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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1882

109 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 6

Rowing Club Fancy Dress Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 4

THE committee entrusted with making arrangements for the above are making active preparations towards bringing it off most successfully. The event is set down…

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Newcastle Hospital Concert, No. 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 2

Ten second grand entertainment in aid of the funds of the above institution took place on Saturday evening last, and was an unqualified success. The house was again filled to…

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Lillywhite C.C. Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 4

A GRAND concert in aid of the Lillywhite Cricket Club is announced to take place in the Protestant Hall, to-morrow (Thursday) evening. The chair will be taken by…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1882 · page 2

THE Victoria Theatre was fairly filled on Saturday evening, to witness Arthur Vivian's great London sensation, "Neck and Neck," and would, no doubt, have…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1882 · page 2

LAST evening the beautiful society drama, "Honour," was performed at the above theatre in the most excellent style, to a house, we regret to say, far from…

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Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 5

ON Thursday evening last a vocal and instrumental concert took place at the Victoria Theatre, in aid of the Prize Fund of the Newcastle Superior Public School…

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Victoria Theatre.—miss Carry Nelson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 3

THE Melbourne Argus says of the above lady that, on her first appearance at the Bijou Theatre, more than ordinary eclat was attached to the re-introduction to the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday Miss Carry Nelson made her first appearance in Newcastle, at the Victoria Theatre, assisted by Mr. M'Fadyen. The attendance was very good, particularly…

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Tradesmen's Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1882 · page 3

THE first Terpsichorean gathering, under the auspices of the majority of the storekeepers and tradespeople of Newcastle, took place at the City Hall, on Wednesday…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 3

LAST night Messrs. Stanley and Darby shire's celebrated Javenile Opera Bouffe Company gave their first performance in Newcastle at the above theatre, before a very crowded…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1882 · page 5

IN spite of the unpropitious state of the weather last evening the theatre was very fairly filled, the attraction of the Pantomime of Jack the Giant Killer by the…

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Catholic Concert, Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1882 · page 8

THIS splendid entertainment, of which such high expectations were raised, both by advertisement and your correspondent, came off on Tuesday evening last, in the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1882 · page 2

LAST evening, the Montague-Turner Company made their re-appearance at the above theatre, and received a most hearty welcome from a crowded and fashionable…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1882 · page 2

ANOTHER crowded house last evening attested the popularity of the Montague-Turner Company. The opera selected for last evening was Donizetti's "Lucrezia…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1882 · page 3

LAST evening Wallace's grand opera of "Maritana" was performed to a house packed from floor to ceiling, the dress circle containing more occupants than on any…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 2

VERDI'S "Il Trovatore" was represented last evening at the theatre by the Montague Turner English Opera Company, and again the auditorium was well filled. For…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1882 · page 4

LAST evening Gounod's opera, " Faust," was represented at the Victoria Theatre, by the Montague-Turner English Opera Company, as a complimentary benefit to…

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Concert at Greta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1882 · page 8

A CORRESPONDENT says:—A very successful concert was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Greta, under the auspices of the Improvement Committee, on Monday evening, the…

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Concert at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1882 · page 3

ON Tuesday last, a grand concert was held in the School of Arts, Wallsend, in aid of James Horn, of Brookstown, who has been off work very nearly twelve months…

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High-class Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1882 · page 3

THE following is from Public Opinion, of 27th May:—"The whole art world will be anxious to learn what truth there, is in a report which is circulating…

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