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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1886

16 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

The Huenerbein Concerts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 3

THE name of Mr C. Huenerbein would alone have been sufficient guarantee that the concerts he announced would be of a high-class character, but to this he has added, whenever he has visited…

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The [?] Concerts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1886 · page 2

THE third of this series of concerts a took place on Saturday evening, when we has hoped to see a gathering worthy of the talented performers who take part in these concerts. In this, however, we…

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Concert at Chatsworth. From Our Correspondent

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 3

A VOCAL and instrumental concert, in aid of the Temperance. Hall, was held in that building on Friday evening. About 200 persons were present. The building, though belonging to the Good Templars,…

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The Kowalski Concerts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 4

GRAFTON, on the whole, has been exceptionally favoured with visits from those possessed of high musical talents, but gifted as many of these have been, we think it will be admitted on all hands that…

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Training for a Ball

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1886 · page 6

ACCORDING to a New York statement the young ladies of that city go into training for a ball just as if it were a great athletic struggle they were about to enter upon…

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"London Assurance" at Theatre Royal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 4

THE amateur dramatic entertainment on Wednesday evening, in aid of the funds of the Grafton Light Horse, came off with great eolat. Dion Boucicault's five-act society comedy was a great…

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Lecture at Theatre Royal. Mr, Gladstone and Home Rule

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 2

ON Monday evening last, a lecture on the above subject was delivered by Mr. J O'Byan, barrister-at-law, in the Theater Royal, the proceeds to go to the funds for…

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Concert at Maclean

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 4

THE first of a series of concerts to be held throughout the parish of the Lower Clarence, under the auspices of the Church of England Paroohial Council, was held in the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening…

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Concert at South Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 4

A CONCERT was held in the School of Arts, South, Grafton, on Wednesday evening last, in aid of the Church of England mission funds, which was attended by about 120 persons. The initiatory…

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Ball at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1886 · page 8

ON Wednesday evening last a public ball and sapper was held in the Gaiety Theatre, Ulmarra, in aid of the funds of the local band. There was an attendanae of about thirty couplas, inolustve of a…

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Concert at Chatsworth

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1886 · page 3

ON Friday, 10th instant, a very successful concert was given at Chatsworth, under the auspices of the Public school. As previously announced, the entertainment was to aid in procuring a library…

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Miss Edith O'Gorman at the Theatre Royal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1886 · page 2

ON Friday evening Miss O'Gormau delivered another lecture in the Theatre Royal on "How and why she escaped from the Convent, and how she was converted," Mr. W. H. Waterhouse presided, and there…

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Plain and Fancy Dress Ball

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1886 · page 8

A PLAIN and fancy dress ball in aid of the Convent funds was held in the R.C. schoolroom on Tuesday evening last. There was an attendance of about 100 persons; but we are informed this did not…

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Lawrence Bachelors' Ball

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1886 · page 4

OUR correspondent, under date 28th, writes:—The evening of the gathering was all that could be desired for coolness and even temperature, considering the oppressive heat we have had of late…

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"Our Boys" at the Theatre Royal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1886 · page 5

ON Tuesday evening the Grafton Amateur Dramatic Company gave a very successful performance, to a large and fashionable audience, The highly-favorite comedy. "Our Boys" was soleoted for the…

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Minstrel Entertainment at the Theatre Royal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 2

ON Thursday evening, the "Black, Shadows" amateur minstrels gave an entertainment in the Theatre Royal. There was a very good house, and among the audience were the military officers who…

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