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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1896

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday, 3 p.m. Selling Obscene Pictures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 2

FRANCIS HENRY GREEN, a well-known man about town, has pleaded guilty to having sold obscene pictures, and has been remanded for sentence. THE STEAMER BYRON…

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Concert and Social at Collector

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 4

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY was celebrated at Collector on Monday evening by a grand concert held in the Assembly Hall, followed by a social. The object of the venture was to procure funds to recoup Father…

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Indecent Pictures

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 5

F. H. Greene, late stock-broker, who yesterday at the quarter sessions plegded guilty to selling obscene pictures, was sentenced to-day to three months. The judge said that if…

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Hospital Picnic and Ball at Breakfast Creek

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 2

The annual hospital picnic and ball at Breakfast Creek came off on Wednesday last, and was well attended despite the threatening aspect of the weather…

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Ball at Action Park

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 4

AT the close of the season the cricketers of the Chatsbury club gave a ball on Friday evening, which was held in Mr. Wade's rooms at Acton…

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Liedertafel Concert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1896 · page 2

THE next Liedertafel grand concert is fixed for Tuesday, 16th instant. Considerable interest will attach to it, as in four selections the society will be assisted by about forty ladies. The ladies have…

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Masonic Ball

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 2

THE first meeting of the masonic ball committee was held on Wednesday evening to make the necessary arrangements for carrying out this social function. This event…

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Aurora Band of Hope

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 2

THE above society held its mouthy meeting in the North Goulburn Wesleyan Church. The attendance was good and fairly orderly considering everything. The meeting was…

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Breakfast Creek and Cucumgilliga Picnic and Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 2

MESSRS. J. W. COUSINS and H. W. Shuttleworth beg to tender their most sincere thanks to those ladies who so kindly assisted in the catering for the…

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Masonic Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 4

THE first meeting of the Masonic ball committee was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening to arrange preliminaries for carrying out a combined Masonic ball to take place on Thursday, the…

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Aurora Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 2

THE above society held its monthly meeting in the North Goulbun Wesleyan Church. The attendance was good and fairly orderly considering everything. The meeting was opened by singing hymn…

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Wattle Park Band of Hope

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 6

THE usual monthly Band of Hope meeting was held at Wattle Park on Wednesday, May 27th The president, the Rev. D. Gilsenan, occupied the chair. Owing to the fine night the meeting was…

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Charity Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 2

A CHARITY dance in aid of the newly-formed St. Vincent de Paul Society will be held in the Academy of Music on Thursday evening. A number of ladies have been interesting themselves in the…

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Concerts

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 2

On Friday week the children attending the Yass Public School will give a concert in the Yass Mechanics' Institute. Mr. Johnston, the head teacher, and Miss Colemane have been…

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Charity Dance

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

TO-MORROW evening a dance in aid of the lands of the S. Vincent de Paul Society will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall. The movement is in the hands of a committee of…

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Masonic Ball

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

IN bygone days the Masonto ball at Young drew large bodies of visitors from neighbouring towns, and was undoubtedly the leading social event of the year. For some reason or other the annual…

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A Grand Ball

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 3

WAS held last Friday evening in Messrs. Davenport's new store in aid of Barber's Creek Public Hall. The ladies took great interest in decorating…

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The Concert in Aid of Mrs. E. Arthur

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 2

It will be noticed that the concert in aid of Mrs. Arthur has been fixed to take place on Thursday the 25th instant instead of Friday the 26th…

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Grand Concert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 2

ELSEWHERE we publish the programme of a grand concert to be given next Friday evening in the Sacred Heart School-room, North Goulburn, in aid of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Some necessary…

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Liedertafel Concert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 2

THE public will have an opportunity of witnessing what should prove a pleasing innovation in connection with the Liedertafel concert to be held next Tuesday evening, when male voices will be…

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