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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1861

4 stories in Murray's papers

How to Report a Race. (From the Band of Hope Banner.)

The Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 1

We look upon the sports of the turf as utter abomination, and the race course as a sink of iniquity ; and in this opinion we are fully horns ont by the Rev. Mr. Stiggins and…

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The Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 2

This was held at the Exchange Hotel, in the evening, in the new room built by Mr. Pritchard. It is not at present finished, but a temporary canvass was put on as a roof for the occasion. The dancing was…

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A Fancy Dress Ball. My Dear Mb. Editor

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 1

What with concerts and balls we are quite alive now, but couldn't that nasty Hospital Committee give us by way of a change a Fancy Dress Ball. My Cousin Joe has got…

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Fancy Dress Ball. (To the Editors of the Border Post.) GENTLEMEN

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 March 1861 · page 1

I was so delighted when I read “Emily’s” letter in your paper about the Fancy Dress Ball, that I have scarcely been able since to think about anything else. The…

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