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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

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A Juvenile Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 2

Entertainments for charitable purposes are now very popular locally, and it is the intention of some enterprising residents to organise at an early date, a juvenile ball, for the benefit of the…

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The Slum Child at Play. Children's Theatre in New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 3

The street child of a big city has to be thought out. We have not done it yet. There are thousands of neglected little pagans in London, absolute pagans so far as sweet ideals and…

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Newbury-Spada Concert Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 4

The return concert to be given at the Town Hall on Monday evening next by the Newbury-Spada Concert Party promises to be largely attended, not only in consequence of the delight afforded at the…

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Hospital Ball

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

The child In fancy dress would make a lovely postcard photographed by Saunders, at [?] a dozen…

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English National Theatre. Steps Towards It. Slow Gravitation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 6

Austin Harrison writes in the "Daily Mail" of 2nd April:—I think we may say that we are "getting on"—slowly gravitating…

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Newbury-Spada Concert Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

We need not remind our readers that the Newbury-Spada Company are giving their grand operatic and ballad concert in the Town Hall on Monday evening next, June…

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Annual Smoke Concert

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

To-night, the officers and men of No. 3 Singleton Squadron of Lancers will hold their annual smoke concert at the Oddfellows' Hall. Such annual military…

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Newbury-Spada Concert Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 2

The Newbury-Spada Concert Party will appear at the Town Hall this evening, when a most attractive programme of high-class vocal and instrumental items will be…

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Hospital Ball

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

The child infancy dress would make a lovely postcard photographed by Saunders, at 6/6 a dozen…

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Muswellbrook. Proposed Juvenile Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of ladies and gentlemen was held in the School of Arts last night for the purpose of considering the advisableness of holding a ball in aid of the…

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Newbury-Spada Concert Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

The Newbury-Spada Concert Company's concert at the Town Hall last evening was attended by a large and enthusiastic audience, which but for the extreme coldness of the night would…

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Annual Smoke Concert. No. 3 Squadron Singleton Lancers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

On Saturday night the annual dinner and smoke concert of the Singleton Lancers (now Australian Light Horse) was held in the Oddfellows Hall. The…

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Hospital Ball

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

Notwithstanding the bitterly cold weather that prevailed on Monday night there was a very fair attendance at the meeting convened for the…

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Ball and Supper

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

'A' grand ball and supper under the auspices of the atallholders in connection with the R. C. bazaar, to be held in East Maitland, will take place in the Mechanics'…

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Military Smoke Concert. (Abridged from the Singleton Argus.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

ON Saturday night the annual dinner and smoke concert of the Singleton Lancers (now Australian Light Horse) was held in the Oddfellows' Hall,…

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Hospital Ball

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

The child in fancy dress would make a lovely postcard photographed by Saunders, at 6/[?] a dozen…

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Painter Destroys His Pictures. Three Years' Labour Wasted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 3

Excitement has been created in French art circles by the action of M. Claude Monet, the leading impressionist painter, who has just destroyed a score of his paintings, the…

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Military Smoke Concert

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 2

ON Saturday night the annual dinner and smoke concert of the Singleton Lancers (now Australian Light Horse) was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Singleton. The…

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Hibernian Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

A Hibernian ball will take place in the Town Hall on the evening of Wednesday, August 5…

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Benevolent Home Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

A meeting of ladies and gentlemen favourable to the holding of a Benevolent Home benefit race meeting and dance is to be held in the Mayor's Room, Town Hall, on…

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