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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1916

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Sale of the Empire Theatre. Big Property Changes Hands

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

This beautiful Theatre was built to the order of Messrs. A. Seller and A. H. Small, and opened on January 16th, 1915, when a record rush marked the screening of the initial program. From the first, the owners aimed at high ideals, and in double quick time the Empire programs were labelled the best in the land. It was a big thing for a retired…

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Red Cross Concert at Woodford. a Distinct Success

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 7

The concert organised by Pte, J. Jeffrlos caused great interest in Woodford and the surrounding Mountain towns. The Woodford Methodist hall was the scene of…

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Lawson Players' Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 5

The concert given under the direction of the Lawson Players, in aid of the funds of the Red Cross League, on Wednesday night, was an unqualified…

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Crackers Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 2

The concert given by the Leura Crackers in the Katoomba Town Hall on Monday last was undoubtedly a success, this talented band of entertainers fully…

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Concert at Blackheath

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 7

A concert in aid of the School of Arts funds was held in the Blackheath Hall on Monday last, the programme being entirely filled by two operettas,…

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The Caledonian Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 6

It's guid to be merry and wise, It's guid to be honest and true, It's guid to support Caledonia's cause, And bide by the buff and the blue…

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Presbyterian Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 5

The grand dramatic concert, organised by Mrs E. A. Ferguson in aid of the Presbyterian Church funds, was, without a shadow of doubt, an unqualified…

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Concert at Lawson

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

The concert held in the Literary institute on Wednesday, in aid of the Emanuel Church funds, was an unqualified success, the large audience…

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Miss Ida Gurney's Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 6

"The best ever" was the verdict of the large and appreciative audience which gathered at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening to enjoy the concert…

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Local and General. The Leichhardt Band

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

The above band will arrive here by the midday train to-morrow, and will play programmes of music, including the latest marches, waitzes and selections, in…

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Concert at Wentworth Falls. Entertaining Wounded Soldiers

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 8

The complimentary concert to the returned soldiers, held in the Wentworth Falls hall on Wednesday last, was one of the events of the season. The hall…

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