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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1914

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Irwin's Orchestra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

The secretary of Mr. Con. Irwin's ORchestra (Mr. W. Gilligan) intimates by advertisement in this issue that the orchestrd from one to six performers is now open…

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Princes Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 4

Prince's Pictures will be on at the Town Hall on Saturday night, when a two-star programme will be screened, viz., "Houst of Foar" and "Ne'er to Return Road,"…

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Pictures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

On Saturday night next the company will screen the exclusive star picture entitled, "The Scapegoat," 2500 feet long, in two…

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Oldest Band

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 8

The first bank established in Australia was the Bank of New South Wales, and it was 97 years on Wednesday last since it first…

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High-Class Concert

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

Judging by the splendid programme to be submitted by the Sydney Scottish Entertainers and Pipers' Band in the Cessnock Hall…

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Singleton Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

The Singleton Pictures Company have an especially fine star film for their entertainment in the Mechanics' Institute to-night (Saturday). The title of the…

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Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

The Town Hall will be again occupied to-night with Prince's Pictures. A fine programme will be presented, including two exclusive stars, viz., "The House of Fear,"…

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Skating Rink Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

Despite a counter attraction on Tuesday evening last, the attendance of enthusiastic patrons at the popular Rink Picture Palace was as large as…

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The Governor General's Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, Gover nor General Designate of the Common wealth, is lending a number of his pictures from Raith House to the…

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Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 4

Prince's Pictures at the Town Hall on Saturday night attracted a big house, and a fine show was given, a feature of the entertainment being the splendid orchestral…

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Panic at Theatre. Picture Film on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 5

A panic was caused at the Theatre Royal at Nhill owing to a film belonging to the Melba Picture Company catching fire. Mr. Hunt, the operator in charge, worked hard…

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The Late Sir John Tenniel. 50 Years a "Punch" Cartoonist His Pictures of "Alice in Wonderland."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 6

The death of Sir John Tenniel, the great cartoonist of London "Punch" for fifty years, occurred on Wednesday night, February 24, at his residence, 52,…

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Carnival Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 4

A grand concert is to be held in the Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday night next in connection with the Maitland Shopping Carnival. There will be a change of…

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Theatre Panic Averted. a Singer's Nerve. Canton (Oeho)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 5

When a fire threatened to start a panic in a picture theatre Madame Totrazzini, the famous singer, sang for 5 minutes, thus stopping the rush of maddened people, and saving…

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Concert and Picture Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 4

A grand concert and picture show will be given in the Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights next in connection with the Shopping Week Carnival…

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Singileton Pictures

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the Mechanics Institute on Saturday night to witness the weekly change, of programme by the Singleton Pictures…

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Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 2

A very attractive programme is announced to be screened at the Town Hall on Saturday night by Mr. Lou Prince, who has secured the services of Messrs. Con Irwin,…

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Panic at Theatre. Picture Film on Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

A panic was caused at the Theatra Roya, at Nhill (Vic.) last week, owing, to a film belonging to the Melba Picture Company catching fire. Mr Hunt, the…

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Concert and Picture Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 2

The committee of the shopping carnival in Maitland has arranged for the carrying out of a grand concert and picture show at the Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights…

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Prince's Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

At the Town than to-morrow (Saturday) night Mr. Lou Prince, the popular picture proprietor, will screen a most attractive programme, including the star drama "The…

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