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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1892

385 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 20

Killed by a Cricket Ball. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 5

A BABY named Annie Denison died on Saturday evening at the residence of her parents. It appears that Mrs. Denison was carrying the child in the yard on the 16th inst., when…

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Carrington. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 3

A grand concert in aid of the school prize fund will be held on Friday evening, in the schoolroom. The entertainment will consist of part songs,…

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Victoria Theatre. The Hiscocks' Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1892 · page 4

MR. F. E. HISCOCKS is again amongst us with a large and talented troupe, amongst whom are Johnny Cowan, Lou Braham (the silver tenor), Harry Cremar, and Fred Dark, also…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 5

HISCOCKS' Royal Court Minstrels open to-night, for three nights only, with a strong combination of artists, including minstrelsy, serio-comic, descriptive, dramatic, and…

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The Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1892 · page 5

HISCOCKS' Royal Court Minstrels opened at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night for a season of three nights. This class of entertainment is very popular in Newcastle, and…

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Carrington. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1892 · page 3

The children's concert in connection with the Carrington Public School took place on Friday evening, and was a thorough success, the only drawback…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 5

HISCOCKS' Court Minstrels again appeared in the victoria Theatre last evening, the audience being rather meagre. The performance was a distinct improvement on that given by…

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Concert at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 5

LAST evening a concert took place at the Wickham School of Arts in aid of Mr. W. Jackson, who is in distressed circumstances. The Mayor of Wickham (Alderman Shedden)…

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One of a Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 8

ON Monday week a lad named James M'Naughton was arrested on a charge of stealing 30s from his mother in the west end of the city. The prosecutrix in giving…

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Jesmond. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 3

The teachers of the Jesmond Public School are arranging to give the pupils a picnic on the occasion of the opening of the now infants' school on…

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Islington. Complimentary Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 6

A complimentary concert was tendered to the Rev. W. Tait in the Islington Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday, to mark the occasion of his leaving St. Mark's Church. The hall…

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Jesmond. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 6

A concert in connection with the public school, Jesmend, was held in the schoolroom by the pupils on Thursday evening, and not-withstanding the inclemency of the weather,…

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Wickham. Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 7

The entertainment given in aid of the School of Arts building fund passed, off most successfully. "Mrs. Jarley," with the assistance of the…

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New Lambton. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 8

A concert is to be given to-night in the schoolroom by the pupils to raise funds for a picnic. Mr. R. M'Credie, head master, and his staff have subjected the pupils to a course…

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Charlestown. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 8

The pupils of the above school are to give a concert in the Charlestown Hall to-night in aid of the school funds. The little folks have been under active, training for some time, and…

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Wallsend. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 3

THE school children's entertainment in aid of the prize fund will be held this evening in the large hall of the Agricultural Society. Judging from the programme, the event…

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Cook's Hill Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 8

A CONCERT was given by the pupils of Cook's Hill Public School in the Masonic Hall last evening, with the object of increasing the amount of money to be devoted to the prize…

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Ball Bros. v. Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 3

Ball Bros. sued E. P. Hill for the recovery of £5 17s 5d for produce sold. Defendant did not appear and a verdict was given for plaintiffs for the amount claimed, with 10s…

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Licensing Court. Music and Dance Permit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 6

John Allanson, Terminus Hotel, Globe, was granted permission to have music and dancing in his premises on Friday night…

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Mr. King's Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 5

THE friends of Mr. E. Bach-King will tender him a benefit concert in the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening next. The young musician has determined to study in one of the best…

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