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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1896

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MR. A. L. Wright's Benefit Entertainment. An Operatic Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 2

The complimentary concert tendered by the members of the Hay Amateur Operatic Company to Mr. A. L. Wright took place in the Academy of Music on Wednesday night…

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Presbyterian Church Tea Meeting and Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening the tea meeting and concert, to mark the anniversary of the opening of the Corowa Church, took place in the School of Arts, and although it…

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Complimentary Concert to Mr Wright

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening the concert tendered to Mr A. L. Wright by the members of the Bay Amatene Operatic company took place in the Academy of Music, and…

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The Albury Band Contest. Rutherglen and Albury Divide

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 3

GREAT interest was taken to the band contest at the Albury Exhibition on Saturday. The special train which left Wahgunyah in the morning was well…

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The Art of Hanging Pictures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 13

Do you remember the time when every well-regulated parior wall showed pictures arranged in solema trioe, a large one in the centre of each group, flanked by two smaller ones?…

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A Mansion Burned. Valuable Pictures Destroyed. London, October 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 26

Severn End, near Malvern, in Worcestershire, one of the country residences of Sir Edmund Arthur Lechmere, Bart, has been totally destroyed by fire. A number of…

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St. Luke's Anniversary Concert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1896 · page 17

The attendance at the annual concert in connection with St. Luke's Church, Wodonga, od Friday evening, in the shire hall, was rather seriously interfered with by other attractions,…

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Oddfellows' Ball at Urana

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 3

THE annual ball in connection with the above lodge was held on Friday, week last in the School of Arts, and was well patronised, a fair number of country…

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The Society of Artists. Art Union of Pictures

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 3

The Committee of the Society of Artists recently held a meeting at the Cliff Studios, Pitt Street, for the purpose of discussing the possibilities of an Art…

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Concert

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 1

On Monday evening a concert and farce, under the auspices of the Local Branch of the League of Wheelmen, took place in the Town Hall to a fairly large attendance. The following ladies and…

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Concert at the R. C. School-room

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last a grand concert was given by the children attending the Convent Schools at Deniliquin. There was a large attendance of parents and friends, the school-room being…

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Concert at Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 24

Acceptable though the rain which fell on Monday evening may have been to district residents in general, there is little doubt that those closely concerned in the Wodonga…

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Making Them Dance

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

A correspondent sends us the following amusing anecdote of Prince Bismarck:—One day, while the Prince was waiting in the Emperor's ante-chamber,…

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Burning of a Theatre at Aberdeen. Terrible Panic

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 24

A building in Aberdeen, known as the Palace of Varieties, in whioh for some time the Livermore Brothers have conducted variety entertainments, was burned to the…

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The [?] Students’ Concert

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 November 1896 · page 2

The Blind Students paid their first visit to Berrigan last Friday, and gave one of their high class entertainments to an appreciative [?]. The…

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Short Story. Done at a Fancy Ball

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 2

The orchestra was Just breaking into the fourth waltz, one of Strauss's, when she entered the theatre. As usual in the early part of the evening, the…

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The Art of Hanging Pictures

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 2

Do you remember the time when every well-regulated parlour wall showed pictures arranged in solemn trios, a large one in the centre of each group, flanked by two…

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The Art of Hanging Pictures

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 December 1896 · page 2

Do you remember the time when every well regulated parlour wall showed pictures arranged in [?]mn trice a large one in the centre of each group, flanked by two…

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Border Brass Band

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 2

ON Friday evening a meeting of the member of the above was held at the Fire Brigade Station, there being present:--Messrs. W. Corp (chair),J…

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Oxley. Xmas Tree and Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 2

On Wednesday evening, 23rd instant, at Massie's Hall, a juvenile plain and fancy dress ball was held in connection with a Christmas Tree given by parents and friends…

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