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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897

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Superior Public School. Concert and Prize Distribution

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 3

The concert given by the pupile of the Superior Public School on Friday night attracted a large audience, and a very interesting programme was…

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Juvenile Ball at Bundarra

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

A grand juvenile ball was held in the School of Arts, Bundarra, on 14th May, and proved to be a great success. The weather was all that could be…

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Foot Ball

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 3

The Armidale team which journeyed to Walcha defeated the local players by 8 points to nil, E. Lambert scoring two tries, one of which was concerted by T…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. War News. Greece and Turkey. Neutral Zone Arranged. Band of Plunderers. Volunteers Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 2

It is reported that the Turke command easy access to Athens, The Greek army which is at Ther[?] is said to be practically…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Friday. the War. Greece and Turkey. Britain and the Concert. Grand Vizier Defiant. More [?] Ex[?]ted Socialist Deported

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 5

A reports current in Athens that Great B[?] [?] to withdraw from the European concert if Tarkey occupies any portion of Thessaly…

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Cablegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the War. Greece and Turkey. European Concert. a Serious Outlook. Village Burned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 3

The Powers have asked the Porte to agree to an armistice of unlimited duration, to allow peace negotiations to proceed…

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Hospital Ball

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 5

The Hospital or Record Reign Ball, which took place on Tuesday night in the local Town Hall, was a great success. It was a success beyond…

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Theatre Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 7

THE appalling calamnity in Paris, where so many women met an awful death, is causing municipal officials all over the world to look to the safety of…

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Sunday Concert

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 3

The House of Lords has rejected a Bill seeking to abolish the provisions of an Act of [?]871, punishing persons providing lectures and concerts on a Sunday…

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Theatre Prices in the olden time

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1897 · page 6

THE prices of admission in the days of the early theatres was very moderate. For the best "rooms," or boxes, at the erstwhile famous Globe, the charge was…

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Home for Consumptives. Children's Ball in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 4

The children's fancy dress ball held in the Town Hall, Sydney, last sight, in aid of the Victoria Home for Consumptives was a great success…

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A Lucy's Letter from Sydney. [For the Chronicle.] the Juvenile Ball at the Town Hall

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 3

Was one of the prettiest eights it is possible to imsgine. One may object individually to bringing children so prominently into notice, but the…

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The Concert of Powers

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 2

THE severe test which the concert of the Powers has borne in the prolonged and complicated struggle between Turkey and Greece might be regarded as an augury of good to…

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Band Mining Returns

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 6

Under the head of "Figures That Tell." the Roodepoort Mail thus summarises the annual report of the acting State Mining Engineer for…

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Is it Rational to Dance. Evelyn Sharp Hopes Not

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1897 · page 6

LET us hope not. Quite enough nice things are spoilt by being rational; such as dress, for instance, and, sometimes, women. But nothing could well…

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Mrs. Mitchell's Concert

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening the pupils of Mrs. Mitchell, and under that lady's supervision, gave a concert in the Town Hall. There was a large attendance who seemed fully to appreciate the efforts…

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Convent School Concert

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 2

THE St. Joseph's Convent School annual concert took place in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening and passed off very successfully. Every portion of the house was comfortably filled, and this…

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Gored to Deata by a Ball

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

THE Pittsworth correspondent of the Toowoomba Chronicle, writing on 3rd instant, recounts the death of a prominent settler of that place under most shocking circumstances, reference to which…

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Ball in Sydney. Brilliant Gathering

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 4

A ball Riven by the Australian Club in the Paddington Town Hall last night was a brilliant success. The guests included Lords…

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Charity Concert

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 2

THE seating accommodation of the Town Hall was taxed to the utmost on Wednesday evening, when an exceptionally large audience crowded into chairs, front seats, back seats, and gallery to…

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