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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1892

385 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 20

Catherine Hill Bay. Supper and Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 3

The Cornstalk Lodge, No. 26 of Free Gardeners, celebrated their anniversary by a supper and ball in Boyd's hall, on the eve of the Queen's Birthday. About 50 couples…

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Stockton. St. Paul's Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 5

In the report of this concert which was given in a previous issue the name of Miss Eva Hudson, who sustained the part of Venus in the dramatic piece "Aenone,"…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 5

LAST night a fairly large audience was present at the Victoria Theatre to witness "The Workman," which went off in the usual happy manner. The principal artists were…

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District News. Greta. Charitable Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 5

A grand benefit concert in aid of Mrs. Aitcheson, whoso husband was killed through a fall of coal at the Greta Colliery about two years since, was held in the old School of…

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Hamilton. Band of Hope

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 7

The monthly public meeting of the Hamilton Presbyterian Band of Hope was held in the church on Wednesday evening, and was well attended. The Rev. R…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 5

"THE WORKMAN" was staged at the Victoria Theatre for the last time lest evening. There was a large audience present, and every artistic point that was made, and every…

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Sacred Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 4

FOR the convenience of those desirous of attending the grand sacred concert to be held in the Victoria Theatre on Sunday evening, the 12th instant, in aid of the Wallsend and…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre. "The Wages of Sin."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

ON Saturday evening Frank Harvey's powerful Sensational drama, "The Wages of Sin," was staged at the Victoria Theatre. There was large audiesce present, and, judging by…

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Wickham Superior Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

THE marvellous success of the production of the new cantata, "The little old woman that lived in a shoe," had the effect of crowding the hall of the local School of Arts…

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Concert at Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 5

A SUCCESSFUL competition and concert was held in Mr. G. Wile's hall on Monday evening last under the auspices of the Minmi Choral Society, the society being fortunate…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre. "The Wages of Sin."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 5

THE Victoria Theatre was again comfortably filled last night to witness the second performance of "The Wages of Sin." The play went successfully from the rise to the drop…

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Juvenile Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 5

The cantata, by the Wickham Superior Public School children, was repeated last evening, when the hall of the School of Arts was crowded. The several choruses…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 5

"THE Wages of Sin" was staged for the last time at the Victoria Theatre last night, and notwithstanding the forbidding weather a fairly large audience was present. It…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre. "Woman's Sacrifice."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 5

THE Dan Barry Dramatic Company produced a new drama, entitled "Woman's Sacrifice," at the Victoria Theatre last evening, and, taken as a first performance, the…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre. Benefit to Miss Dora Mostyn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 5

THE lengthy season of the Dan Barry Dramatic Company in this city is drawing to a close, and this evening they will appear for the last time. Last night the emotional…

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Ball Bros. v. Clarke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 3

George Ball, trading as Ball Brothers, sued D. Clarke for £8 11s 2d, for groceries supplied. Mr. Cronin appeared for the plaintiffs,…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre. "Caste."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 5

THE Dan Barry Dramatic Company brought their lengthy season in the Victoria Theatre to a close last evening, when a complimentary benefit was tendered to Miss Dora…

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Grand Sacred Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 7

WE again desire to draw the attention of our readers to the grand scored concert to be held in the Victoria Theatre to-morrow (Sunday) evening at 8 p.m. As previously…

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Adamstown. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1892 · page 8

On Friday evening the teachers and scholars attending the public school reproduced to a large audience the cantatas "Babes in the Wood" and "Sherwood's Queen."…

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The Grand Sacred Concert. a Great Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1892 · page 4

THE grand sacred concert given in the Victoria Theatre last evening for the benefit of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Relief Fund was in every way a pronounced success. It…

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