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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1891

315 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 16

Band of Brigands. Capture a Railway Inspector

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A band of brigands captured a railway inspector at Salonica. In a severe struggle one of the inspector's labourers was killed…

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Miss Pierce's Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 5

Miss Pierce's second annual concert will be given in the Masonic Hell, Perkin-street, on Wednesday next. A choice programme has been prepared, and appears in full in our…

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Amusements. the Albu Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1891 · page 5

THE Misses Albu gave their second and final concert in the new Masonic Hall, Parkin-street, on Saturday evening, and the entertainment proved a brilliant and delightful…

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The Colbourne-Baber Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1891 · page 5

From the high reputation of the artists comprising the concert company with which Mr. Baber gives the first of his two concerts on Thursday next, a great treat may…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Return Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 5

It has boon decided to give a complimentary return ball to Mayor Cohen. THE THEOPHANE. The ship Theophane, which went ashore…

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Merewether. CONCERT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 3

A grand concert was held in the Rutherglen Hall on Saturday evening, and there was a fair attendance. Mr. James Rice, chairman of the Glebe…

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Miss Pierce's Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1891 · page 5

Miss Pierce intends giving her second grand annual pupils' concert in the, New Masonic Hall, Perkin-street, this evening. A really excellent programme has been…

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Colbourne-baber Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1891 · page 5

To-night the first of these concerts will take place at the Masonic Hall, and a large attendance should fill the hall. The programme consists of a thoroughly enjoyable…

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Amusements. New Masonic Hall. Miss Pierce's Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1891 · page 5

ALTHOUGH Miss Pierce had a great many difficulties to contend with in giving her pupils' annual concert at this particular season, the music-loving public having…

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Amusements. New Masonic Hall. The Colbourne-Baber Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 5

The first of the Colbourne-Baber concerts took place last evening in the new Masonic Hall, and was in every way a success. Notwithstanding the large number of concerts…

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Amusements. New Masonic Hall. The Colbourne-Baber Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 8

THE second and final of the Colbourne-Baber concerts was given in the New Masonic Hall last evening, and in a musical sense the entertainment was quite as great a success 55…

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Concert at Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1891 · page 5

A grand concert will be given to-morrow evening in the Free Methodist Church, Cook's Hill. An excellent programme has been prepared, and a capital entertainment…

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Killed by a Cricket Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1891 · page 7

AN inquest was held at Coventry respecting the death of Isabella Cook, who was killed by a blow from a cricket ball. Deceased was sitting on…

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Charlestown. Social and Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 5

A grand social and ball are to be held to-night to celebrate the opening of the new and spacious hall erected by Mr. W. Thornton. The county members are expected to…

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Amusements. the New Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 8

THE new Victoria Theatre is to be opened next Saturday evening. Messrs. James and J. F. Macmahon, together with Mr. E. E. Rice, the author of the comic opera…

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Merewether. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1891 · page 5

The pupils of the Merewether School gave a concert, by request, and were assisted by other gentlemen, in the Rutherglen Hall, Old Racecourse, on Friday evening last…

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Opening of the Victoria Theatre. Interview with Mr. James Macmahon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 8

THE now Victoria Theatre is to be opened on Saturday evening, sad public interest is being aroused on the event. A representative of this journal yesterday had…

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District News. Wallsend. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 7

THE concert which is to be given in the Agricultural Hall this evening by the children of the Wallsend Superior Public School promises to be a great…

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AMUSEMENTS. Musical Union Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 5

THE fourth grand concert of the Newcastle Musical Union will be given in the Masonic Hall, Perkin-street, this evening, when Handel's magaificent oratoria, "Judas…

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Opening of the Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 5

THE great event of the opening of the new Victoria Theatre, which will occur on Saturday evening next, is exciting a wide-spread interest, and as the box-plan will be…

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