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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1919

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Congregational Christmas Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Christmas night, the Congregational Church was packed to the doors, and during the greater part of the concert from 500 to 1000 people enjoyed the concerted music from the…

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Salvation Army Band at Lawson

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 1

Lawson been favoured with a visit from the Rockdale Salvation Army Brass band under Bandmaster Jas. Cadett, accompanied by Comdt, Norris. The band on arrival was met…

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The Convent Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

A very successful concert was held at the Town Hall on Friday in connection with St. Mary's Convent. The principal artists were Mous Albert Goossens (the celebrated Belgian…

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Mons. Albert Goossen's Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 3

Artistically the concert given by Mons. Goossens and other Sydney artists, ranks as one of the best ever given before a Katoomba audience—if not the best. Every performer,…

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Sacred Concert

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

A sacred concert was held in St. Canice's Church on Sunday night in aid of the Convent stall at the forthcoming church bazaar. The program was arranged by our old friend, Mr…

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Local and General. Popular Dance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

To-morrow evening the Town Hall will be open for another popular dance—at reasonable rates—in aid of the show ground funds. Messrs Mason and Henson are in charge, and…

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Conservatorium Orchestra. Proposed Visit to Katoomba. High Art at a "Bob."

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 5

At Wednesday's meeting of Katoomba Council a letter was received from the Conservatorium of music, stating that the Director was anxious for the chief…

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The Town Band. Resuscitation Movement. An Enthusiastic Meeting

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 1

No man has worked with keener zeal in band matters over the past decade than our present Mayor, and although failure after failure has been recorded by the brass-blowers…

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Shuna Invaded. Concert Party From Leura

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 6

A most enjoyable programme was tendered to the inmates of Shuna Home for Invalided Soldiers on Tuesday evening, when a concert party, organised by Mr Harry Drake, of Leura,…

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Local and General. Fancy Dress Dance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

Dancers and euchre players remember—fancy-dress dance and euchre party next Tuesday evening, 25th instant. Visitors are coming from all centres, and the Town Mall should be…

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The State Orchestra. A Magnificent Performance. Art in Excelsis

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 5

Art came to Katoomba on Thursday ii, and the people congregated to worship at its shrine. The occasion was the visit of the State Conservatorium of Music Permanent…

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Queen of the Carnival. Concert and Coronation. Miss E. Fitzpatrick Honored

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

As a conclusion of the grand carnival of 1919, and in commemoration of the official opening of St. Canice's new presbytery, a grand concert and coronation ceremony was held in the…

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Children's Celebration. Peace Dance

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 5

In preparation of Kaloomba's juvenile display when the tocsin of Peace reverberated the land, Miss Scot, the successful dance tutor, undertook, early in the year, to prepare as…

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Leura's Memorial Concert. Another Financial Success. In Honor of the Brave

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 June 1919 · page 3

The Memorial Concert Committee, and the hon. organiser and stage-manager, Mr. Harry Drake, have every reason to be proud of the success of their concert to promote funds for…

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The Ball of the Season

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 6

Back in 1915 season, Katoomba held its last big ball under Masonic auspices, when a tidy sum was netted for comrades wounded at the Front. Since then the…

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Naughty Pictures and Posters Where Are They?

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 September 1919 · page 2

A great satirist once said that "to the pure all things are impure." Under the auspices of the Council for Civic and Moral Advancement, a…

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Grand Concert. a Musical Treat

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 6

There was a splendid attendance of Kaloomba's music lovers at the Town Hall on Tuesday night on the occasion of the presentation of a…

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The Dazzle Ball

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 3

The above ball was easily the outstanding social feature of the week in the Big Smoke. The path of organiser of charitable functions is hard…

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Local and General the Lithgow Army Band

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 4

The Lithgow Salvatton Army band will play at the Town Hall on Saturday evening. The band consists of 25 players, and will march from the…

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