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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1898

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Ball at Tambar Springs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 11

A very enjoyable ball was given on Easter Monday night, in the School of Arts hall, the promoters being the bachelors of Tambar and surrounding district. About twenty couples were present, and the…

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The Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institution Ball

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 6

A meeting of the ladies committee appointed to carry out the annual ball in aid of the Waratah Deaf and Dumb institution, was held at the Dominican Convent on Tuesday afternoon, when the…

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A High-Class Concert

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

Those residents of Singleten who intend visiting the Maitland Show are invited to paruse an advertisement in another part of this issue, respecting a concert that is to…

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Y.W.C.T.U. Concert

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

The concert hold on Thursday evening last by the Y.W.C.T.U. proved a great success, and surpassed the expectations at the audience. The first part of the…

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Me. Spong's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 5

Two pictures by Mr. Spong, the Australian artist, and father of Miss Hilda Spong, the actress, have been hung on the line at the Royal Academy…

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The Orchestral Society's First Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1898 · page 6

Although the audience assembled last evening in the West Maitland Town Hall to hear the first of two concerts arranged by the Maitland Amateur Orchestral Society might have been larger, it was…

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The Orchestral Society's Second Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 2

A bumper house greeted the Maitland Amateur Orchestral Society at their second concert at the Town Hall, last evening. The performers could not but be pleased with the reception of their efforts,…

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School of Arts Concert

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 2

THE School of Arts was crowded to it utmost capacity on Monday night last, when the eagerly-looked-for entertainment, in connection with the…

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Ball at Wybong

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

A BALL, in aid of the Wybong Cricket Club, is to be given at Millville on Friday, 13th of May next…

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A Theatre Plan

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 1

The late Alexandre Dumas, the younger, said that he was always careful about disposing of bad seats on first nights. He managed to put a well-known…

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The Deaf and Dumb Institution Annual Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1898 · page 3

Financially and otherwise, the annual ball held in the Town Hall last evening in aid of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Waratah, though the first ball of the season, was a frost and a failure…

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Two Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 5

"Look here upon this picture A. crowd of sprightly savants seated in a Sydney bull discussing scientific subjects and something like " Pommery…

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Hospital Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Hospital Committee it was decided that the annual hospital ball should be held thin year, on a date to be fixed by the Ladies' Committee. We…

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The Deaf and Dumb Institution Annual Ball

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 4

Financially and otherwise, the annual ball held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening in aid of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Waratah, though the first ball of the season, was a frost and a failure…

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The Hospital Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 5

A. meeting of Indies in connection with the carrying out of the annual hall in aid of the funds of the Maitland Hospital was held at the School of Arts this afternoon. There were present:—…

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The Hospital Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 3

A meeting in connection with the above was held on Tuesday last at the Hospital, when a large and influential Committee of Ladles was appointed to begin setting…

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The Hospital Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

The Committee elected in connection with the above festivity consist of the following ladies:—Mesdames Witson, Goard. M[?]re, Long, Thompson, B. Haydon, Stuart Haydon…

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Local and General News. Oddfellows' Annual Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

We would remind our readers that the Oddfellows' Annual Ball will he held in the Oddfellows' Hall. Murrurundi, in Monday evening next, 23rd [?]. We have been…

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Football in Singleton. Visit of Aberdeen Players. Entertained at a Supper and Smoke Concert

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 4

ON Tuesday last (Queen's Birthday) a number of players representing the Aberdeen Football Club journeyed to Singleton and engaged in a contest…

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Cricketers' Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

THE annual ball in connection with the Scone Cricket Club on Queen's Birthnight was a splendid success, as these gatherings usually are…

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