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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1884

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The Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 30 January 1884 · page 2

A most successful concert was given at the Academy of Music on Friday evening in behalf of the building of the Catholic Convent and schools. There was a large at [?]ndance,…

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Poetry. Two Pictures

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 2 February 1884 · page 2

A SINKING sun in the ruddy West, A smiling sky, a peaceful sea—The breezes lulling the waves to rest—A picture fair as fair can be…

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Border Brass Band

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Border Brass Band was held on Wednesday in the Corowa School of Arts, Mr. J. Simpson in the chair. The Secretary read the balance- sheet, showing an…

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Poetry. Two Pictures

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 1

A SINKING sun in the ruddy West, A smiling sky, a peaceful sea-- The breezes lulling the waves to rest-- A picture fair as fair can be…

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Wahgunyah Band of Hope

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 February 1884 · page 2

FOR some time past the building popularity shown as the cathedral has been the scene of a series of Friday night meetings, under the auspices of the Band…

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Fancy Dress Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 14

The fancy-dress ball at the opening of the new hall of the Mechanics Institute, took place on Tuesday evening, and was undoubtedly the most successful of the…

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Race Night Concert at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 3

A CONCERT in aid of the Vahgunyah Race Fund, was held at Fool's stores, Wahgunyah, on Friday night. A most attractive programme had been advertised…

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The Horse Reporter at a Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 12 April 1884 · page 1

So the city editor produced the pass, and the horse reporter, after punching a hole through it and tying it to his bulton-hole with a white string, stalked out…

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Ball at the Convent Buildings

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 16 April 1884 · page 2

What is generally pronounced to have been the most successful ball ever held in Hay took place in the schoolroom of the Convent on Monday night, for the benefit of…

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The Horse Reporter at a Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 April 1884 · page 2

So the city editor produced the pass, and the horse reporter, after punching a hole through it and tying it to his button-hole with a white string, stalked out…

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Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 2

A very successful concert was held at King's Academy of Music, on Tuesday evening, in aid of the fund for the Convent and School building. The hall was crowded to excess by a good humored and well…

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Concert at the Town [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 April 1884 · page 2

The first of the series of entertainment the Deniliquin Water Supply Extension held at the Town Hall on Monday ever the supervision of Mr Davis [?]…

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Pictures [?] Why the Mag[?]

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 2

SEATED at a table ne[?] Bleeker-street restauren[?] berry street, a daintily [?] sipping a cup of coffee [?]…

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Pictures from Life. Why the Magsman Smiled

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 May 1884 · page 2

SEATED at A table near the window of a Blecker-street restaurant not far from Mulberry street, a daintily dressed magsman was sipping a cup of coffee yesterday morning…

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Mrs. Eastwick's Farewell Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 May 1884 · page 3

LAST Wednesday evening, in accordance with her advertised intention, Mrs. Eastwick made her farewell bow to a Corowa audience. Throughout…

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Race Ball

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 2

A most enjoyable race ball was gives on Thursday night at the Convent School, room, fully thirty couples attending. The merriment was kept up to a late hour and everyone thoroughly enjoyed…

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Humor. The Time Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 2

A LOT of merchant travellers, in New York were watching the time bail, about noon one day, with their watches in their hands, betting as to when it would drop…

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A Flea Theatre in Prussia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 2

A Danzig correspondent writes:—There was a fair going, on outside the gates of this most pictnresque old city. Wandering among the booths, our curiosity was…

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I.o.o.f. Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 18 June 1884 · page 2

In Monday evening the I.O.O.F., held a most successful concert, in spite of Jupiter Pluvius, who on this, as on all other occasions, was unpropitious. Although the night was cold and dark, with occasionally…

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St. John's Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 2

THE long anticipated concert in aid of the warden's fund of St. John's Church, took place in the Corowa School at Arts on Tuesday evening last. Apart from the…

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