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Illawarra · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1876

3 stories in Illawarra's papers

Destruction of a Theatre

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 April 1876 · page 2

The Leeds Amphitheatre, the property of Mr. J. Hobson, was completely destroyed by fire, [?] flames spread with great rapidity, and the stractes was reduced to rains in little over an hour. M…

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Wollongong Band of Hope. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1876 · page 2

MR. EDITOR,—I understand that Mr. John Payne, late Secretary of the above institution, is in the habit of hiring the piano, which is the property of the Society, to persons who may…

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Concert at the Temperance Hall

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 July 1876 · page 2

A very successful concert took place at the Temperance Hall, on Tuesday evening last, the attendance being very good, especially in the front seats. The Mayor of the Borough (Mr. Thomas Collins)…

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