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Broken Hill & the Far West · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897

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AMUSEMENTS. Orchestral Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 October 1897 · page 2

THE second of Mr. F. E. Quintrell's orchestral concerts—the second, that is, of the present series—was given in the Town Hall last night. A fairly…

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AMUSEMENTS. Convent Schools Concert

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 2

THE annual concert by the pupils of the Convent schools, with some assistance, was given in the Town Hall last night to a large audience. The…

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Hospital Ball

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 4

THE last meeting of the general committee of the Hospital Ball was held at the Town Hall this afternoon. A number of accounts were passed for payment…

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Hospital Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 1

THE last meeting of the general committee of the Hospital Ball was held at the Town Hall this afternoon. A number of accounts were passed for payment…

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The Late Hospital Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 2

At the meeting of the late Hospital Ball committee yesterday votes of thanks were passed to all who had assisted in the affair, especially the ladies generally, and Miss…

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AMUSEMENTS. Crystal Theatre

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

AT the Crystal Theatre last night Hudson's Surprise Party again delighted a big audience with a repetition of Saturday night's programme. The…

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Orchestral Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

There was much that was good in the concert given by the Broken Hill Orchestra last night. First, there was a large audience, the Town Hall being…

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Bartley's Band Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 2

The weather yesterday afternoon was very unfavorable for open-air concerts, and the attendance at the Hillside Reserve suffered…

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Disaster in an American Theatre. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 2

A shocking accident has occurred in the Opera House at Cincinnati, U.S.A. During the performance portion of the ceiling fell with a crash upon the…

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AMUSEMENTS. Carl Hertz at the Theatre

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 2

CONJUROR Carl Hertz, after an absence of several years, reappeared before a Barrier audience last night at the Theatre. His reception could not…

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AMUSEMENTS. Crystal Theatre

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 2

CARL HERTZ last night again drew a big house at the Crystal Theatre, and, judging by the laughter and applause, succeeded in pleasing everybody…

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AMUSEMENTS. The Theatre

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 October 1897 · page 2

CARL HERTZ will finish his season at the Theatre to-night, when a complete change of programme will be presented. On Saturday night the conjuror was…

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Mr. Gladstone on the European Concert. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 2

Mr. Gladstone, in a letter to the Press, states that the European concert is being covered with indelible disgrace, especially by the Emperor…

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AMUSEMENTS. Wesley Church Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 2

THE concert given by the choir in aid of the funds of the Wesley Church last night was a partial failure. The dust, probably, kept away a number of…

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A Young Lady Who Would Go to a Dance

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 3

"I WENT to such a delightful dance last night," said a young lady, by name Miss Eisie Kelly, of 42 Palmer street, Darlinghurst, thereby disclosing the…

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Concert of the Powers. London, Nov. 7

Western Grazier · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 3

Mr. Balfour says that the concert of the powers prevented a general confingration in Europe. The Government did not desire to add to…

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The Guildhall Banquet. Speech by Lord Salisbury. Britain's African "Plague." The European Concert. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 2

Speaking at the Lord Major's banquet at Guildhall last night, the Premier and Foreign Secretary (Lord Salisbury) said the Queen had specially…

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Success of Australian Concert Singers. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 November 1897 · page 4

The Misses Griffith, Australian vocalists, have achieved great success at a concert at the Mansion House…

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St. Vitus' Dance Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. a Lad Whose Sufferings Were Terrible to Witnese. Irrefutable Testimony of a Missionary's Wifs. "Lake Cond[?]h, "October 11, 1897

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 4

'The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Sydney. Sirs,—I have mach pleasure in stating that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills…

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AMUSEMENTS. Orchestral Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

THE fourth and last of the first series of concerts by the Broken Hill Orchestra (conducted by Mr. Southcombe), given in the Town Hall last…

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