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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1898

232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 12

The Coming Hospital Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

SIR,—A committee or ladies are working very hard for the forthcoming Hospital Ball; whether their efforts will be crowned with success remains to be seen. I sincerely thrust they will. Many…

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Ball at Yarraman

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 14

On Thursday evening last, 19th May, a large and successful ball and party was held at Yarraman Park, the residence of Mr. J. H. Pengilly. Dancing was commenced early in the evening and kept…

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The Oddfellows' Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 2

The Odd[?]ws' Annual Hall was hell in the Oddfellows' Hall, Murrurundi, on Monday night last, and although as a social fune[?] it was a decided success, financially…

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St. John's Guild Ball

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 14

The anniversary of St. John's R.C. Guild, West Maitland, was celebrated on Monday evening by the holding of a ball and supper at the Town Hall. The affair was very successful, about 250 persons…

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Ball and Supper at Morpeth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 3

On Queen's Birthnight a successful ball and supper, inaugurated by a committee of ladies and gentlemen, was given in the School of Arts, Morpeth, the proceeds to be devoted to the Roman Catholic Church building…

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Omnibus Thieves. the "Crooked Stick Band."

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

Hare you beard of the Crooked Stick Band, three of whom have just been caught and sent to prison—[?]amely, the Captain, Black George, alias King of the Thieves, and another? Their…

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Lecture and Concert

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

THE efforts of the School of Arts Committee in the direction of populating the institution have so far met with met with most encouraging…

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Hospital Ball Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the ladies' committee carrying out the annual ball in connection with the Hospital was held in the Committee room of the School of Arts last evening. Mrs. Howell, President of the…

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The Hospital Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

A third meeting of the Ladies' Committee of the above was held on Tuesday, the 31st May, when there were present Mesdames Moore, Long. Thompson, B. Haydon, S…

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—THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence, Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal Wednesday, June 8, 1898, Local and General News. Band of Hope

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

The next meeting of the local Baud of Hope will be held in the Wesleyan Church on Thursday night, 9th inst…

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The Hospital Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 3

The rain yesterday had a dampening effect upon the annual ball held in the Town Hall last evening in aid of the Maitland Hospital, only about 150 ladies and gentlemen, including spectators, being…

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Band of Hope

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

THERE was a goo [?] attendance at the meeting of the local Band of Hope, held in the Wesleyan Church on Thursday ovening last. The Rev. W…

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The Hospital Ball

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

The rain had a dampening effect upon the annual ball hold in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, in aid of the Maitland Hospital, only about 150 ladies and gentlemen, including spectators, being…

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Benefit Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

WE are informed that the programme prepared for the benefit concert for the widow and children of the late Henry Winsor, who was drowned…

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Benefit Concert

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 2

OUR readers are again reminded of the benefit concert in aid of the widow and children of the late Henry Winsor, which is to be given in the School…

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The Maitland Liedertafel Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 6

From any point of view, the inaugural concert of the reorganised Maitland Liedertafel in the Maitland Mechanics' Institute last night was a pronounced success. The audience was large and…

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Cinderella Dance

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

Circumstances have arison which rendesed it advisable to alter the date of the cinderella dance to be givon in aid of the local Bonevolent Asylum, and it has now…

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Juvenile Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

The Juvenile Ball took place on Thursday Veiling, in the Oddfellows' Hall, and despite the fact that the weather was extremely boisterous was…

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The Hospital Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

The annual ball in connection with the Murrurundi Hospital was held in the Oddfellows' ball on Wednesday evening. The weather was greatly…

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Concert at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

A CONCERT in aid of the Public School prize fund will be given in the School of Arts, Denman, on Friday night next, 24th inat. The…

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