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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1882

109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 6

Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday evening the ever-perenial opera of " H.M.S. Pinafore" was produced by the Royal English Opera Company, with undoubted success; the whole…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1882 · page 2

THE Royal English Opera Company closed their short, but brilliant, season last evening with two acts of "La Somnambula," and the third act of "Maritana." The lower…

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The Ring Theatre Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 2

LONDON, April 26.—A number of officials, including the Mayor of Vienna, have been brought to trial for the Ring Theatre catastrophe…

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Concert and Panoramic Views in Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1882 · page 5

A CONCERT and series of panoramic views, in connection with the R. C. Temperance Society, came off in the R. C. Schoolroom, Hamilton, on Thursday evening, and…

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Concert at Glebeland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1882 · page 5

A CONCERT in aid of Mr. Michael Maltman, of Adamstown, who has boon incapacitated from following his usual employment for the past two years, will be given in the…

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The Ring Theatre Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1882 · page 2

LONDON, May 17.—The directors of the Ring Theatre, Vienna, have been convicted of criminal carelessness, and sentenced to four and eight months' imprisonment…

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Choral Union Concert at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1882 · page 3

TUESDAY evening was made lively by our own bandsmen playing through the streets by torchlight. This was the particular way of informing the inhabitants that a concert…

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G. N. Band v. Y. A. Band, of Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 5

THE cricket Match between the Great Northern and Young Australian Bands, of Sydney, takes place to-day. The G. N. Band meet at the Royal Hotel at 10.45,…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 4

LAST evening the above place of amusement was again well attended to witness Mr. Maccabe's wonderful performances. To-night will be the last time he will…

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Great Northern Band v. Sydney Young Australian Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday, the city streets were paraded by a full muster of members of the above bands, who played a long series of enlivening and well rendered airs. The occasion…

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Newcastle Rowing Club Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1882 · page 2

BY reference to another column our fair readers will perceive that the date of the above auspicious event has been fixed as Thursday, the 13th July. We are certain…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 2

ANOTHER full house last evening testified to the extraordinary attraction of "The World" at the above theatre. It is evident that the era of lengthy stage waits, scenic…

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The Rowing Club Ball, etc., etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1882 · page 2

GENTLEMEN of Newcastle See Cobley's new fashion plate for dress suits, full dress trousers for 20s; ditto vests, 12s 6d, and a complete swallow-tad dress suit for 90s…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 3

LAST evening witnessed a repetition of the crowded houses that have signalised the advent of "The World," in Newcastle. It is very clear that if Mr. Bland Holt could…

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Mrs. Grammar's Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 7

MR. RICHARD WARD, Leeds writes to the Leeds Mercury stating that he recently came across some verses which he remembers copying from an old book when at school. He believes they are not…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 4

ANOTHER crowded house last evening testified to the increasing popularity of "Hudson's Surprise Party. The old Newcastle favourite must have been highly gratified…

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Newcastle Hospital Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 4

REHEARSALS are being carried out for the above with great success. We had the pleasure of being present at one of them, and can vouch that the "Irish Tiger," which…

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Bonner and the Cricket Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Bonnor, the noted cricketer, has won a £100 bet, by throwing a cricket ball 119 yards. The bet was that he could not throw it 115…

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Concert at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

ON Monday evening, the concert advertised in your journal was ushered in by an unceasing downpour of rain lasting throughout the day, and which, it was thought,…

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The Annual Hospital Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 5

WE need hardly remind our readers that two most pleasant evening's enjoyment imaginable may be anticipated on Thursday and Saturday next, the 22nd and 24th insts…

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