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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897

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The Brass Band Competition at Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 2

From the Tamworth Observer of Saturday we take the following acoount of the Brass Band Competi-tion which took place there on Wednesday last:—The Armidale city Band was the first to show…

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The Brass Band Competition at Tamworth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 13

From the Tamworth Observer of Saturday we take the following account of the Brass Band Competition which took place there on Wednesday last:— The Armidale City Band was tho first to show…

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The European Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 5

Mr. Gladstone, in a letter to the press, states that the European Concert is being covered with indelible disgrace, especially by the Emperor William…

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The Young Lady Who Would Go to a Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 5

"I went to such a delightful dance last night," paid a young lady, by name Miss Elsie Kelly, of 42 Palmer—street, Darlinghurst, thereby disclosing that fact that life still contained pleasures and comforts…

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The Maitland Orchestral Society's Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1897 · page 4

The member of the Maitland Orchestral Society were gratified last evening by assembly in the West Maitland Town Hall of a large and fashionable audience, which in turn was highly delighted…

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Maitland Orchestral Society's Concert

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 3

The members of the Maitland Orchestral Social were gratified on Wednesday evening by the assembly in the Town Hall of a large and fashionable audience, which in turn was highly delighted…

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Our Singleton Letter. Military Smoke Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 November 1897 · page 4

On Saturday evening the officers and men of the local half squadron of Cavalry and c. Company 4th Regiment.V. I,. with several townsmeu—in all about 80-aesembled at the Oddfellows Hall whore a…

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The Evan Benefit Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 November 1897 · page 4

The Town Hall was crowded last evening on the occasion of the benefit tendered to Mr. James Ryan, of West Maitland, a miner who was seriously injured some months ago at East Greta through a…

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The Young Lady Who Would Go to a Dance

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 4

I went to such a delightful dance last night," said a young lady, by name Miss Elsie Kelly, of 42 Palmer-street, Darlinghurst thereby disclosing the fact that life…

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A Hasty Marriage. Chapter "I Have Set My Heart on Going to the Grand Ball."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 4

"Choose not alone a proper mate, But proper time to marry." " When you read what I have written here I shall be lying cold in depth."…

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Concert at Rix's Creek

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 2

An entertainment was given to a crowded house in the Rix's Creek Hall last Friday evening, in aid of a fund to assist the wife and family, of the late Mr Samuel…

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St. Vitus' Dance Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. a Lad Whose Sufferings Were Terrible to Witness. Irrefutable Testimony of a Missionary's Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 November 1897 · page 4

"Lake condah, "october 11th, 1897. "the Dr. williams medicine co., sydney. "sirs,—…

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Public School Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

A very successful concert was given in the School of Arts, Bullahdelab, in aid of the library of the public school. A lengthy programme of glees, songs,…

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Tales of Outlaws. [Copyright.] Vivid and Realistic Pictures of the Past. Selected from the Diary and the Correspondence of an Old Colonist. the Grim Cape Outlaws. (In Seven Parts) Part 1

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 1

"Keep back, Bill; don't you see the boat is making this way. That traitor must have gone straight to the gunboat. We'll be even with him yet, though."…

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[?]Ales of Outlaws. [Copyright.] Vivid and Realistic Pictures of the Past. [?] from the Diary and the [?] Correspondence of an Old Colonist. the Grim Cape Outlaws. (In Seven Parts.) Part Ii

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 1

Phillips carried a pistol, and with the length of despair efforts were made to [?] it, but without avail. A dark [?]wam before his eyes and soon the…

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Tales of Outlaws. [Copyright.] Vivid and Realistic Pictures of Past. the Grim Cape Outlaws. (In Seven Parts.) Part Iv

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 1

A last the long-sought morning of the 24th of November dawned, and as they looked out on the magnificent sunrise and the picturesque country…

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"Rainbow" Tea and Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 2

Lat evening a very successful social gathering under the above title came off in the Town Hall, West Maitland, in aid of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the "Y" Union, and the Young…

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Band Wick Training Notes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 5

Talavera was the first to really gallop this morn-ing and ran a mile in 1min. 55sec Nevada, Spark, and Holster Were together at the finish of half a Mile in 54sec. Warwe cut out a mile in 1 min…

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School Library Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 2

The concert in aid of the local Public School Library took place in the Centennial Hall on Thursday evening last, and from start to finish was a…

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A Smoke Concert

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

In St. Xavier's Schoolroom on Monday evening last, in connection with the usual weekly meeting of St. Patrick's Young Men's Society, a smoke concert took place…

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