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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

128 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Band Concert

Western Champion · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 6

Pursuant to announcement, the concert in aid of the funds of the Parkes Town Band was held at West's hall on Boxing Night. There was a very fair…

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Art in the Kitchen. Tub Cookery Exhibition. Pictures in Sugar

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 8

Lieut.—Colonel Newnham-Davis writes in the London "Daily Mall," of 6th November:— There are many things interesting and…

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Art in the Kitchen. the Cookery Exhibition. Pictures in Sugar

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 3

Lieut.—Colonel Newnham-Davis writes in the London "Daily Mail," of 6th November:— There are many things interesting and…

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Chapter X. a Pursuit and Some Pictures

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 2

And out I stept, and up I erept. She moved Like Proserpino in Enna, gathering flowers —Tennyson. I call that piece a wonder now…

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School of Arts Concert

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

The School of Arts concert was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday night last, at which there was a fairly large attendance. Early in the evening,…

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School of Arts Concert

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

The 'Star' found a victim recently —it discovered someone whom it could assail without fear of effective retaliation. It was a woman—a lady—…

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School of Arts Concert

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

The following letter has been handed to us for publication: Schoof of Arts, West Wyalong…

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Concert at Tichbonrne

Western Champion · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 12

A preliminary meeting to make arrangements for holding a concert and danco and probably an afternoon's sports in aid of the Parkes Hospital…

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At the Theatre

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3

The manager of a Berlin theatre get up a drama in which a human head was to he offered to a tyrant. In order to produce as much effect as possible, he…

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Theatre Hats of the Season. a Frenchman's Relections

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 7
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

These are the reflections of a Frenchman concerning the theatre hat of this season of cart-wheel hats. They appear over the…

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Parkes Town Band

Western Champion · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 13

A meeting of the Band Board was held at the Exchange Hotel on Wednesday evening of last week. There were present:—Messrs O. J. Howard…

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Hospital Concert

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

For some time past Miss Mollie Bentley and Mr Laredo have been busy collecting and drilling our local stage talent, in readiness for the…

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Two Families Massacred. Midnight Death Struggle. a Band of Robbers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

From Rostoff-on-Don the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" of 17th December wrote on 8th December:— Two families were practically…

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Two Families Massacred. Midnight Death Struggle. a Band Op Robbers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

From Rostoff-on-Don the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" of "17th December wrote on 8th December:— Two families Were practically…

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Concert at Tichbourne

Western Champion · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 13

A concert in aid of the Parkes District Hospital was held at Tichbourne on Wednesday evening. The programme was rendered by Parkes…

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Why Don't You Dance ?

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 6

It has been wisely said that while we must travel through life, there is no reason why we should make it a dead march. I am heartily in accord with these…

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Annual R. C. Ball

Western Champion · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 16

The annual ball in aid of the R. C. Church funds eventuated in the School, of Arts on the night of the 17th inst., and proved highly successful and…

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Butterfly Ball. Millionaire's Freak. Costs £25,000

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 3

All Philadelphia to-day (wrote the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" on 27th December) is discussing a sumptuous banquet and ball given last…

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