball in the Evening. [Specially written for "Tin Echo."]

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 10

Anniversary Day broke bleak and breezy, but the cold snap vanished as daylight advanced and the warm sun mounted the blue dome. It proved a…

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Medlow Bath Ball. Centenary Celebrations

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 8

The plain and fancy dress ball given under the auspices of the Medlow Bath Progress Association in aid of the Centenary Fund, proved a very successful…

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St. Patrick's Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 1

If the day wan devoid of demonstration, the concert held in the Town Hall, under the auspices of the Sisters of Mercy at Mr. St. Mary's College, amply…

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Easter Musical Carnival. Davies Quartette Concerts

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 8

The series of four concerts given by the Davies Quartette Party, in which Mr. Higginbotham and Miss Helena Collier, were the stars, were not patronised at…

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Concert and Operetta. at Lawson

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 1

On Thursday and Friday evenings, the local hall was packed to its utmost capacity, the occasions being the presentation by the pupils of the public School…

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Centenary Ball

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

Preparations are well forward for the grand official plan and fancy dress ball in connection with the Centenary Celebrations. The is at Mount York out-door…

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Boxing Benefit to the Band

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 1

Last Wednesday evening, the Town Hall doffed its academic consevatoire reserve and assumed the more popular appearance of a gladiatorial arena, when the…

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The Official Ball. an Unqualified Success

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 6

When the community is out to celebrate; it generally celebrates, in spite of the most adverse weather conditions The Official Ball was fixed the Board…

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Glenbrook Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 12

The grand concert, which took place at Glenbrook on Saturday last, may be classed as the finest musical programme ever submitted to a local audience…

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Dinner and Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 4

There was banqueting in the ancient temple of Congregationalism on Wednesday evening, where the odour of sanctity was replaced by the cruder scent of…

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Blackheath Convent Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

The concert given by the pupils of the Convent at Blackheath on Thursday was remarkable in two ways. Firstly, it was a delightfully enjoyable entertainment…

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Local and General. Private Dance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 6

On Saturday night last, a private dance was given by Mrs. Bowes in the School of Arts. The evening commenced at eight o'clock, when about 20 couples took…

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Annual Masonic Ball. a Brilliant Function

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

As was anticipated, the annual Masonic Ball of Lodge Victoria, No. 118, was a great function. And it was little wonder, for everything tended to help towards…

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Blackheath Orchestral Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 4

The first concert given by the Blackheath Orchestra and Mandolin Band was held in Black's picture hall on Wednesday evening, and was a decided…

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Complimentary Dance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 1

A particularly enjoyable dance was organised by the city visitors in honor of Mrs and the Misses Cameron, of Memorial House, during the holidays. The…

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Complimentary Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 2

The above concert, given by the pupils of Mrs. F. N. Memory on Friday evening in the Town Hall, was a success in every way. Twenty four Homo, not including…

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Grand Concert. at Wentworth Falls

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 6

A highly successful concert was given in the School of Arts on Saturday evening in aid of the Presbyterian Church funds. The hall was packed and the excellent…

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