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Illawarra · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1903

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High-class Concerts

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 11

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, two high-class concerts were given in the Town Hall, Wollongong, by Miss Sylvia Blackston (the talented Sydney…

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Jamberoo. Oddfellows' Ball

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

ON Wednesday last the members of the Minnamurra (Jamberoo) branch of the Grand United Order of. Oddfellows celebrated the fouteenth anniversary of their…

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Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

Miss Sylvia Blackston's grand concer company visited A.P. on Friday and Saturday nights last, and the programme, which was strictly adhered to, was one of…

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Miss Sylvia Blackston's Concert Company

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 2

THE concert of Wednesday evening given by Miss Sylvia Blackston's company was truly a musical treat, and deserving of a packed house—a rarity in Kiama for some…

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Military Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

The military ball, which takes place at the Wollongong Town Hall next Friday night, premises to be a great success. The committee has made very elaborate…

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Miss Sylvia Blackston's Concert Company

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

MISS SYLVIA BLACKSTON'S high-class concert company made a successful appearance in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening last. In marked…

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Military Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

It is needless for us to remind dancing folk that the grand annual military bell takes place at the Town Hall on Friday evening next. The ball will be under the…

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English Concert Company

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

The above company, headed by Mr. Ernest Knight, appears at the Wollongong Town Hall on Monday next. The company is reputed to be a first class one, and is…

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Military Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1903 · page 2

The Grand Military Ball hold under the auspices of No. 6 Company Artillery eventuated at the Town Hall on Friday evening last. The attendance was by no means…

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School of Arts Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 3

A concert in aid of the library fund of the Kiama School of Arts will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening, 15th inst. A splendid programme of…

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Military Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 15

The Military Ball, under the auspices of No. 6 Company, N.S.W. Garrison Artillery, claimed attention in the Town Hall, on Friday evening last. The…

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School of Arts' Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 2

We would draw attention to advt. and again-remind our readers of the School of Arts concert in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday evening, the proceeds to go to…

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Agricultural Society's Dance

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1903 · page 2

We are desired to remind those of our renders who are desirous of spending a pleasant evening that the annual dance in aid of the Wollongong A. H. and I…

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School of Arts Concert

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

The genuine interest taken in the School of Arts, an institution which does credit to the town where its advantages, appearance, and good management are concerned, was…

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A. H. and I. Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 13

One of the most enjoyable dances held in Wollongong for some time past claimed attention on Wednesday evening last, when the Wollongong A., H…

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A.H. and I. Society's Dance

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

The annual dance, hold under the auspices of the above society, was held in wednesday evening at the Town Hall. The attendance was rather disappointing…

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School of Art's Concert. a Successful Event

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

THE promoters of the concert hold in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night last in aid of the library fund of the Kiama School of Arts should…

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Shellharbor Annual Military Ball

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

PROBABLY no fairer scene has ever been witnessed within the venerable walls of the Temperance Hall, Shellharbor, than was on view on Wednesday night last, the…

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Shellharbour Military Ball

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 2

The above function took place in the temparance Hall, Shallharbour, on Wednesday last, and was a brilliant success, over 60 couples being present,…

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Sower Band

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

For some time past Mrs. D'Arcy-Irvine has been conducting a missionary society of girls known as a "Sower Band," the membership of which, limited to 20, has…

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