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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

431 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 22

Dance Social

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

The fourth annual dance social of the Star of the South branch, G. U. O.O.F., was held at Hegarty's Hall, South Broken Hill, on Easter Monday night,…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

Walker and Sturm, the clever tennis-ra[?]quot jugglers, continue to win the admiration of patrons at the Theatre Royal, where the diversified…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3

The Theatre Royal was thronged on Satarday night, when Mr. Bert Sayers brought forward one of the best vaudeville combinations that has yet…

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Central Park Concerts

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3

Two band concerts were given in the Central Park yesterday. In the afternoon this City Band discoursed a programme of "sweet music, including…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

Patrons of the vaudeville and pictorial entertainment are just now being particularly well catered for at the Theatre Royal, where a programme of…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

Good houses continue to be the rule at the Theatre Royal, and thc vaudeville company at present appearing there nightly wins abundant expressions of…

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Amusements. Children's Concert

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 3

A children's concert [?] id of the Broken Hill Method[?] C[?] was held at tho Town Hall [?] night, it being a repetition of th[?] [?]ccently given at the…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 4

There was another good house at the Theatre Royal last night, and general appreciation was shown to the really capital vaudeville entertainment…

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A Concert Tour. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 8

Miss Irene Ainsley commences her Australian concert tour in Sydney about the middle of July…

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Bath in a Ball-room. Lady who Came in Bathing Costume

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 2

The social extravagances and [?]ccontricities, as they euphemistically described, of Baltimore and Philadel phia, are rapidly placing New York in…

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City Band Concert

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 3

An unusally large crowd congregated at the Central Park last night to listen to the concert provided by the City Band under Bandmaster Bermingham. The hand was…

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Amusements. Crystal Theatre

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 3

For the purpose of giving greater accommodation which it was anticipated, would be wanted in view of the juggling competition, Mr. Sayers transferred his company…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 4

An exceptionally entertaining pregramme is being given at the Theatre Royal this week interest in which is advanced materially by the appearance…

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A Gipsy Band. Infatuation of a Ballarat Youth. Falls in Love with a Gipsy. and Will Join the Band. Attacked by Larrikins. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 4

A band of gipsies, travelling overland to Adelaide, is now at Ballarat. A great sensation has been caused by the son of a well-to-do farmer…

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The German Band

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 3

We have received from the publishers. Vardon and Sons, Adelaide, a copy of a little book of verse called "The German Band and Morning Minstrels," by…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 5

After a very successful season. Raleigh and May, wire walkers and comedians, appeared for the last time last night at the Theatre Royal. Those…

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Trades Hall Ball

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 5

To-night a ball and supper, to which careful preparation has been given, takes place at the Trades Hall. Children are asked to attend practices…

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Trades Hall Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 5

A ball and supper to commemorate the completion of the improvements to the Trades.Hall were held last night, there being a moderate attendance…

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M.u.i.o.o.f. Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 5

A mooting of delegates from the various lodges of the district was held on Wednesday evening last at Mitchell's Tattersall's Hotel. It was decided to…

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Disgusted Tars. Their Treatment at a Dance. Disagreeable Episode

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

The arrival of the scalp cruisers of the American Atlantic fleet at San Francisco has been marked by a most unfortunate incident, in which seven…

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