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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1887

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Lake Boga November, 11. the Swan Hill Volunteer Firebrigade Concert and Ball

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 2

The annual concert and ball in aid of the above was held in Pettigrew's Assembly Hall on Wednesday, 9th inst., and was in every way an unqualified…

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Convent School Concert

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 November 1887 · page 2

A vocal and instrumental concert was given in the Masonic Hall, on Tuesday evenings the 15th inst., by the pupils attending the Convent School, that is…

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Traveller. a Forbidden Dance. The Wild "Hula-Hula" as Danced by Ten Beautiful Maidens

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 1

Among the forbidden amusements of the Sandwich Islands dancing what is known as the "hula-hula." A reporter, now at Honolulu, attended one of these dances…

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Border Orchestra Recital

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 2

THE members of one Border Orchestra gave their third recital in the School of Arts on Monday night. The hall was crowded, and the audience was reinforced…

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Act. Iv.--pantomime. Theatre Royal--boxing Night

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 4

(All the musical resources of the company are brought out. Drums, penny whistles, month organs, &c., &c. DRAMATIS PERSONE…

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Traveller. a Forbidden Dance. The Wild "Hula-Hula" as Danced by Ten Beautiful Maidens

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 2

Among the forbidden amusements of the Sandwich Islands dancing what is known as the "hula-hula." A reporter, now at Honolulu, attended, one of these dances…

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A Remarkable Concert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 25

It was in 1841, on the cold and foggy evening of December 24th, that a man of high stature, leaning on a staff, moved painfully along Mazarin-street. His garments…

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Promenade Concert

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 3

The Promenade Concert at the Town Hall provided a most enjoyable finish to the festivities of Boxing Day. The programme which opened with a brightly played overture by Miss and…

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