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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1901

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AMUSEMENTS. Coupon Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

THE Federal Coupon Company last night held distribution of prizes and concert in the Town Hall the attendance was far too great to be accommodated within the building. The…

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United Australia. [By Telegraph.] Farewell to the lmperial Troops. Smoke Concert in Sydney. SYDENY

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1901 · page 2

The Indian troops departed for Brisbane yesterday afternoon, Sir William Lyne and Major-General French delivered farewell addresses. The Imperial Contingent will…

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The A. M. A. Band Tour. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

SIR,—Apropos of your par of yesterday's issue, that several papers had noted with regret that the band had engaged to play at several Adelaide hotels, I will give a brief…

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Memorial Service in the Theatre. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

SIR,—Will you kindly grant me brief space, on behalf of the Anglican community, to offer our warmest and most grateful thanks to the owners of the Theatre, the Patriotic…

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A Concert Company for Australia. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

Madame Belle Cole's Concert Company sails from London for Australia on March 23. It will include Messrs. Monks, Avon, Saxon, Miss Virginie…

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Communication with Maks. Some of the Difficulties. Sir Robert Ball's Lecture

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 5

SIR ROBERT PALL gave, at the Royal Institution, the fifth of his six lecteres on "Great Chapters from the Book of Nature." The audience was, if poss ble, bigger than…

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AMUSEMENTS. The Theatre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

ONE of the attractions at the entertainment to be given at the Theatre next week will be "The Georgia Magnet." An English paper, treating of something very similar, says:…

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The A. M. A. Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

Lovers of good brass band music had last night an opportunity of gratifying their taste when the A. M. A. Band gave one of its enjoyable concerts in the Central Reserve…

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AMUSEMENTS. The Theatre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

LAST night there Was a decided improvement in the Electrograph pictures shown at the Theatre, the indistinctess and uncertainty which had previously marred many of the…

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Broken Hill Brass Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 2

A MOVEMENT is on [?] to raise the standard of brass-band music at Broken Hill by forming an organisation which shall [?] the [?] instrumentalists. The immediate…

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AMUSEMENTS. The Theatre

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 2

Miss MAGGIE MOORE'S popularity in Broken Hill should be a source of great comfort to the entertaining lady herself, for with the commonplace "Killarney" she has succeeded…

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The City Band

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

MOST people had probably forgotten all about the existence of the City Band. The first and only announcements made with regard to it were in September and October…

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AMUSEMENTS. Maggi[?] Moore at the Theatre

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

"THE World's Verdict," produced last night by Maggle Moore and the William Ande[?] Dramatic Company, is made up of four acts of murder, attempted murder, robbery,…

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The City Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

The City Band, which performed in the Central Reserve yesterday afternoon for the first time in public, is a welcom addition to the musical organisations af the Hill. The…

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Orphanage Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 2

The concert held in the Town Hall las night in aid of the Orphanage was wel attended, and the after dance was still more successful—thanks largely to the exertions of…

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City Brass Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 2

THE City Brass Band held its halfyearly meeting yesterday at the bindroom, Mr. [?]. W. Shepherd presiding over a good attendance. The financial report for the halfyear was…

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Church Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 2

Last night the members of the Lane-street Methodist Church made an effort to raise funds in aid of the annual Sunday school treat on Easter Monday by giving a concert…

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Church of England Concert

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

This concert was held last Tuesday evening, and was a great success. The hall was well filled, and the audience highly pleased pith the evening's…

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Attack on a Robber Horde. The Band Routed by Germans. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

A German force attacked and routed 1000 robbers at a spot seven miles north of Tientsin. They killed ll, wounded 50, and captured a gun and 30 carts…

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Passion Pictures at the Theatre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 5

AT the Crystal Theatre last night the Rev. A. J. Wh[?]er conducted a sacred service, illustrated by a series oE colored lantern pictures depicting the various stages of our…

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