Hideous Pictures
SOME time ago a bird-of-passage, palming himself off as a photographic artist of the first water, visited Mudgee, and oh the strength of his flowery,…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1890
55 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 3
Disturbance in a Theatre. Fall From a Gallery
WHAT might have proved a very serious accident occurred on Saturday night at the Haymarket Theatre during the performance of a minstrel troupe. A fight arose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Town Band Bazaar
The bazaar, in aid of the funds of the Town Band, will be opened by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Hosking), this evening, at half past seven o'clock. As the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ball at Unanderra
The Ubanderra Athletic Club ball, held last Wednesday evening in the Council Chambers, Unanderra, was a thorough success, and was enjoyed by all present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Town Band Bazaar. a Great Success
This important event, which has been on the tapis for some time, was opened on Thursday night by his Worship the Mayor of Wollongong, in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Town Band Bazaar
The season of the bazaar terminated on Saturday night, and its finale was given in a bruce auction, at which a very promisenous collection articles were disposed of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Brass Band's Ball
THIS event took place in the Temperance Hall, Kiama, on Wednesday evening last, the attendance being very sparse; so much so in fact that it is almost a certainty (as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Concert at West Dapto
The postponed concert get up in aid of the funds of the Convent School was held last Wednesday night, in the School-hall, West Dapto. Father P. M'Intyre occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Philharmonic Concert
The first concert of the Wollongong Philharmonic Society eventuated in the Church-street Hall last Wednesday evening before a fashionable attendance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gambling and the Theatre
THE Rev. John M.Neill, of London, in a striking sermon at Regent-square lately, addressed primarily to young men, spoke strongly on the subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concert and Ball at Helensburgh
A concert, followed by a ball, was held in the Centennial Hall at Helensburgh, last Friday night, the proceeds of which were to be devoted to the improvement of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Benefit Concert
The concert given by the Wollongong Philharmonic Society in aid of the funds of the A.M. Hospital, came off on Wednesday, in the Town Hall. The attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Club Ball
The above ball, which had been on the tapis for some time, and formed the topic of conversation among the modistes of fashion for the same period, came off in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ball at Albion Park
The ball which was to have come off on the 30th July, in aid of the Albion Park Brass Band, took place in the Caring-on Hall on Thursday, when some thirty-five or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Proposed Band Contest. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—Allow me a space in your valuable columns to offer a suggestion to the Wollongong Agricultural Show Committee. It will be remembered that about three years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bombo Ball
THE opening of the Bombo Reading Room was celebrated on the 14th instant by a ball and supper, which was carried out to the satisfaction of all. Great credit is due to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Band Contests. the 4Th Regiment Band v. the Wollongong Town Band. a Deadlock
As all our readers know, the result of the band contest at Newcastle on last New Year's Day was almost a dead heat between the two bands named above, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Band Contest. (To the Editor.)
SIR,—In your issue of Saturday last I noticed a letter signed "Enterprize," which referred to the above heading. The writer suggests to the agricultural show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Promenade Concerts
The members of the Wollongong Town Band have decided to give promenade concerts every fortnight during the summer months, commencing from Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Promenade Concert
In pursuance of the promise notified in our last Thursday's issue, the Wollongong Town Band played on the Brighton Lawn last Friday evening. The opening…
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