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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1882

8 stories in Illawarra's papers

The Vienna Theatre Catastrophe

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1882 · page 2

THE burning of the Rink Theatre in Vienna intelligence of which was recently received by cablegram, and the frightful consequences that ensued through the panic…

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The Theatre Catastrophe at Vienna. Vienna. December 10

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 4

On the arrival of the first brigade upon the scene it was found impossible to penetrate beyond the first tier of the theatre, the rush of suffocating smoke and air…

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Concert at Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1882 · page 2

THE concert which was announced in our columns to take place, in the Wesleyan Church, Jamberoo, came off on Wednesday evening last in the presence of a fair…

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Panic in the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. Melbourne, Monday night

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1882 · page 4

ABOUT half-past ten to-night, whilst the "Green Lanes of England" was being performed at the Theatre Royal, a constable endeavoured to eject a man who was…

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Church of England Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1882 · page 2

THE advertised concert in aid of the building fund of Christ Church 'Sunday school-room Kiama, took place recording to announcement, in the Temperance Hall…

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Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1882 · page 2

A CONCERT, which was briefly mentioned in our last issue, was given in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening last; under the auspices of the Sons of Temperance, tile…

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A Rifle Ball and a Christmas Box

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 November 1882 · page 2

"At the battle of Gettyeburg a rifle ball broke my 'right arm just below the shoulder, and I never know till then what a difference there is between an arm to lift…

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Charitable Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 2

A concert, given in the Temperance Hall in the evening in aid of the widow and orphans of the late Mr. Hennessy, was largely attended, and successfully carried out by the performers who…

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