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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1911

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Amusements Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

Last evening Maitland well retained its reputation as the home of pleasure-loving people, for both Areadia and the Electric Picture Place attracted large attendances…

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Druids' Smoke Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

After the usual business of the [?] A. O. Druids Lodge, No. 138, on Saturday, a[?] pleasant smoke concert was held in Church-street Hall, the occasion being the…

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Amusements. Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

The patronage ami popularity which has so far never failed to attend the efforts of Messrs Page and Pearson to provide delectable amusement for the pleasure-seeking public were again…

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Amusements Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

There was room and to let, at the Electric Picture Palace last evening, but there is a rumour to the effect that a depulation of the populace waited upon messrs. Page…

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Local News. Band in Burdekin Park

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

The Singleton Town Band, under Bandmaster Fitness, will play a programme of music in Burdekin Park this (Thursday) evening, during the election…

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Band Sports

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

There was quite a bit of excitement in Dungog on Wednesday last, in fact it was all excitement, caused by the great day's sports…

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Amusements Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

For some reason not very obvious it has come to be the fashion that there should be some falling off in the attendance at places of amusement in Maitland on…

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Amusements Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

It there be any people in Maitland more discontented with the unvarying and unhappy weather conditions which were prevalent during January and have broken into…

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Local News. The Royal Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

Austen and Mayne's Royal Pictures, which have now become quite an institution in Singleton, will again be presented at the Mechanics' institute Hall…

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Sir Robert Ball. Last London Lecture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 6

Sir Robert Ball, the famous astronomer who for so many years has explained the wonders of the stars to children and grown-ups, gave his last…

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Wolf Hunt in a Theatre. Wild Stampede of the Audience

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 14

The audience at a melodrama called "The Queen of tho Highway," played at a Brook'yn theatre, had more excitement than they bargained for one evening recently, when a…

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Moonlight Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 5

A grand moonlight concert, in aid of the Methodist Church, will be held in the grounds of "Warrane" (kindly lent by Mrs. Ellis Capper), on Saturday evening, March…

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Weston's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

Weston's Picture Company opened their series of moving picture entertainments in the Machanics Institute, East Maitland, on Saturday evening. Mr. C. E. Weston, manager,…

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Amusements Page and Pe[?]rson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 2

People whose favourite resort is Arcadia, with [?]s brilliant pictures, again suffered disappointment on Saturday evening, when rain threatened, for in the circumstances…

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Weston's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

The patronage accorded Weston's Pictures in the Mechanics' Institute last evening was very satisfactory and although the programme was the same as that of Saturday…

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Local News. The Royal Pictures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

Austen and Mayne gave their weekly entertainment on Saturday night. Though the weather was unpropitious, there was an excellent attendance, and…

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Amusements Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

It was a case of "home sweet home" with a large attendance at Arcadia last evening for that favourite place of resort had been available for pleasure-seekers only…

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Amusements Page and Pearson's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 2

Both Arcadia and the Electric Picture Palace were accorded very fair patronage last evening considering that it was the third successive presentation of the same films. Still…

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Sousa's Band. to Tour Australia. London. Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 5

Mr. Brauscomb has arranged with Sousa's Band to tour Australia and New Zealand for thirteen weeks, commencing in Hobart on May 13…

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Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1911 · page 7

A dance will take place in the School of Arts to-morrow (Friday) evening from 8 till 13 o'clock Jaceb's orchestra has been engaged. The promoter is Mr. Heppworth…

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