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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1913

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Picture Theatre Panic. Four Deaths. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 5

At a picture theatre a panic occurred through a cry of fire being raised. Four hundred of the audience dashed to the doorway, many women being trampled under…

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S. V. Janssen's Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2

In this issue appears the programme to be presented at Mr. S. Vost Jansaen's concert at in Victoria Hall on Friday night next and theatrer…

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The Band Contest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

The competing bands in the contest to be held on the Albion Ground on Friday and Saturday next are expected to arrive to-morrow, and are to be accorded a welcome at…

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Band Content

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 4

The B grade band contest in aid of the funds of the School of Arts and Federal Hand will commence to-morrow (Friday) afternoon by a procession, which will move…

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Maitland Band Contest. Opening Sessions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

The first session of the Interstate Band Contest, which has been looked forward to with a considerable amount of interest by the townspeople, was commenced this afternoon…

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S. V. Janssen's Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 2

We would give our readers a final reminder that the S. V. Japesen Concert Co-appear in Victoria hall to-night. As this is the best…

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Band Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

A concert in aid of the funds of the East. Maitland and District Brass Band will be hold on Wednesday evening, March 12, and a programme of athletic sports will be…

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Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 2

An enthusiastic audience assembled at the Skating [?]nk [?] Wednesday night when a varied and in interesting programme of pictures, [?]ing…

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Maitland Band Contest Opening Session

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

Although the fact that only three bands remained in had the effect, amongst some people, of robbing the Maitland Band Contest, which opened yesterday, of some…

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Maitland Band Contest. Rain Again Interferes. Contest Piece Result a Tie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 6

Unfortunately for the combined committee, representing the School of Arts and the Federal Band, which had charge of the Maitland Band Contest, the weather on Saturday…

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A Band of Heroes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

Mr. W. D. Freshfield, presiding at the meeting of the Royal Georgraphical Society in the absence of Lord Curzon, said they had met under the shadow of a great calamity…

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Invited to the Pictures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 2

A young girl, who is in service in Gordon, has told the police of an extriordinary experience she had on Friday night. She was in Sydney, when a…

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S. V. Janssen's Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 2

The concert loving community of Dungog and district had the opp[?]ortuinty of enjoying on Friday night last one of the most entertaining…

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Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 2

Notwithstanding that rain commenced to fall just before the commencement of the programme of pictures at the Skating Rink on Saturday…

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Moving Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 5

Topical interest attaches to Ponting’s films of Captain Scott expedition that are being shown throughout the country…

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Dungog Pictures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 2

The star film "Shamus O'Brien," attracted a big crowd to the picture palace on Wednesday night last, every one of which enjoyed himself…

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Theatre Train in Collision. Python at Large

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 7

The escape and recapture, of a python, several other snakes, and an alligator added to the excitement of a collision between two trains at Ettingshall Station, on the…

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Crystal Palace Theatre Fire. the Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

An inquiry has been opened concerning the recent fire at the Crystal Palace Picture Theatre. Mr. Williamson said the company courted the fullest inquiry, but they had no…

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Moonlight Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 2

A grand moonlight concert is [?] to be held in aid of the Woodville [?] of Arts on Tuesday, March 18. The [?] cort, will be held in the ground of [?]…

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Skating Rink Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 2

Wednesday night's programme at the Skating Rink attracted a large house, when the usual first class array of pictures were screened…

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