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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1885

22 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2

Promenade Concert on the Albion Ground

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 3

The promoters of the promenade concert organised to increase the funds of the Maitland Town Band and Working Men's Social Club Minstrels bad the satisfaction of seeing…

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Mr. Harry Hyndes' Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 21

Following is the Echo's report of the invitation concert given in Sydney on Tuesday evening last by Mr. Harry Hyndes:— Mr. Harry Hyndes, a native of Maitland[?]…

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The American Law against Indecent Pictures

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 11

A man named Mueller was tried in New York for selling indecent photographs. His counsel offered to prove that they were photographs of paintings which had been…

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The Late School Concert in East Maitland. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

SIR,—As Secretary of the recent dramatic entertainment given by the pupils of the East Maitland Grammar School, I beg with all courtesy to say in reference to the line in…

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Singleton Musical Society. Second Concert

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1885 · page 2

THE second concert given by the Singleton Musical Society on Thursday evening last proved very successful, if a full house is any criterion of success. Fine weather favoured…

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West Maitland Town Band. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 3

The West Maitland Town Baud has gained so much in popularity of late that it was imagined that a large attendance would have to be chronicled at the annual meeting of…

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Buffalo Ball

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 2

THE Buffalo Ball on Friday last passed off with entire satisfaction to all concerned. The following were a few of the dresses noticed in the ball-room :—…

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Lady Carington Grand Ball

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 4

THE following, from the Home News of July 3, will probably more, than anything else give an idea of the status of our next. Governor and his lady in…

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The Working Men's Club Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1885 · page 3

On Friday evening a concert, arranged to augment the funds of the Maitland Working Men's Social Club, was held under the direction of the committee of that admirable institution, in…

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Second Sheet to the Maitland Mercury. Saturday, September 12,1885. Religious People and the Theatre

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1885 · page 10

DR. JEFFERIS has been addressing the young women of his congregation in Sydney on "Leisure and Pleasure." In the scope of his remarks be included the theatre. That,…

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The Philharmonic Society's Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 3

The members of the Maitland Philharmonic Society may pardonably pride themselves on the success of the concert at the Victoria Theatre, West Maitland, on Thursday evening. It was an event…

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[?]unt Club Ball. The Norther

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 4

[?]eness and enjoyableness the In point of attrool of Arts, West Maitland, on ball held at the under the direction of the memTuesday [?]hern Hunt Club, has not been…

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Theatre Scenery

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 10

Apropos of the subject of revolving scenes, to which reference was made in this column last week, we learn that a new experiment is to be made at the Haymarket Theatre in the production of Dark…

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Hospital Concert

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1885 · page 2

THE townspeople rolled up in great force to the concert given in aid of the Hospital at the Mechanics' lastitute on Friday night. From the time the doors…

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The Late Concert. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1885 · page 2

DEAR SIR,— Will you kindly allow me [?]p[?] for and ex[?]anation in respect to the hospital co[?]cer, which, from remarks made o[?]me, seem necessary not only in injustice to…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 28, 1885. Maitland Philharmonic Society's Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1885 · page 2

A large and fashionable audience assembled in the upper part of the Victoria Theatre on Thursday evening on the occasion of the second concert rendered by the above society, though the lower part…

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Public School Concert

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 November 1885 · page 2

THE manner in which the townspeople rolled up to the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening to hear the entertainment given by the pupils of the Singleton…

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The Public School Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1885 · page 3

As briefly mentioned in our last issue, the promoters of the concert in connexion with the Superior Public School, West Maitland, were rewarded by seeing a large and demonstrative audience assemble…

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Pupils' Concert at East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1885 · page 3

A correspondent has sent us the following account of a reunion of a particularly agreeable kind, which took place at E. Maitland, on Monday evening lost. On this occasion, says our…

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Concert at Camberwell

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 December 1885 · page 1

THE public schoolroom at Camberwel was crowded to excess on Saturday evening last, the occasion being a concert given in all of the prize fund…

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