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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1913

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Wireless Band-music in Mid Ocean

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Sharman, Inventor of a system of sending telephone messages by wireless telegraphy has succeeded in transmitting magical…

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Ball of Fire a Postmaster Dazed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

During the thunderstorm on thursday afternoon lightning fused the telephone wires at the Aberfeldy post office, Victoria. The Window of the…

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Royalty at the Theatre

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

The etiquette attending a Royal visit to a theatre is not so elaborate as it was in the earlier days. Royalty likes to go to the play with…

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Theatre Fire Experiment

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

A valuable experiment is to be carried out in the near future by the chief of the Dusseldorf fire brigade. Its object is to determine…

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Theatre Fire Experiment

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

A valuable experiment is to be carried out in the near future by the chief of the Dusseldorf fire brigade. Its object is to determine "scientifically"…

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Kempsey Orchestra

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

In order to foster a taste for instrumental music in Kempsey and surrounding district, Professor Wall as musical director without fee or reward,…

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A Local Brass Band

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

The local brass band has been reorganised under the conductorship of Mr. Sid Wilson, who at one time was a resident of Copeland. The band…

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Grand Concert Recital. Miss Dorothy Rudder—a Splendid Soprano

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

In the Good Templars' Hall on Thursday night Professor Wall introduced to the nine or ten score of expectant folk assembled a young lady of teen…

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Regatta Ball

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 11

As a fitting finale to the day's amusement the annual ball was held at night in the Frederickton School of Arts. Last year's ball was "all Kempsey."…

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Concert at Good Templars' Hall. Miss Dorothy Rudder's Recital

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

MISS DOROTHY RUDDER -- who had the assistance of Professor Wall and other leading local artists -- gave a vocal recital at the Kempsey Good Templars'…

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Visit of the Rockdale Brass Band

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 3

As had been announced, a week of music, mirth and melody has been aptly fulfilled in the visit of the Rockdale Salvation Army Band to the Manning and surrounding…

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The Band Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

In the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening, 27th instant, Mr. Mulhall and Mr. A. J. Druitt have arranged a vocal and instrumental programme…

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Glenrock Dance

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

CONTRARY to the usual natural lassitude known as "that tired feeling" which takes hold of one this hot weather the "barn dance " at Mr. Tom Griffin's,…

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Band Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 4

A MEETING of the band committee was held in the Town Hall, Port Macquarie, on Thursday last. The President, Mr. J. Hayward, occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of…

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Ball at Taylor's Arm

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

The ball in aid of the R.C. Church was held on Friday night, 21st inst. Owing to the inclemency of the weather only about twenty couples…

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Moving Pictures Talk and Sing. Mr. Edison Ready with New Synchronising Invention Educational Films

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

By synchronising the cinematoscope and gramophone, the ability to do which is now claimed both by Mr. Edison and M. Gaumont, the world…

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The Band Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 2

"THE STARS AND STRIPES FOR EVER," played with sufficient verve and skill to set the whole hall-full a-singing was the opening orchestral item in…

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Kempsey Town Band Concert

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 3

THE concert and pictures held at the Theatre Royal on Thursday night week in aid of the funds of our Town Band were an unqualified success…

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Concert at Telegraph Point

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 8

THE Concert held in the School of Arts at the above mentioned place on the 25th inst. was a great success and reflected credit on the…

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Gladstone Hospital Concert

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 14

FROM an artistic point of view the concert in aid of the building fund of the Macleay District Hospital was a success. From the viewpoint of…

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