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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1893

138 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 7

The District Band

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 3

The District Band will give a concert to-morrow evening at the School of Arts Hall, when a carefully selected programme will be rendered…

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The Holiday. a Carnival of Pleasure. Races, Concerts and Socials

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 3

To-day Bathurst and the district is on pleasure bent, and the fun, which promises to be fast and furious, starts almost as soon as breakfast is over in some…

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District Band Concert

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 2

The concert given by the District Band was not as well attended as the object deserved. It is a reflection on the people of Bathurst that when the District Band…

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Bathurst District Band Concert

National Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 3

Last night a concert in aid of the Bathurst District Band was held in the School of Arts. The attendance was meagre, which probably was due to the…

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The Orphanage Ball

National Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 2

Arrangements in connection with the forthcoming annual Orphanage Ball are proceeding favorably, and the ladies' committee have been most successful in…

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A Sacred Concert

National Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 2

The Alhambra Speciality Company intend giving a sacred and classical concert in the Masonic Hall, Bathurst, to-morrow (Sunday) evening. There…

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Family Concert

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 2

A treat is in store for play-goers at the Masonic Hall to-night in the shape of a Family Concert. The cream of the local talent have volunteered their services,…

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The "Sacred" Concert

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 2

At the conclusion of his sermon in the Cathedral on Sunday night, the Dean referred to the "sacred" concert which had been advertised for that…

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The Ball

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

The annual ball, in aid of the Bathurst Orphanage, takes place in the School of Arts Hall to-night. All arrangements have been completed, and…

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A Dance on a Warship

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

A Sydney young lady writes:—"Perhaps it may interest fair readers of the Advocate to learn a few particulars of the superb dance given on Friday…

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The Larrikin at the Theatre

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 3

"The conduct of some of the larrikins at the theatre the other night," writes a correspondent, "was so bad that if some steps be not taken to safeguard the…

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The Orphanage Ball

National Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2
Also in Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

The Orphanage Ball of 1893, which was held in the School of Arts Hall last night, though not perhaps quite so largely attended as on some previous…

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The Belle of the Ball

National Advocate · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 3

Yesterday the question most asked in certain circles in Bathurst was, "Who do you think was the belle of the ball ?" The question is a difficult one to…

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The Sunday Concert question

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 2

At All Saints Catherdral on Sunday night, Dean Marriot preached a special sermon on the Sunday concert question. He argued from the old and the new…

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Our Hospital Ball

National Advocate · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 2

After an extended trip in Queensland the President of the Hospital, Mr. James Rutherford, has returned to town, and those ladies who have been on the tiptoe…

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The Hospital Ball

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 3

Attention is directed to an advertisement inviting ladies favorable to the holding of the Bathurst Hospital annual ball to attend a meeting at the Town…

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Hospital Ball

National Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 3

At half-past three this afternoon Mr. Rutherford has invited ladies to attend at the Town-hall for the purpose of inaugurating the arrangements for…

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Concert at Kelso

National Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 3

Last night a concert was given at Kelso by the pupils of the Convent School. The hall was packed, the audience being composed almost wholly…

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Hospital Ball

National Advocate · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 2

Yesterday, at the Town Hall a fairly large number of ladies met Mr. Rutherford for the purpose of making the perliminary arrangements in connection with the…

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