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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1887

127 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 7

Sunday Concerts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1887 · page 2

WE understand that the Sunday concerts which were recently interdicted by the Colonial Secretary on the ground that they were in violation of the licenses issued to the theatres in…

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An Optical Concert

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 July 1887 · page 4

SCIENCE, which is doing no much to enhance the horrors of the great war towards which, despite the general desire for peace, all Instinctively feel that the world is tending, is also busy…

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Sunday Concerts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 4

IT is worthy of remark that the recent crusade against freethought lectures on Sunday has given an increased impetus to Sunday concerts. Never before in Sydney have these…

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The Grosvenor Pictures. LONDON, July 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 July 1887 · page 2

The steamer Buckinghamshire, which leaves on August 12, will take 200 of the Grosvenor Gallery Pictures to the Adelaide Exhibition…

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Bachelors' Ball

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 3

THE above ball, which was on the tapis for some time, took place on Friday night, and was in every respect an unqualified success. To Messrs. Furner and G. E…

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Buffalo Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 July 1887 · page 2

THE committee appointed by the Buffalo Lodge to make arrangements for the annual ball have fixed upon Thursday, September, 1st, as the date, and decided that it shall be plain and…

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Bachelors' Ball

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

THE annual bachelors' hall took place in oddfellows' hall on Thursday evening last. This gathering is one that is looked forward to every year with pleasurable anticipation. It is…

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The Bachelors' Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 4

Did you hear of the Bachelors' Ball, Boys all? It the success of the year I call— That's tall!…

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The Flemish Theatre

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 4

THE FLEMISH THEATRE.—People who want to enjoy a play in peace of mind will have to go to Belgium. The new "Flemish Theatre" in Brussels promises, when…

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On to the Rescue Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 2

THE above society gave an entertainment last night in the Primitive Methodist School-room to a crowded audience. Mr. Tinson occupied the chair, and a very pleasant and instructive…

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The Grosvenor Collection of Pictures. LONDON, Aug. 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 2

The Grosvenor collection of pictures for Australia will he exhibited in Melbourne for six weeks, and will then be taken to Sydney, Adelaide, and New Zealand…

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News by Cable. The Grosvenor Collection of Pictures. LONDON, Aug. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 4

The Earl of Buckinghamshire states the collection of pictures to be sent out for exhibition in Australia, under the auspices of the Grosvenor Gallery authorities, will be equal to…

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Local & General News. Yass P. and a Show Ball

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 2

ACCORDING to announcement, a meeting of gentlemen favourable to the holding of a ball during the show in Yass, under the auspicies of the Yass P. and A. Association, was held at Grant's…

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The Oddfellows' Ball

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 August 1887 · page 2

THE ball, which was held by the I.O. Oddfellows' M.U., of Yass, on Tuesday night, to celebrate the opening of their new hall in Cooma-street, was in every way an unqualified success, and is…

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Buffalo Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 4

MR. C. O'KEEFE'S tender to provide music, consisting of his string band, four in number, among whom is Professor Crook of the Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, has been accepted. The…

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Wesleyan Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 4

A MUSICAL and literary entertainment was given in connection with the Wesleyan Band of Hope in the lecture-hall, Goldsmith-street, on Thursday evening last. There was a very good…

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Concert

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 August 1887 · page 2

THE concert, which was held in the hall of the Mechanics Institute on Friday evening, in aid of the funds of the Wesleyan Church at Yass was, as had been predicted by us an unqualified…

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Buffalo Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 September 1887 · page 2

THE annual ball of the Southern Gross Lodge of the Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes will take place in the Academy of Music this evening. This re-union is always looked forward to with…

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Buffalo Ball

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 September 1887 · page 4

THE annual buffalo ball, which has been looked forward to with interest by many young people of both sexes, took place in the academy of music on Thursday evening last, and was in every respect an…

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