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Illawarra · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

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Best's Pictures

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 12

On the Show nights, next week, this entertainment, readers are reminded, appears in the Town Hall, Wollongong. There is not only a…

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Concert and Comedy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 2

The concert and comedy (the former consisting of twelve select items, and the latter entilled "My Wife's Dentist") in aid of the Church of England choir funds eventuates…

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Best's Pictures

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 2

The above combination appeared to a good audience in the Town Hall last night, when a number of moving pictures were presented. Judging by…

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Concert and Comedy

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 2

AN excellent evening's entertainment was presented by the members of the Church of England Choir and a few friends in the Oddfellows Hall on Friday night last,…

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Gordon's Pictures

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

As will be seen in our advertising columns, the above company will be giving one of their unique exhibitions in the Town Hall next Saturday…

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A Ball of Fire. Sensation at Nowra

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

A severe thunderstorm occurred at Nowra on Wednesday afternoon from the south-west, accompanied by some hail, and gave 115 points of rain…

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After the Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 18

After the ball is over, After you've danced and dined; Just when you feel in clover, Brother to all mankind;…

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Mannequins' Ball. a Fascinating Cinderella. Asked for 300 Dances

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 3

Three hundred handsome young women whose daily lot is to work hard appeared in the most sumptuous robes that the dressmaker's…

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Gordon's Pictures

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

By an advertisement in another column it will be noticed that Gordon's Pictures will be singed at the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday…

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Gordon's Pictures

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

The above company returned to Wollongong and played to good houses on Friday and Saturday evenings last. The good reputation they gained…

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Appendicitis and Band Teeth

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 6

My own out-patient experience leads me to believe that if the mouths and teeth of the population were kept in a healthy state we should seldom hear…

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Look on Thesis Pictures. Dissipated Fortune

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

"At the London Bankruptcy Court recently the public examination was concluded of Richard Atkinson, described as of Park-lane W.and other addresses…

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The Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

The concert arranged for next Wednesday night promises to be of a splendid character. The committed who have the the arrangements in…

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Cronan Benefit Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

The benefit concert arranged by a committee of generous townsmen, assisted by our local artistes, who are ever ready to place their talents for…

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Cronan Benefit Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

The concert organised by the committee of the Cronan benefit fund was held in the Town Hall last night, when there was a very large audience…

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Juvenile Ball at Clifton

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

The juvenile fancy dress ball, in aid of the funds for the ambulance waggon for Clifton—Scarborough, claimed attention in the Clifton Public…

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Miss Myrtle Dwyer's Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 2

The Town Hall to-night should be filled to overflowing, when the musical populace of Wollongong and district will be treated to a programme of…

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Tourist Concert. a Successful Function

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2

AN enjoyable concert took place in the Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday evening, at which there was a splendid attendance. The programme was arranged by Mr. C. J…

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Miss Myrtle Dwyer's Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

As anticipated, there was a large audience present at the concert given by Miss Myrtle Dwyer on Friday evening last in the Town Hall. The…

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Public School Concert

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 3

On Friday evening last the Balgownie School of Arts was crowded to excess to witness the production of the operetta "Cinderella" by the…

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