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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897

244 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 13

Alderman Roberts and the Band Stand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 2

WE have received a second letter from Mr. W. Soutball on the above subject, but must for several reasons decline to insert the communication. Alderman Roberts was asked to give an explanation, and…

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Band Performance

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 2

OUR BOYS Band (Mr. A. B. Beer, leader) will give the following programme in Belmore Park on Sunday afternoon;—Quick March, Devotion (Round); Anthem, To Thee, O…

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The Band-stand

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the combined committees representing the council and the citizens was held in the Technical College last evening for the purpose of taking steps to proceed with the…

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Gundaroo. Football Dance

Goulburn Herald · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 4

FOOTBALL DANCE.—This event took place in Gundaroo Hall on Friday night last, and was fairly successful; it no doubt would have been a great…

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The Band-Stand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 2

WE learn that at a meeting of the combined committee of citizens and aldermen on Thursday evening, a design for the proposed band-stand was submitted and unanimously approved. It provides…

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Liedertafel Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 August 1897 · page 2

We hear that the success of the Liedertafel Dance on Thursday evening next is practically assured, as the attendance will be very large. The scene from the galleries should be most pleasing, and no doubt…

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Kialla Ball

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 2

THE annual plain and fancy dress ball of the Kialla Cricket Club will be held at the residence of Mr. Wm. Kennedy, on Friday, 13th instant. Elaborate arrangements have been…

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Liedertafel Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 August 1897 · page 2

THE Arcadian Hall, where the above dance is to be held to-night, is splendidly decorated with flags, paper-chains, lyres, and other devices for ornamentation, and with the electric light a good effect…

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Ball and Concert

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee appointed to make all arrangements in connection with the ball and concert at show time, met in Mr. Besnard's office. There were present. Dr…

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General News. Liedertafel Dance report on page 3

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 5

Good News for Absconders.—The charges for the extradition of Butler are so great that the attorney general threatens in future to let America have our criminals rather than put…

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Butterfly Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of all interested in the holding of a Butterfly Dance in aid of the orphanage was held in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon, Mr. E. F. Thomas in the chair. There was a fair attendance,…

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Concert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

A concert will be given in the Church Hall on Tuesday evening next, in aid of the Cathedral Choristers Fund. Part songs will be given by the Cathedral choir, and soles by various ladies and…

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Butterfly Dance

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 August 1897 · page 2

AT a meeting held in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon, it was decided to hold the annual Butterfly Dance in aid of the Goulburn orphanage on Thursday, 16th September. A…

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Church of England. Choir Concert

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

LAST evening a concert in aid the choristers' land was given in the Church Hall to a large and appreciative audience. The stage was beautifully decorated; and…

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Correspondence. the Ledgerton Ball. To the Editor of the "Yass Courier."

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 2

SIR,--In a recent issue of the "Courier," I noticed a few remarks by a Murrumbidgee correspondent to the effect that the residents of the Murrumbidgee were dissatisfied with my…

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Butterfly Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 4

A MEETING of those interested in the Butterfly Dance in aid of the orphanage was held at the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon. It was decided to hold the dance in the Oddfellows' Hall on the 16th…

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Butterfly Dance

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 August 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of persons interested in the above was held at the Town-Hall last week. The date of the dance was fixed for 16th September, to be followed by a juvenile dance on…

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Kialla Cricketers' Annual Ball

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 4

PURSUANT to advertisement the above social event eventuated on Friday night last, and notwithstanding the very unfavorable weather, which…

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Butterfly Dance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Friday afternoon at the Town Hall. There were present Messrs. Thomas (chair), Brooks, Dwyer, Duffy, Mesdames Gaskell, Richardson (Mayoress), Dwyer,…

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Terrible Occurrence at a Ball

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 4

ORANGE Saturday.—A terrible occurrence happened during the Cinderella dance last night in the Oddfellows' Hall. Mrs. J. L. King while dancing a waltz suddenly dropped dead. The greatest…

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