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Murray · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897

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Presbyterian Church Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

WHEN added to local talent, a considerable reinforcement of performers from a distance is billed for a concert the interest taken in the event is certain to be…

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St. Augustine's School Concert

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 23

In spite of the fact that Saturday evening was most oppressively warm and trying, a large attendance was present in the Wodonga Shire Hall, to listen to the programme arranged by the…

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Presbyterian Church Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the extremely short notice given, a fair attendance marked appreciation of the management's efforts in furnishing a programme including the…

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Tea Meeting and Concert at the Cliffs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 37

On New Year's Eve a most successful gathering of the residents of this neighborhood—a pretty big one, extending from Dan even to Beersheba—took place at Mr Dun's woolshed…

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Australian Vocalists. an Important Concert Tour. London, January 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 27

Madame Melba and Miss Ada Crossley, the two famous Australian vocalists, are associated in an important concert tour. The two artistes have been engaged to sing…

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In the Ball-room

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 13

Courtesy in the ball-room seems to have vanished. When the writer was young, me asked women for, "The honor of a dance." Now they saunter up to whom they may fancy…

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Preservation of Pictures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 13

It often happens that the more a picture is admired the worse usage it gets. Its admirers admire it while smoking, and then rub it with saliva to bring out the most admirable spot…

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Concert at Bethanga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 27

A very successful dramatic and musical entertainment was held at Bathanga on Friday, in aid of the altar fund of the R.C. Church. The first part consisted of a varied concert in…

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Burryjaa Wesleyan Tea Meeting and Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 3

THE annual tea-meeting and concert in connection with the Burryjaa Wesloyan Church were held on Wednesday evening last and passed off most successfully…

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The Art of Hanging Pictures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 13

Do you remember the time when every wall-regulated parlor wall showed picture arranged in column trios, a large one in the centre of each group, flanked by two smaller…

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Original Correspondence. Band Tenders. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 3

SIR,--In reference to the meeting held in the R.C. Church on Sunday last tenders were opened for supplying music for the ball to be held on St. Patrick's night…

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Original Correspondence. Band Tenders. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 3

SIR.--Will yon kindly grant me a small space to make a reply to the remarks of a correspondent signing himself "Fair Play," which appeared in Tuesday's issue…

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Original Correspondence. Band Tenders. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 3

SIR--In answer to a letter which appeared in your last issue signed by J. H. Oswald relating to a correspondent signed "Fair Play" in which my name was mentioned…

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Original Correspondence. Band Tenders. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 3

SIR,--In reply to J. Quinn's challenge to me in your last issue, I am willing to accept his offer. If the committee of the St. Patrick's Day Sports are agreeable,…

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Concert and Ball at Talgarno

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 27

A concert in aid of the funds of the Talgarne Athereeum and Free Library was held on Friday last. The attendance was very large, and the affair, both from a musical and a…

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The Ball

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 3

After the hall had been cleared the dancing was commenced, the floor being literally covered by dancers, amongst whom were many visitors from other…

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The Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 3

Long before the curtain rose for the first item on the programme (an overture by the Border Brass Band) every available seat in the Oddfellows Hall was…

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The Newbury - Spada Concerts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 3

ON Friday and Saturday nights the Oddfellows' Hall was filled with large and enthusiastic audiences on the occasion of the last appearances, prior to leaving for…

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A Band Journal Suspended. London, March 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 26

The publication of the Star, a leading daily paper published at Johannesburg, has been suspended by President Kruger, under the press law recently passed by the…

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Hanging Pictures

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

Many a delicately tinted painting is placed so near the ceiling that its beauty and value are lost. It is really, "skied" like a worthless daub at an exhibition…

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