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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1911

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The Federal Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

The Federal Bund will play a special programme on the Maitland Park to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, commencing at 3.45 o'clock…

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The Royal Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

The Royal Pictures will again be on at the Mechanics' Institute this (Saturday) evening. Messrs' Austen and Mayne will also give another exhibition of the…

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Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

A grand concert will be held in the Mechanics Institute, East Maitland, on Monday evening, 20th instant, in aid of the funds of St. Joseph's bazaar. Leading artists from Newcastle and Maitland will…

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West's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 2

There was a large attendance at West's Pictures in the Town Hall on Saturday evening, when a magnificent programme, entirely new to Maitland, and comprising…

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Amusements. Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 2

There were excellent attendances at Arcadia and the Electric Picture Palace on Saturday evening, and Page and Pearson must be quite as proud as pleased at the…

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West's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 4

"It contains more concentrated essence off fun to the square inch than any picture sofar presented by any of the great cinematographers," That is the opinion given by an…

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Sousa's Famous Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 4

MAitland people are who only ones outside Sydney and Newcastle who are to be favoured with a visit of Sousa's famous Band. Sousa is known everywhere as the…

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The Royal Pictures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 2

A capital house greeted Austen and Mayne's Royal Pictures on Saturday night, thus testifying that the popularity of the entertainment continues…

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Concerts Show Nights

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 2

The concerts on show nights, at Victoria hall promise to be unusually attractive, and no doubt the crowded attendance of previous…

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Amusements. West's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 8

The attractive programme put forth by West's Pictures at the Town Hall on Saturday evening drew a fairly large house again last night, and the demonstrations of…

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Royal Pictures

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

Another programme of the latest films will be submitted at the Royal Pictures on Saturday night. In addition to these, Mr Alf. Livingstone will contribute some…

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Amusements. West's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 8

it would be a difficult matter to eclipse the magnificence of the programme presented by West's pictures at the Town Hall last, evening, including as it did some of the most…

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Ball at Vacyi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 8

A grand ball will be held in the Vacy School of Arts on Friday evening, 26th instant, in aid of the building fund of the Insti[?]ution. Good music has been arranged…

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Taking Pictures From an Aeroplane. Photography Up-to-date

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 4

Oil Monday morning, before. the cold mists had.rolled away, the special photographic repersentative of the "Sydney Morning Herald" and "Sydney Mail,"…

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Panic at a Theatre. (By Cable). New York

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

An attempt to eject six men who had gained admission to a picture theatre in this-city, without paying, resulted in shots being fired, accompanied by a cry…

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Fatal Theatre Fire in Scotland. Edinburgh Disaster. London, May 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 5

During the last act of the music-hall performance at the Empire Palace Theatre Edinburgh, at which the King and Queen were to attend a command performance during…

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Amusements. West's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 8

There was a fair attendance at West's Pictures at the Town Hall last evening, when the interesting programme presented on Wednesday night was repeated with evident…

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A Bit of John Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 5

The following conversation was overheard in a Belgium hotel. She: "I say, BILL, what are all those foreigners staring at. It seems as if they…

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West's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 4

The Town Hall was densely crowded last evening, when West's Pictures gave a benefit for the Superior Public School equipment fund, The programme presented was very…

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The Town Band

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 4

Singleton Town Bund will play a grand sacred programme to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon in South Singleton Park, weather permitting, commencing 3.30…

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