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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1899

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Grafton Brass Band

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

The Grafton Brass Band (under the baton of Bandmaster W. Eagles,) will render the following programme on the Grip balcony on Saturday evening:--March, "Life on the Ocean Wave,"…

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Unkya Band of Hope

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

THE Band of Hope in connection with the Unkya Wesleyan Methodist Church (which was inaugurated on February 20) is doing good work. The meetings have been largely…

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Concert at Coramba

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

THE concert at Coramba on the evening of Queen's Birthday was very successful. The proceeds amounted to something over £12, and this will leave but a small debt to pay…

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Convent Ball

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

The annual Couvent ball. in aid of the St. Mary's Convent schools, in the Criterion hall on Thursday evening was attended by about one hundred persons. It may be regarded as the opening ball of the season,…

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Convent Ball

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

THE Convent Ball, which we briefly noticed in our last issue, was a most successful function. The attendance did not represent the number of tickets disposed of, and the room with those…

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Brushgrove Band Social

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 5

The social in aid of the funds of the above eventuated on the 6th in the Assembly Rooms Cowper. Visitors came from Ulmarra, Lawrence, Coldstream, Shark Creek, and other centres…

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The Brushgrove Band

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 5

SIR,—At the last meeting of the committee of the above Band a motion was moved by Mr. Chisholm, that the [?] tendered by the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society be forwarded to Grafton…

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Maclean Convent Ball

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

THE annual ball in aid of the Convent of Mercy, Maclean, will take place in the School or Arts on Wednesday night next. So far there is every promise of the ball being a success. Liberal…

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The Karangi School Concert

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 3

THE above concert, in aid of the school library fund, came off at Mr. Pepkin's hall, Mount Brown, on Friday evening, June 2, and proved a perfect…

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Smoke Concert

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 3

A SMOKE concert was given to Sergeant-Major Sadler on Friday night at the orderly room, Maclean, by the hon. members and men of the E. Company, Scottish Rifles. The Sergeant Major had…

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Cricketers' Ball

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

THE Bellinger Heads people were to have had a gala day on Tuesday, a football match having been arranged between the Fernmount Band and a Heads team ; and a…

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Maclean Convent Ball

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

THE third annual ball in aid of the Maclean Convent building fund was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday night and was a pronounced financial and social success. It was supposed by…

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Brushgrove Band

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—In reply to "Committee Man's" challenge (in the "Clarence Advocate") to substantiate my claim of £2 for services of the Band, and that he will supplement the 8s returned to the society, to the…

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Juvenile Ball

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

THE juvenile ball in aid of the Maclean Convent was held on Thursday night in the School of Arts Maclean, and was as great a success as the function of the previous evening had been. There was a large…

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Eatonsville Public School Concert

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 5

The concert on Wednesday in aid of the prize fund was a most pronounced success. The overture "The robin's return" was played very nicely by Miss F. Higham (a…

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Bellingen Band

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

BELLINGEN brass band has been in a dis-organised state of late, but at a meeting of members on Saturday night it was decided to make some new arrangements. Mr. Sam…

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The Brushgrove Band. In Reply to Mr. Chisholm

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 6

SIR,—Mr. J. Chisholm, in reply to my letter' which appeared in the ADVOCATE of the 16th instant, claims that he has substantiated his case, RE the L.C. Agricultural Society and the…

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Concert at Cowper

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

A CONCERT was held on Wednesday evening in the Cowper Convent schoolroom, and although the roads were ina a terrible state after the late [?] the room was packed. The programme,…

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Concert and Presentation of Prizes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 8

As usual, the concert given by the pupils of the Cowper Convent school was attended by a large audience. The school room was tastefully decorated with flowers, bunting,…

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The Brushgrove Band

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 6

Sir.—As a lot of correspondence has lately taken place Re the engagement of the Brushgrove Town Band by the L.C.A. Society, in which correspondence statements have been made…

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