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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1898

329 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 17

Dudley Disaster Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1898 · page 5

The programme appearing in this morning's issue shows how readily the principal Sydney and local artists respond to the calls of charity. It will be noted that Miss Edith…

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Easter at the Victoria Theatre Messrs. Macmahon's Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 5

THE Messrs. MacMahon are making arrangements for a season of melo dramatic plays at the Victoria Theatre, the intention being to open on Easter Monday. The initial play of…

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Dudley Disaster Relief Fund. Entertainment at the Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 5

THE concert promoted by Messrs. E. King, S. Janssen, and Miss Nellio Parkes, and managed by Messrs. A. Timbury and A. Fenwick, in aid of the Dudiey Disaster…

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District News. Minmi. the School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 8

On Tuesday evening the pupils of the Superior Public school at Minmi gave a grand concert in aid of a fund to purchase a piano. There were about 600 present, and…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 5

As will be seen by advertisement the Messrs. MacMahon, lessees of the Lyceum Theatre, Sydney have made arrangements for giving a brief holiday dramatic season at the…

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Australian Art Exhibition. Thirty Local Pictures Sold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Of the local pictures on view at the exhibition of Australian art, now exciting so much attention in London, as many as 30…

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Swansea. Dudley Relief Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 3

A successful concert in aid of the widows and children bereaved by the Dudley disaster, was given in the hall, Swansea, on Thursday night…

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Pictures by Telegraph

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 4

The New York Herald has discovered at St. Paul, Minnesota, a young watchmaker, named Herbert Hummel, who claims to be able to transmit pictures by telegraph…

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Victoria Theatre. Production of "The White Squadron."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 5

THE Messrs. MacMahon have produced many fine dramas in Newcastle, but it is questionable if ever they have scored a bigger success than they did last evening in…

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Victoria Theatre. "Hands Across the Sea" To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 5

THE final performance during Messrs. MacMahon's present season of that stirring drama, "The White Squadron," was given at the Victoria Theatre last evening to a…

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Proposed Hospital Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 8

A meeting of ladies favourable to the holding of the annual ball in aid of the Maitland Hospital was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were…

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District News. Hamilton. Dudley Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 5

A vocal and instrumental concert and an interpretation of Ramsay's operetta "Cinderella" was given in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute last evening, the proceeds…

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Rubbish Throwing at the Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 3

Sir,—Permit me to point out an intolerable nuisance that exists at our theatre, and one that is assuming far too large proportions. I allude to the throwing of all sorts of…

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Waratah Asylum Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 8

The ladies interested in the success of the ball to be held in aid of the Waratah Deaf and Dumb Asylum met at the Domintean Convent yesterday afternoon to make…

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An Exhibition of Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 5

THREE is at present on view in Brockenridge's buildings a most interesting exhibition of pictures of the Australian bushrangers, which cover some thousands of feet of canvas…

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Maitland District. the Hospital Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 8

A MEETING of ladies interested in the ball to be held in aid of the funds of the Maitland Hospital was hold at the School of Arte yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. Howell presided,…

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Merewether. Dudley Disaster Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 5

The concert to be held this evening in the School of Arts promises to be a financial success, a large number of tickets having been disposed of by the offices of the…

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Victoria Theatre Company, Limited. the First Dividend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1898 · page 5

THE twenty-second half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Victoria Theatre Company. Limited, was held at Mr. W. K. Lochhead's office yesterday, at noon. The…

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Orchestral Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1898 · page 8

An advertisement in this issue draws attention to the fact that a concert will be given in the Town Hall this evening by the members of…

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Adamstown. Sacred Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1898 · page 3

On Tuesday night, in the Primitive Methodist Church, an enjoyable entertainment was provided by the Hamilton Wesleyan Church chair, under the leadership of…

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