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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1889

21 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Annual Ball

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 4

We would remind our readers that the annual ball in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, will be held on Monday evening, March 18th…

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Concert

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 5

THE opinion was generally expressed that the concert which had been [?] to take place on the first night of the show, in the School of Arts, in aid of the funds of that…

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Theatre Royal

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 4

AT the Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening a small but thoroughly appreciative audience assembled to witness the bill of fare prepared by Mr…

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Agricultural Association's Ball

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 4

A BALL was given at the Good Templar's Hall on Thursday night, under the auspices of the Agricultural Association, and was attended by some…

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The Late Concert. to the Editor Op the Port Macquarie News

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 2

Sir,—As the originator of the Late concert on behalf of the funds of the School of Arts, I have to complain of the notice thereof given in your columns, and crave a short space for a few remarks…

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Concert

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 2

THE concert in aid of the fund of the Church of England came off on Thursday last; in Hie School of Arts. Fine weather-favored the occasion, and s very large gathering of people gave their pretence…

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The Roman Catholic Ball

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 2

Notwithstanding the unsettled state of the weather, and the muddy nature of the roads, the hall in aid of the Roman Catholic presbytery fund was largely attended, there being…

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Sports and Concert at Rollands Plains

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 2

THE Good Templars of Rollands Plains celebrated their anniversary on the 24th, by setting down a programme of athletic sports for the afternoon and a tea and harmony…

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Base-ball

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 7

In view of the recent arrival of the American Bare-ball teams to these colonies, the following description of the game will be of interest to our readers…

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Frederickton Hospital Ball

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 6

OWING to the great demand on our space last week we were compelled to hold over particulars of the above event. Notwithstanding the fact that the weather was anything but…

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Fourteen Rules Relating to BaseBall Pluging. Information Which Will Be Appreciated by Young Men as Well as Boys--Regulations Governing the Field, the Balls and the Bats

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 7

Mr. Stackhouse, in the New York Tribune "Book of Open Air Sports," tells how the grown up folks play ball; and we have an idea that the rules relating to the laying out…

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Juvenile Fairy Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 4

A concert will be given in the Templars' Hall on the 19th inst., by the Convent school children, the proceeds to be devoted to the repairing of…

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The Juvenile Fairy Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 5

ON Wednesday evening an entertainment was given at the Good Templar's Hall by children attending the Convent School. Loner before the hour…

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Novelist. The Midnight Prophecy Or, Heir of Strathspey Towers. Chapter Xxxiii. at the Ball

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 7

The elegant mansion on the sunny side of St. James' Square was one blaze of light, and the princely drawingrooms, with their velvet hanging and wax-lights,…

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School Concert at Euroka

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 5

THE Public School concert was held on Friday evening, June 21st, in the schoolroom. The first thing to attract attention in the room was its gay…

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Catholic Ball

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 September 1889 · page 4

A ball in aid of the Bazaar fund is to be held in the Good Templars' Hall on Tuesday next. The committee are making all preparations for a…

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The Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 2

In the evening a crowded audience rolled up to hear the concert, which, under the. very able direction of Mr. L. Macdonald, has become a strong…

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The Concert

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 23 October 1889 · page 2

Fully 700 persons were present in the hall during the evening. The floor and galleries were almost uncomfortably crowded, but a first-class…

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The Mayor's Ball. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 4

The Mayor's ball last night, to celebrate the opening of the Centennial Hall, was a brilliant success. There were about 2000 present…

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Frightful Catastrophe at a Theatre. [By Cable] London

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 December 1889 · page 2

A platform in a theatre at Wienbien, China, collapsed, and 200 persons were killed and many others injured…

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