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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1912

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Motion Pictures with Lights Turned Up

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 3

A hitherto much criticised feature of moving-picture or magiclantern entertainments is the fact that the hall has to be darkened…

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Origin of Moving Pictures

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

The moving pictures that now form an important part in the entertainment of the public everywhere had their origin in an after dinner…

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Camden Town Band

Camden News · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 3

The first annual general meeting of the Camden Town Band was held in the Royal Foresters' Hall on Thursday night last, January 11, and was well attended…

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The Domestic Band

The Picton Post · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 6

Father is an adept at blowing his own trumpet, while mother is equally expert at harping on one string. Mother-in-law has to play second…

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The Oaks. Euchre Party & DANCE

Camden News · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 11

On Wednesday evening last, at The Oaks, there was much merriment when the euchre tournament and dance had commenced. This function was in aid of The…

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Sacred Concert

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

A sacred concert was held in the Presbyterian Church, Bowral, on Tuesday evening last, there beiug a large audience. The Rev. J. H. MacGoun…

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Moving Pictures Among the Savages

The Picton Post · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 5

A Chicago publisher who led an expedition into the Central African jungles tells an interesting tale of the moving picture and its effect…

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District School Concert

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 8 May 1912 · page 4

It has been the custom for a number of years for the pupils of the Bowral District School to give an entertainment previous to the distribution…

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Foot Ball Bowral v. GOULBURN

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 4

The football Sanson at Bowral opened will) the above match on Saturday, the result being a draw with three points each. The match was…

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Concert and Dance

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 4

Under the auspices of the Bowral Football club a very successful concert and dance was held in the local Oddfellows' Hall on Friday night: last…

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Foot Ball B.d.r.f.u. Competition

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 4

The first round of the above competition was commenced on Saturday last, when Bowral defeated Moss Vole on the latter's ground by 17 points to…

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Foot Ball B.d.r.f.u. Competition

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

The first round of the above competition will be continned this afternoon, when the following matches will be played on the ground of the…

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Pupils' Concert at Bowral

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

A very successful entertainment was given in the Bowral School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon last by Mrs. Ingoldby and her pupils in the…

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Foot Ball B.d.r.f.u. Competition

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 4

The local competition was advanced a further stage on Saturday, when Wilde's Meadow defeated Mittagong on the latter's grouud by five points…

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Smith & Hughes' Pictures

Camden News · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 6

Last Monday evening the Foresters' Hall, Camden, was well filled by an audience who attended to witness the Electric Picture Entertainment by Messrs. Smith & Hughes…

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Hanging Pictures

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 6

A large picture hung by one wire is hard to keep in place so that it will always appear straight, as a slight jar or a gust of air may shift…

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Military Ball

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 4

The twenty-fourth annual ball under the auspices of the lcoal Mounte Rifles was held in the Protestant Hall on the 24th May, and…

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Science Notes and News. Talking Pictures

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 5

An invention of a Swedish engineer, Sven Bergelund, in connection with talking as well as moving pictures, is exciting great interest. The…

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Foot Ball B.d.r.f.u. Competition

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 3 July 1912 · page 4

The seconds round of the above competition was commenced on Saturday last, when Bowral defeated Moss Vale by six points to three, and Robertson…

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Foot Ball B.d.r.f.u. Competition

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 6 July 1912 · page 4

The second round of the above competition will be continued to-day, the matehes being—Moss Vale v. Robertson at Robertson, Wilde's Meadow v…

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