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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1869

3 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

The Soldier of Fortune, a Tale of the War. Chapter Xvi. Russia is not a country, but a vast theatre. —Custine's Travels

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1869 · page 5

The three young men mutually agreed to observe the strictest silence respecting their adventure; even from Mr. Markham it was to be kept a secret; for the worthy merchant had…

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The Ball

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1869 · page 4

The proceedings of the day were brought to a fitting climax by the ball of the evening, which took place in the magnificent ball-room already described, and which was attended by some 250 to 300 ladies and gentlemen,…

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Time-ball, &C., for Newcastle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1869 · page 4

The Government Gazette of Friday publishes an extract from an official report to the Governor, by Lieut. Gowlland, of the Government steamer Thetis, on the wreck of the bargue…

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