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Illawarra · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1869

6 stories in Illawarra's papers

The Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 January 1869 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last, the Sons of Temperance gave their concert at the School of Arts. His Worship the Mayor (C. T. Smith, Esq.) presided and the hall was crowded almost to suffocating…

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An Egyptian State Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1869 · page 4

A correspondent sends a long account of the Viceroy's ball given on the 4th instant at his new palace at Gezireh, on the banks of the Nile, about five miles drive from Cario…

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Cambewarra. Band of Hope

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1869 · page 3

THE opening of a Band of Hope here, which I alluded to last week as probable, took plane on Wednesday evening. The meeting was held in the building used for Sunday services, and…

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Shoalhaven. Concert and Ball at Terrara

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1869 · page 3

ON Monday last a complimentary concert was given under the auspices of a committee of management to Mr. P. J. Wallace, of the News, and to prove the high estimation Mr…

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Concert this Evening

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1869 · page 2

A concert will be given by the choir of the Presbyterian Church and other amateurs, at the school of Arts, this evening. The programme and the performers will doubtless ensure a good attendance…

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Concert To-morrow

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 November 1869 · page 2

The concert in connection with the Presbyterian Church, and which was postponed last week in consequence of the inclemency of the weather, will be given to-morrow evening, at the School of Arts…

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