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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1902

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AMUSEMENTS. The Benevolent Ball

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 2

FOR about 10 years no masked ball on an elaborate scale had been attempted in Broken Hill until last night, and then the "record" among…

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Picton Choir Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 2

Notwithstanding the threatening weather, the concert given by the Picton Methodist Church choir last night was well attended. After the…

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Benefit Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 September 1902 · page 2

The Orpheus Society tendered a benefit concert to a distressed family last night in the Town Hall, and were favored by a large and…

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The Latest Dance

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3

THERE is no end to the foibles of feminizity. Some of the latest ideas for the entertainment of capricious beauty certainly possess the merit of…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Pictures for Australia. LOUDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

The steamer Moravian, bound for Melbourne, has taken many fine pictures from this year's Royal Academy and the Paris Salon for…

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Pictures for the Blind

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 September 1902 · page 3

THE of the latest and most ingenious inventions for the instruction and delight of the blind is a moving picture apparatus which has just been…

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AMUSEMENTS. Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

THE juvenile faney dress and poster ball in aid of the Barrier Boys' B[?]igade, heid last night in the Town Hall, was a brilliant success…

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Pictures for Australia. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 2

Mr. E. W. Christmas, the Australian artist, has completed a collection of English pictures for exhibition in Australia. The…

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The City Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

The incentive to individual effort offered by the proposed visit of the City Band to Adelaide to take part in the competitions there in January…

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The City Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 3

The City Band concert in the Theatre last night waa poorly patronised. The programme submitted, however, was above the…

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MELBA. Her First Concert. Magnificent Welcome Home. An Exciting Evening. The Diva's Singing. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 2

Madame Melba's first concert at the Town Hall on Saturday night was a brilliant success in every way. Critics and public are in raptures…

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The Ball

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 3

The annual Eight Hourn Ball was held last night at the Trades Hall. Compared with last year the attendance showed a diminution, but the…

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The A. M. A. Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1902 · page 2

The first of a series of summer evening continentals was given in the Central Reserve last night by the A M. A. Band. The attendance was…

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Methodist Concert

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

A concert was given on Wednesday evening by the Picton Methodist Choir in the Alma Mechanics' Institute. The audience was highly appreciative; and…

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The City Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1902 · page 2

Some really good music was listened to by a large crowd in the Central Reserve last night, when the City Band performed a selected…

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AMUSEMENTS. The Theatre

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

A SECOND performance of "The Worst Woman in London" was given at the Theatre last night before a honse that was lavish in its applause…

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Quartette Club Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 2

It is not always the best concerts or the most deserving objects that gain the most liberal patronage. Last night at the Town Hall tnis…

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AMUSEMENTS. The City Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 November 1902 · page 2

A programme of very enjoyable music was supplied by the City Band in the Central Reserve last night. The evening was fine, and a…

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Orpheus Society's Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 November 1902 · page 4

THE Orpheus Society was again active in the cause of charity last night, when a concert was given in the South Mechanics Institute in…

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Orpheus Society's Concert

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 4

THE Orpheus Society was again active in the cause of charity last night, when a concert was given in the South Mechanics Institure in…

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