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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

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Ball and Supper

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

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

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Euchre Party and Dance

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

A grand euchre party and dance, the proceeds of which are to be devoted the the stall to be conducted at St. John's Fair by the children of Mary, will take place at the School of Arts on…

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Newcastle Quarter Sessions. Trial of Tom Ball. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 5

This morning, at the Quarter Sessions before His Honor Acting-Judge Edmonds Thomas Ball, on remand from Fremantle was placed on his trial on a charge of…

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Royal Artillery Band

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

Strong efforts are being made to secure the services of the famous English Military Band, now in Sydney, for the purpose of entertaining the public…

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Cricketers' Ball

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

THE annual ball in connection with the Scone C.C. eventuated on Friday evening last, but was not, we regret to say, as well attended…

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Newcastle Quarter Sessions. Trial of Tom Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday afternoon. The trial of Tom Ball on a charge of arson lasted all day again to-day. Judge Edmunds finished summing up and the jury…

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The Maitland Benevolent Home. Benefit Race Meeting and Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 6

A meeting of ladies and gentlemen favourable to the holding of a benefit race meeting and dance in aid of the funds of the Benevolent Home was held at the Town Hall…

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Cahill Benefit Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the above will be held in the Town Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock, to receive the hon. treasurer's balance-sheet…

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Hospital Ball

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the committees of the abovenamed ball was held at the School of Arts, on Saturday night, when there were present—Mesdames…

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Ambulance Juvenile Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

Perhaps it was the cold day that made the attendance at the Civil Ambulance children's dance smaller than last year. Held at the Town Hall under the usual patronage, and…

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Race Mooting and Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the sub-committees appointed in connection with the Benevolent Home race meeting and dance on Wednesday, 22nd instant, will take place at 3 o'clock, and of the General Committee at…

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Improvement Leases. the Petition to the King. Sydney, Wednesday. Alleged Arson. Jury Disagree in Ball's Case. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

The suit of Mackinnon v. Williams, in respect to the cancellation by the Government of certain improvement leases, was mentioned before the Chief Judge in Equity At the Quarter Sessions to-day, after a trial lasting two days, the jury disagreed in the case of Thomas Ball, seamen's boarding house-keeper, who was charged with having…

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Nurses' Home Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 2

A ball in aid of the Pierce Memorial Nurses' Home District Nursing Fund will be held in the Town Hall on the evening of Thursday, 16th instant…

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The Federal Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 4

The Federal Bank will play a popular programme in the Park rotunda to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at the usual hour…

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[?] Juvenile Ball

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 7

[?] it was the cold day that made the [?] at the Civil Ambulance children's [?] smaller than last year. Hold at the [?] Hall under the usual patronage, and…

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Military Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 4

The annual military ball is announced to be held, in the Britannia Hall, Raymond Terrace, on Wednesday night, 15th instant. The catering for supper will be in the hands…

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Painter Destroys his Pictures. Three Years' Labour Wasted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 9

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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Letter to the Editor. Benevolent Race Meeting and Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 5

Sir,—In your issue of Tuesday last it is reported that at a meeting presided over by the Mayor of West Maitland, and attended by two other gentlemen and 16 ladies,…

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Presbyterian Tea and Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 4

Our renders will notice by advertisement elsewhere that our Presbyterian friends intend holding a tea and. concert in the Town Hall, on Wednesday, 15th instant…

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Theatre Sensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

But the excitement of the week is admitted to be the wonderfully fine acting of Miss Anglin. The house on the first Saturday went off its hinges, and kept in that condition until both…

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