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Mid North Coast · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1914

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Ball at Bellbrook

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

On New Year's Eve Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis entertained about eighty guests at a ball, the appointments for which were perfect. Mrs. D. H…

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Jerseyville Methodist Church Sunday School Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

On Wednesday, the 24th, the Rev. J. S. Dains presided at the above concert, and a splendid programme was presented. Among the many…

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Concert and Dance

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

A CONCERT in aid of the Convent Fond was held in the School of Arts, Port Macquarie, on the evening of January 1st, and proved a success. The attendance was very good, and the efforts of the…

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Pen Pictures of the Past. the Man Who Took Off, Selkirk

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

Thomas Dover, who gave his name to the well-known medicine, "Dover's powder," was second in command of the privateering ship Duke, which…

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Coming Concerts

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

Kempsey and Smith town will have a rare musical treat on Saturday and Monday, 7th and 9th March, when the Misses Maggie and Lena Chisholm,…

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New Operating Theatre

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

THE new operating theatre in connection with the H. D. Hospital is now completed and in use. The structure is of brick, with concrete foundations, 24in. x 12in. The basement is solid brickwork in…

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The Chisholm Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

Thus the "Bulletin" concerning Misses Maggie and Lena Chisholm, whose Kempsey concert takes place on Monday, March 9th:—The Chisholm…

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Band Meeting

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 4

A MEETING of subscribers to the Port Macquarie Band was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, the 17th inst Mr. P. Kerr presided, and there were 24 others present…

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Juvenile Thieves. an Idea Prom the Pictures

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 2

Two lads, under 12, sot out on a crusade ol adventure at Gilgandra Early on Sunday morning they broke in to [?] bakery fore and state…

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School of Arts Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 3

HELD in the Theatre Royal on Thursday night, the above named entertainment attracted a considerable audience despite unfavorable weather…

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Grand Farewell Concert. the [?]Hisholms at Kempsey—a Packed House

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 4

AT this concert, held in the Theatre Royal on Monday night, Mayor Savage resided, and at the outset gave a brief resume of the successes…

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Wallamba Show Concert

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 7

The concert on Friday night was organised by a sub-committee, of which Miss Vida "Wright, of Avalon, was Secretary. It was in every way a…

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Floating Palace's Maiden Voyage. Winter Gardens and Theatre in Mid-atlantic

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

Luxuriousness seems, to be the great point aimed at in the design and construction of modern liners…

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Show Concerts

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 5

The total takings at the Show concerts amounted to about £56. The promoter, Mrs. H. Nicholson, was allowed £25 by the Society for her…

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The Concert

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

Never before has a larger crowd assembled in the School of Arts hall, than was that present in the evening. The programme was so lengthy that…

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The Band

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

FOR some time past there has been considerable dissatisfaction on the part of members both in regard to the conduct of affairs and the financial position of the Port Macquarie Band. A meeting…

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Laurieton. CONCERT

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

A GOOD attendance was present at the excellent concert given in the hall of the Laurieton Literary Institute last Saturday night, the 4th inst., in aid of the Kendall Presbyterian Charon. The concert…

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School Concert

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

The Gloucester Public School Concert, was held as announced in the School of Arts on Wednesday evening It was a lovely night and the hall was…

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Imposing Pictures in Farm Produce

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 5

A TO more impressive object-lesson of the varied and diversified products which can be grown by progressive L farmers in different parts of the State…

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Gladstone Methodist Concert

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 3

THIS concert, organised by Messrs. W. and B. Frith, on Wednesday night [?] of the Methodist Parsonage Fund was quite…

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