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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1875

23 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Anniversary Day. Yass Oddfellows' Pic-nic and Ball

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 January 1875 · page 2

Tuesday last, the 88th anniversary of the foundation of the colony of New South Wales was celebrated by the members of the Loyal Prince of Wales Friend Lodge, and their friends, by a…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1875 · page 1

ON Tuesday evening a public meeting in connection with the Goulburn Wesleyan Band of Hope was held in the lecture-hall, Goldsmith-street. There was a very large attendance of members and their…

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A Town Band for Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 2

LAST Friday evening, a very numerously attended meeting was held at Hart's Royal Hotel, for the purpose of considering the advisability of establishing a Town Band. The Mayor (Mr. T…

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Concert and Ball at Morowollen

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 20 February 1875 · page 4

On Wednesday evening a concert and ball took place in the temperance hall, Morowollen, on behalf of the widow of the late railway station-master of that place…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1875 · page 2

‘ON Tuesday evening a meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Band of Hope and Total Abstinence Society was held in the lecture-hall, Goldsmith street, which was well filled with members and…

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Madame Anna Bishop's Concerts

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 May 1875 · page 2

MADAME ANNA BISHOP gave two concerts last week, on Friday und Saturday evenings, in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute. On Friday evening, the attendance was unusually large, the…

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Foot-ball

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 12 May 1875 · page 4

THE weather having cleared up about three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Messrs. Donaldson end Gillespie selected their respective teams with great judgment, as their evenly matched-play will show. Gilleepia…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1875 · page 2

THE Goulburn branch of the Wesleyan Band of Hope Union celebrated its first anniversary on Monday last by a procession and luncheon. The members assembled in front of the…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1875 · page 2

THE annual meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Band of Hope and Total Abstinence Society was held in the lecture-hall on Monday evening, when that building was crowded with an…

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Foot-ball

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 3

INSTEAD of the ordinary scratch-match on Wednesday, a match was arranged between the Goulburn team and the High School Club. The time fixed was four o'clock; but it was nearly half-post four…

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Concert in Aid of St. Clement's Organ Fund

The Yass Courier · Friday 11 June 1875 · page 2

A CONCERT was held last evening in the hall of the Mechanics' Institue, in aid of St. Clement's Church Organ Fund. The attendance was very numerous, the large hall being comfortably filled…

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Goulburn Foot-ball Club Athletic Sports

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1875 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon an programme of athletic sports was gone through on the Victoria Recreation ground under the auspices of the Goulburn Foot-ball Club, admittance being by invitation…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1875 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last a very large and enthusiastic meeting in connection with the above society was held in the lecture-hall, that being the day set apart for holding the annual public meeting and…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 4

THE first annual meeting of this organization was held on Tuesday evening last in the lecture-hall. The building was full, comprising a large gathering of the members and adult friends…

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Fatal Explosion at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 3

An explosion of gas, causing the death of one man and serious injuries to another, occurred on Monday evening in an outhouse belonging to the Theatre Royal. The Theatre Royal managers manufacture…

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Ball Practice “Eggs”traordinary

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 July 1875 · page 4

A BRILLIANT display of pistol practice took place the other day in Washoe, Nevade, and is reported by the Virginia City Enterprise. At a saloon on the Divide some men were…

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The Time-ball Movement. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 October 1875 · page 3

DEAR SIR, -- As a subscriber to the fund for erecting a time-ball in Yass, I take the liberty of asking if you know any thing about the matter, Who has the custody of the fund ? Who is the…

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Concert

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1875 · page 2

On Monday evening a concert was given in the mechanics' institute is aid of the funds of that institution. The audience was large and fashionable, the proceeds amounting to about £25…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 1

ONE of the popular meetings in connection with this organization was held on Wednesday evening last in the lecture-hall. The hall was crowded and the meeting was a most enthusiastic one…

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Goulburn Wesleyan Band of Hope

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 3

THE half-yearly meeting of this association was held in the lecture-hall on Wednesday evening last, the hall being so well filled with an audience that in respect to the younger portion showed the prosperity…

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