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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

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Dance That Cost a Life

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

Henry Wyssman was sentenced at St. Gall for five years' imprisonment for killing Aususte Artho. Both men claimed the same partner for the last…

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Concert at Barrington. a Pronounced Success

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

A concert was held in the hall at Barrington on Monday night last in aid of the organ fund of Gloucester River Church, and was a success in…

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The Morals of the Theatre

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

The Rev. Henry Worrall delivered a sermon ab Bendigo on " The sin and folly of some forms of amusement." He strongly denounced horse-racing and…

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The Narelle Concerts

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 8

Although Fate, during the past few years has thrown together in Gloucester a very diversified crowd, the one thing certain is that they all hold in…

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Wonderful Girl Violinist. £30,000 Offered for a Concert Tour

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 10

Queen Maud of Norway is taking a keen personal interest in the career of Miss Kathleen Parlow, the seventeen-year-old Canadian violinist who has…

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Marie Narelle Concerts

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 5

Miss Marie Navelle commenced her season on the Macleay at Gladstone on Thursday night where a large audience greeted her in the local School of…

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Oddfellows' Ball

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 3

The annual bull held under the auspices of the Wingham Union Lodge took place on Friday last, and was one of the most enjoyable dances held in…

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The London National Gallery. Some New Pictures

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 6

Several new pictures (writes the "Westminster Gazette") have been recently acquired by the Trustees of the National Gallery, and are now hung in…

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Archdeacon Sinclair. on the Salome Dance. He Is Not Converted

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 12

That very broad-minded and popular cleric, Archdeacon Sinclair, of St. Paul's, has been criticising the startling "Salome" dance at the Palace Theatre…

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Newbury-Spada Concerts. Dungog

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 8

A hundred and twenty seats booked here for the Newbtfry-Spada concert, which is a record. Miss Leslie Harbutt, the violiniste is a wonderful and…

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Local and General News. Ball at Coopernook

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

The annual ball in aid of the Coopernook School of Arts, will be held on July 24th and 25th. KRAMBACK STOCK SALES…

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The Concert. a Pronounced Success

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 10

At the conclusion of the sports gathering tea was served out in the hall, and after full justice had been done to all the nice things provided…

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Band Music

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

Last Sunday afternoon the Wingham Brass Band rendered the following programme on the wharf hill:--" Golden Lyre," "Bohemian Girl,[?] "Old Church Organ[?]"…

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Catholic Ball

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 6

One of the regular social fixtures for the winter season at Taree, is the ball in aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic Presbytery, and the event is…

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The Hospital Ball

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 16 July 1908 · page 6

As with most other country centres, the Macleay holds its Annual ball in aid of the local Hospital, and like many other places this particular…

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Hospital Ball

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 2

THE annual ball in connection with the Hastings District Hospital took place on Thursday last, and proved a very successful function, upwards of forty couples…

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Concert and Tableaux Entertainment

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 8

On Saturday evening, July llth the School of Arts, Stroud was filled to the door by an interested audience who had come to a grand concert and…

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School of Arts Ball

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 10

The plain and fancy dress ball held on Friday night of last week under the auspices of the Committee of the Gloucester School of Arts was…

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School of Arts' Ball

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 6

The Annual Ball in aid of the School of Arts is an established event in Wingham, and is always well supported. This is as it should be, for…

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'The Kilties.' the Famous Band Coming to Australia

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 5

"The kilties" are coming, and are due here just ahead of the American Fleet. The fame of the great Scottish American band is world-wide, and…

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