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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1909

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Euchre Party and Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 4

A progressive euchre party and dance in aid of the School of Arts was held in the hall of the institution inst evening. There was an attendance of about sixty Indies and…

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Ball and Supper

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 4

A ball and supper, under the auspices of St. John's Guild will be in the Town Hall on the evening of Wednesday, June 2, in celebration of the Guid…

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Miss Taylor's Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 4

[?] Taylor's concert is to take place in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next, when a splendid programme, full of such Interest and merit, thai it should…

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Amusements. Empire Day Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 4

One of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences ever brought together at the Town Hall faced the curtain last evening, when the grand patriotic concert in connection with the annual…

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Amusements. Patriotic Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 May 1909 · page 3

A plain and fancy dress milliary ball will be held in the School of Arts, Gresford, on Friday evening, June 25. The grand patriotic concert given in the Town Hall with so much success on Friday evening last and to which hundreds were unable to gain admittance, is to be repeated on Wednesday next, when…

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Orchestral Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 2

The Orchcstral ball on Wednesday, June 2nd, promises to be well patronised. It being the first ball of the season and the proceeds…

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Topics of the Day, Education by Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 3

Germany is employing some of her best artists to produce colour prints to. interest the German child in the . colonies . of the Fatherland The pictures hung in the…

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Amusements. Patriotic Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 8

Another reminder is given in given our advertising columns that the patriotic, concert given by the school children in the Town Hall on Friday evening is to be repeated to-morrow (wednesday)…

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Empire Celebrations Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 2

The citizens' committee, the school teachers, and all concerned deserve hearty congratulations on the pronounced success of the patriotic concert in the Town Hull last night. Largo numbers were unable…

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Empire Night Concert

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 2

A patriotic concert held in the Mechanics' hall on Monday evening under the auspices of the Singleton Empire Day celebration committee, was…

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Brookfield Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 2

A grand ball is to be held at Brookfield on June 4th next Full particulars in next issue…

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Bunnan Rifle Shooting and Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 2

THE rifle shooting, &c, in aid of the Bunnan C.C. was successfully carried out on Empire Day, although the dull light was against good…

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Amusements. Miss Taylor's Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 4

The excellent programme presented ny Miss Mary Taylor at her concert in the Town Hall last evening was fully appreciated by a large and fashionable [?] as it well deserved…

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Band Engagement

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 4

The committee of management of the Gunnedah Lodge of the I.O.O.F., M.U., which is conducting a nice and sports meeting on the Prince of Wales;…

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Concert and Dramatic Entertainment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 8

A Concert and dramatics entertainment in aid of the Dreadnought Fund will be held in the West Maitland School of Arts on Thursday evening, June 3. The artists assisting Mrs. Sims in the first…

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Musical and Dramatic Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 8

The concert given in the School of Arts has last night in aid of the Congregational sunday. school piano fund proved very successful, both in point of attendance and…

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Melba's Maitland Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 8

Madamo Molla left Auckland for Sydney on Monday last, and she will give her first concert in the capital on Tuesday next under most suspicious conditions. On arrival she will take up her…

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Sales of Valuable Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 3

King Leopold is selling his paintings by old masters, including a Rubens valued at 40,000 to prevent his property going to the creditors of his daughter, princess…

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Death of Mrs A. E. Ball

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2

Mrs A. E. Ball, wife of the licensee of the Percy Hotel passed away at an early hour on Tuesday morning, after a week's illness. The deceased returned on…

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He Drank Disinfectant. Because She Refused to Dance

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2

At Nimitybelle on Sunday night a young man named Arthur Lewis drank a big dose of lysol (disinfectant). A doctor was called in and antidotes…

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