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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1916

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Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 2

"Courage and the Mail," and "Life's Staircase," will be the leading attractions at both the Muswellbrook Picture Theatre and Open Air Picture…

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Singleton Pictures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 6

The opening programme for the New Year at both halls to-night is one well Worthy of the occasion, presenting a most interesting and varied group of…

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Amusements. Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 6

The complete change on the bill at the ever-popular theatre to-night will be comprised of two of the best vitagraph drams vot placed before patrons. "The Girl who…

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The German Mind. an American Analysis. Unfinished War Pictures. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 9

Under the heading "Imperial Psychology," a striking editorial article appears in the "New York Times" of October 30, dealing with the Austro-German venture in the Bal…

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Amusements. Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 4

There was a crowded house at Pictoria on Saturday night, when the star feature was "The Girl Who Might Have Been," a three-reeler that kept the audience in a continual state of…

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Salvation Army Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 4

The united field day held on the Maitland Park on Saturday by the corps comprising the Newcastle division of the Salvation Army was concluded with a grand entertainment…

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Amusements. Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 6

Always on the qui[?] for the best in picturedom the Pictoria management has secured another very att[?] collection of pictures for to-night's bill. Pride of place…

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Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

At the Picture Theatre on Saturday night, a very attractive programme was screened. The star feature was "The Absentee," and among other…

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Denman Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

A crowded house greeted the above pictures on Saturday night when a good programme was screened. Tonight (Wednesday) the proceeds will…

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Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 6

Last night's audience at the above theatre witnessed one of the best all-round programmes seen for some time past. The star feature "The Lure of the Musk," in four…

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Amusements. Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 6

There will be an entire change of [?] at Pictoria to-night and to-morrow night, whom some interesting features will be presented. On the bill of fare is the…

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Pictures of War. Scenes of Desolation on Scarred Battlefields. with the French Army. British General Headquarters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 3

At the invitation of the French Headquarters Staff, I have spent the last few days with their armies in Artois, and have been in the midst of those great battlefields…

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Rink Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Fatzeus' Rink pictures will be showing on Saturday night. The programme will include "Gold is Not All," "His New Auto," "How the French Coast in Guarded,"…

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Amusements. Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

A large audience attended this popular picture theatre last evening to witness the feature photo-play by the Patho Company, entitled "The Taint." The drama is in four…

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Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

The programme screened at the local Picture Theatre on Tuesday night was much appreciated by the large audience assembled. At both local…

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Denman Pictures

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—There was a crowded house on Wednesday night to witness the benefit held by the Denman Star Picture Co in aid…

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Amusements. Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

"The Hypocrites," the famous production presented by the Australian Films, Limited, at Pictoria Pictures Palace on Saturday night, was responsible for a record house…

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The Rink Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

The rink open-air pictures were fairly well patronised on Saturday night, when a varied and attractive programme was presented, and well received. The drama…

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The British Front. Foreigners Visit. Pictures of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 12

Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing to the London "Daily Telegraph" from General Headquarters in November, 1915, states:—To me, as to many hundreds of thousands…

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Pictoria Pictures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 7

Despite the weather, there was a large audience at pictoria last evening to witness the two great three-reel features, the win (k) some widow a viatagraph farceical…

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