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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897

371 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 19

Victoria Theatre. "At Duty's Call" To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 5

THE beautiful spectacular effects of which "Hands Across the Sea" can boast wore sufficiently attractive to draw a fair audience to the Victoria Theatre last evening. The…

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District News. Wickham. Social and Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 6

A successful and enjoyable social and concert was held in the St. James' schoolroom, Wickham, on Tuesday evening. The proceedings commenced with an overture by the…

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Waratah. Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 6

On Thursday evening a vocal and instrumental concert was given in the School of Arts in aid of the Primitive Methodist church, and, musically speaking, the event…

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Hamilton. G.n.r. String Band Entertainment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 6

An entertainment was given on Thursday evening in the bandroom, near Hamilton Station, by a company of juvenile artists, under the auspices…

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Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 8

A grand concert was held in the Mechanics Institute last evening in aid of the funds of St. Peter's Boys' Club; East Maitland. There was a fair attendance. An interesting…

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Hamilton. School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 8

The entertainment to be given this evening in the Mechanics' Institute by a number of the Public-school children, in aid of their picnic fund, will embrace several novel action…

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Catherine Hill Bay. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 6

A successful concert in connection with the Public Sohool was herd on Friday night, when a large number of parents and others were present. In the absence of Mr. T…

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New Lambton. Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1897 · page 5

The concert in aid of Mr. Thomas Wolfe was held in Garrett's Centenary Hall on Friday evening, and considering the inclement weather proved a great success, the…

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District News. West Wallsend. Band of Hope Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 6

On Saturday last the long-expected and twice postponed Band of Hope picnic took place, and proved in every way a pronounced success. The…

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District News. Hamilton. School Pupils' Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 8

DESPITE the inclement weather of last evening, the hall at the Mechanics' Institute was well filled to witness the concert and spectacular entertainment by the pupils of the…

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New Lambton. the Be[?] Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 3

On Monday evening the committee who worked up the concert for the benefit of Mr. T. Wolfe met for the purpose of squaring up the accounts. The income amounted to £10…

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District News. Stockton. St. Peter's Roman Catholic School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 5

The pupils attending this school gave their annual entertainment last night in the Temperance Hall, in aid of their prize fund. These entertainments are always of a very…

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Islington. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 8

A concert was given in the Islington Mechanics' Institute last evening by the pupils, assisted by several local lady vocalists, in aid of the prize fund of the school…

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District News. Teralba. Social and Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 6

ON Thursday afternoon, at Mr. H. Evans' hall, the members of the Pride of the Lake Lodge, G U.O O F., held a social and dance, the occasion being to present Bro. Afflic,…

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Williamtown. Schools Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 6

A concert was given on Wednesday night at Williamtown by the combined schools of Williamtown and Salt Ash, for the benefit of the two school libraries. There was a very…

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Military Smoke Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 8

A farewell military smoke concert was tendered last evening, at the Excelsior Hotel, to Lieutenant Clark by the officers and troopers of the Maitland Half-Squadron New…

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Maitland District. a "Rainbow" Tea and Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1897 · page 8

AN advertisement in another column directs attention to a somewhat novel meeting under the combined auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance…

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Hamilton. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1897 · page 5

The children of the Superior Public School repeated the programme so thoroughly appreciated by the large audience that assembled in the Mechanics' Institute to witness it on…

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Morpeth. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 8

Arrangements have for some time past been in progress towards holding a concert of the Public School children in the School of Arts this evening. The chorus will…

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Messrs. Ball Bros

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 6

[?]as men of enterprise, have earned a distinction in the commercial world. Everything conceivable in the way of groceries, provisions, and wines can be purchased…

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