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Illawarra · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1900

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The Town Band and the Patriotic Demonstration. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

SIR,—In common with many others, I was very much surprised at our Town Band not turning out to join in the patriotic demonstration to celebrate the great…

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Wesleyan Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 3

THE Grand Amateur Concert to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Wednesday evening (18th) promises to be a rare treat. The vocalists are the Messrs…

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Dapto Public School Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

The above concert, which was to have been held last night, had to be indefinitely postponed, owing to the inclemency of the weather…

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Military Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 2

Elaborate preparations are being made for the above ball, to be held under the auspices of Wollongong half-company, which is to be held at the Town Hall on…

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Letters to the Editor. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by correspondents.—Ed. "I.M."] Town Band and Patriotic Demonstration. (To the Editor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1900 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 9th instant "Loyalist" complains of the absence of the Town Band at the patriotic demonstration held to celebrate the great success achieved…

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The Dapto Public School Concert. a Grand Success

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1900 · page 2

Seldom, if ever, in the history of the town of Dapto has there been such a well pleased audiences as that which thronged every corner of the Agricultural Hall last Monday night…

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Concert at Unanderra. To-morrow Evening

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1900 · page 3

In this issue we publish the programme of the concert to be hold at the Unanderra Council Chambers to-morrow evening, in aid of St. Luke's Church, Dapto. The…

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South African Pictures

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 2

Mr. J. Fox, of Sydney, gave a magic lantern entertainment at the Wollongong Town Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance. Unfortunately,…

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Amatuer Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1900 · page 3

CONSIDERING the unpropitious state of the weather last Wednesday evening a large audience assembled in the Oddfellows' Hall to hear the concert given in aid of the…

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Gerringong Public School Patriotic Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 3

THE Public School Patriotic Concert at Gerringong on Friday night last was a splendid success from every point of view. To begin with, the weather was most…

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Successful Concert at Unanderra. Hall Again Too Small

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

On Friday evening there was, as is usually the case at Unanderra social gatherings, a very large audience present at the concert in aid of St. Luke's…

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Oddfellows' Ball at Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 2

THE Annual Ball in connection with the Jamberoo Lodge of Oddfellows was held on Tuesday night last, in the School of Arte hall, and was a great success from every…

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Oddfellows' Ball at Dapto. a Great Success

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

The expression "Unity is Strength," is most emphatically proved when one considers the present magnitude of the I.O.O.F. Lodge in Dapto. It was…

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School Concert Proceeds

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 2

We learn that the gross proceeds of the concert recently given in connection with the Dapto Public School amounted to £24 10s 3d ; that the expenses were £5 1s 2d,…

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A., H., and I. Association's Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 10

A meeting of the ladies of the Ball Committee in connection with the Wollongong A., H., and I. Association was held at the Council Chamber on…

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Military Ball. To-morbow Evening

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

The grand military ball to-morrow evening promises, from a spectacular point of view, to be a very fine sight—one worth going a long way to see. The decorations…

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The Wollongong Band. Ways and Means. the Meeting Adjourned

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, in the council chambers, a meeting of townspeople and bandsmen was held for the purpose of discussing ways and means for bringing the…

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The Town Band

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 10

A meeting, convened by circular, was held at the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering the best means of placing…

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The Military Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Rain ! ruin ! rain ! accompanied by a regular south-east gale. Such was the state of the weather on Wednesday evening, the date fixed for the annual…

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