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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1902

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Tilpa Rice Ball

Western Grazier · Wednesday 1 January 1902 · page 3

The [?] race tall cases off without a [?] Boxing night, and it was a most [?] night for all who indulged in dane[?] very smart and pretty [?]…

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Champion Band Contest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

IT has been decided that the champion band contest shall commence in the Sydney Town Hall on the afternoon of Saturday, January 25, to be…

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AMUSEMENTS. Band Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 2

THE City Ba[?]d, conducted by Mr. J. J. Bermingham, performed a programme of music in the Central Reserve last night. A beautiful,…

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The Plague in Sydney. a Theatre Closed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1902 · page 2

A 14-year-old lad named G. M'Intyre, living in Surry Hills and employed by a city fruiterer to sell fruit at Her Majesty's Theatre,…

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Dance Social

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

The A. M. A. Band social held last night at the Waverley Hall was very satisfactory. Dancers assembled in good force, and as the night was…

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Wesleyan Concert

Western Grazier · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

A concert was given at the Bljon on Wednesday evening, a aid of the Wesleyan Church funds. The audience was not large, but appreciative. A…

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The Plague. Another Sydney Theatre Closed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1902 · page 4

Ruth Digman, a domestic employed at the Criterion Hotel corner of Park and Pitt-streets, kept by Mrs. Roberts, has developed the plague. The…

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AMUSEMENTS. Band Concerts

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1902 · page 2

A LACK of energy is not one of the failings of the City Band. The members once more endured the discomforts of a rather hot afternoon…

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Charity Concert

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

The concert that takes place in the Crystal Theatre on Tuesday evening is almost an assured success, as there are 50 seats already…

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Charity Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1902 · page 2

The prizes won at the recent Swimming Carnival are to be distributed at the Crystal Theatre to-morrow night by the Mayor…

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To Night's Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

TO-NIGHT a concert, under the patronage of the cricketers, will be held in the Theatre in aid of the local charities. Many of the best and…

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AMUSEMENTS. Charity Concert

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

PEOPLE were mostly weary after the day's cricket match, and it was no doubt on that account that the charity concert in the Theatre last…

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Concert and Dance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 2

At the Town Hall there was a concert and dance; the building was crowded. The "star" numbers were those contributed by the Misses…

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Band Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 2

The promenade concert given by the City Band in the Gladstone Park rotunda last night drew a large attendance. Under the…

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A Theatre Burned. Her Majest's in Sydney. Complete Destruction. The lll-luck of "Ben Hur." A Woman Loses Her Life. Three Firemen Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 2

Her Majesty's Theatre, at the corner of Pitt and Market streets, the finest and most complete place of amusement in the city, was totally…

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The Sydney Theatre Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE in Sydney, burnt on Sunday, was one of the most substantially-built theatres in the whole of Australia. It originally…

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The Theatre Fire. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 1

Mr. J C. Williamson, interviewed to-day, said he estimated an immediate loss through the fire in Sydney of £15,000. He will not reproduce…

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Big Fire in Sydney [?]R Majesty's Theatre Destroyed. One Life Lose. Mr. Williamson a Heavy Loser. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 3

Her Majesty's Th[?] was completely destroyed by fire the a morning monday. The destruction of Her Majesty's…

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The City Band

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the City Band was held in the band-room on Monday. The secretary presented the balance-sheet, which…

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Amy Castles' First Concert

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 3

Our Melbourne correspondent wires:—Miss Amy Castles' first concert in the Town Hall last night was a great success. The critics…

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