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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1881

29 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

The Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 14

The ball was held in the goods-shed—150ft. by 30ft.—which had been covered with an excellent pine flooring for the occasion. The walls were decorated with flowers and greenery in the same…

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Extraordinary Scene in a Theatre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 20

The Paris correspondent of the Era, writing in December last, says:—“ The most extraordinary dinary and scandalous scene that has occurred within my experience at any Paris theatre…

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Concert at the School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 March 1881 · page 2

THE, concert at the School of Arts, on Thursday, the 17th ult., which, owing to pressure on our space we could only notice briefly in our last issue, hardly came up…

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Hay Amateur Ministries at the Bijou Theatre

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 April 1881 · page 5

The above named popular minstrels gave their entertainment on behalf of the local hospital on Wednesday last, and in point of attendance it may be characterised as unsuccessful,…

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Concert at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 April 1881 · page 3

THE attractive programme put forth by the promoters of the concert in aid of the building fund of St. Stephen's Church, Rutherglen, drew a very large audience to…

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Sacred Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 3

A service of sacred song was given by the school children attending St. John's Sunday School, Corowa, in the School of Arts, on Good Friday…

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Concert at Mitta Mitta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1881 · page 14

A concert and ball at the opening of the new school, in aid of State school prize funds, was held at the Mechanics’ Institute, Mitta Mitta village, on Friday evening, the 6th inst. Despite the…

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The Urana County Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 May 1881 · page 3

THE Urana Annual County Bachelor's Ball was celebrated on the 12th, and was a I great success, there being a total attendance of 186. The court house was…

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The Water Supply Question. Public Meeting at the Exchange Theatre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1881 · page 10

A public meeting was held at the Exchange Theatre on Monday evening in connection with the water-supply question, Mr. W. J. Jones in the chair. The house was crowded in all parts…

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Concert at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1881 · page 3

ON the evening of the Queen's Birthday a concert was held in the Town Hall, Rutherglen, in aid of the funds of the Wangaratta Hospital. Though rain fell during…

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Concert at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1881 · page 3

CONSIDERING the unfavourable aspect of the weather in the early port of the night the audience which assembled in the School of Arts, on Tuesday night, might be fairly…

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Concert at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1881 · page 3

THE entertainment held in Foord's Store, Wahgunyah, on Monday night, in aid of the widow and family of the late Mr. Fred Foord was a most successful one. A…

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Jottings at the Church of England Concert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 14

The congregation of St. Matthew’s ought to be proud of a chair which can organize and carry to a successful issue an entertainment as given in the Church of England schoolhouse on Tuesday…

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The Hospital Ball

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 2

THE ball in aid of the funds of the local hospital took place in the Athenaeum, last evening. The idea of holding a ball for the above object was first mooted when it was found that the Masons…

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Corowa Public Subscription Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 August 1881 · page 6

THE annual public subscription ball held on Wednesday night, in the School of Arts, was one of the most enjoyable of the many similar…

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Last Night's Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 August 1881 · page 5

A LARGE, though somewhat boisterous, audience assembled at one of the most apathetic entertainments ever given in Corowa. This is a serious…

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Concert and Ball at Leneva

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 8

The annual concert and ball of the Leneva Mutual Improvement Society was held on 5th August, in their hall, which was crowded with visitors from the surrounding district, Indigo,…

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Mrs. Bladen-neill's Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 August 1881 · page 2

MRS. BLADEN-NEILL entertained a large party of her friends at the School of Arts on Monday evening last by giving a Fancy Dress Ball…

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Fancy Dress Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 2

A NUMBER of gentlemen resident in the district who were guests at the late Fancy Dress Ball given by Mrs. Bladon Neill, considering that that…

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Household. Dressing for a Photograph. How Colours Change in the Camera—why Actresses Take the Best Pictures

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 31 August 1881 · page 2

"THE question is often asked," said an experienced photographer, "why actors and actresses take the most pleasing pictures. It is because they study the principles of art…

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