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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1911

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Expensive Pictures

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 8

The trustees of the Melbourne National Gallery, seem to have paid too much for their whistle in regard to their recent purchase of Sir Joshua…

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Fair Comment. Valuable Pictures

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

A few days ago we were informed by cable that Lord Lansdowne had received an offer of £100,000 for one of his pictures, a masterpiece by Rembrandt,…

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Amusements. Sayers's Lyceum Pictures

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

The District Nursing Association had a benefit theatre party at Sayers's Pictures last night and the Theatre Royal was crowded. An excellent…

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Our Serial Story. the Betrothal of Irene. Chapter XXVIII.—(Continued). the Night of the Ball

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 2

What power that follow Heath has over her he muttered. "My little ruse of securing her to myself for a few minutes has completely failed; but…

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Sunday Concerts

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5

Approval has been granted by the Under-Secretary for sacred concerts tomorrow night in the Burke Ward Institute, Town Hall. Skating Rink, and…

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Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

The Town Hall was well patronised on Saturday night, when the last of Lenard's current programme was witnessed. "The Fire Chief's Daughter"…

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Amusements. Sayers's Lyceum Pictures

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

The threatening weather on Saturday night compelled the management of Sayers's Pictures to remain under cover at the Theatre Royal, where the…

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Sayers' Lyceum Pictures

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

Those who sought a brief respite from the oppressiveness of the weather last night by attending the Rink were enabled to forget present discomforts…

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Amusements. Lenard's Pictures at See Park

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

The large audience that witnessed the Screening of the new series of pictures by the Lenard proprietary at See Park last evening was amply…

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Johnson-jeffries Fight Pictures. Refusal to Let Unley Municipal Hall. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

The Unley town clerk, after consulting the Mayor and several members of the Council, refused to let the hall for the purpose of exhibiting the…

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Amusements. Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 3

Lenard's new series of pictures was again shown at See Park last night, before a large and appreciative audience. A new picture, "Married for…

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Sayers's Lyceum Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 3

The Rink was again well attended last night, and the diversified series of Lyceum Pictures, which forms the current week's attraction was…

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Sayers' Lyceum Pictures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

The current week's programme of Lyceum pictures was finally screened last night, and to-night an entirely new list of films will be presented, at the…

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Amusements. Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

The Town Hall hold a largo and wellpleased audience-last night, when Lenard's pictures were screened with highly[?]satisfactory results. Few pictures…

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Farewell to Mr. W. T. Ripper. Presentation by the Pipers' Band

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

Members of the Broken Hill Pipe Band met at Tait's Masonic Lodge Boom last night for the purpose of saying farewell to Mr. W. T. Ripper,…

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Lenards' Pictures

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

"A Home Melody" continues to be the most convincing argument of Lenard's management at the Town Hall, and last night another interested…

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Amusements. Sayers' Lyceum Pictures

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

A change of pictures at the Theatre Royal last night attracted a large audience. The new programme had much to commend it, both in the way of…

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The Cricketers' Concert

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

A concert in aid of the funds for defraying the expenses of the visit of the South African cricketers will be held in the Town Hall on Monday…

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Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 5

The Town Hall held another appreciative audience last night, when the current week's programme was repeated. The various pictures were well…

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Social and Dance

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 5

A social and dance in aid of the deb[?] on the Roman Catholic School will be held at Hegarty's Hall on St. Patrick's night. An excellent programme has…

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