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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1899

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Victoria Theatre. The Maggie Moore Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 5

The dramatic season which began so auspiciously on Monday last has been continued with most satisfactory results at the Victoria Theatre, and is a convincing…

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District News. West Wallsend Lodge Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1899 · page 7

The brethren of Lodge St. Andrew, 198, West. Wallsend, at the conclusion of the lodge business, adjourned to Johnston's hall on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of…

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Victoria Theatre. the Maggie Moore Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 5

The "Golden Giant" was produced for the last time at the Victoria Theatre last evening. There was another large audience, and the drama went off without a…

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Hall and Simon's Monthly Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 4

Last night in the Masonic Hall Messrs. Hall and Simon, the people's entertainers, added another to their very successful series of popular monthly lantern, vocal,…

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Victoria Theatre. "Struck Oil."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 5

The perennial popularity of this attractive drama was again exemplified last evening by the presence of a very large audience. It is one with which the name of Miss Maggie…

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Sudden Death in a Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 3

A sea-going man named Sharpe, who resided in Alma-street, West Hartlepool, Eng., went to the Gaiety Theatre Music Hall, accompanied by his two little daughters. He…

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Victoria Theatre. Farewell to Mr. H. R. Roberts an Enthusiastic Audience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 5

One of the most pleasing events attached to the return of the Maggie Moore-H. R. Roberts Company occurred last evening at the Victoria Theatre. The predominant…

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The Gatton Tragedy. Search for the Brooches. Another Paddock Examined. an Old Threatening Letter. Why the Dance Was Not Held. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 5

Mr. Archibald Meston, the Protector of Aboriginals for the colony, who visited the scene of the murder for the second time to-day, states that he is firmly convinced…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 4

On Saturday evening the Wilson Comedy Company, which has been appearing in Sydney for the past 10 weeks, will open a brief season in the city. The opening…

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Victoria Theatre. Wilson Comedy Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The Wilson Comedy Company will open a brief season of four nights at the Victoria Theatre. The opening piece will be the amusing comedy, "The Strategist," in four…

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A Rehearsal Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

Maiden-lane, in London, is well known as the street where William Terriss was murdered. It has, however, another title to favour. It contains the most…

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Victoria Theatre. The Wilson Comedy Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

The opening piece of the Wilson Comedy Company at the Victoria Theatre to-night is "The Strategist" an admittedly amusing and a brightly-written comedy. From the…

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District News. Wickham. St. James' Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

A grand concert was given in the school-room of St. James' Church on Thursday evening, when an excellent programme was presented, and met with evident favour. The…

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Merewether. Band Performance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 5

The announcement in these columns that the local bond would render a programme of choice selections on the beach yesterday afternoon, together with the fine weather…

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Victoria Theatre. the Wilson Comedy Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 4

The initial performance at the Victoria Theatre by the Wilson Comedy Company on Saturday evening was evidently greatly beyond the anticipations of the playgoing…

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The Smoke Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 6

In the evening a smoke concert, under the auspices of the Newcastle Bowling Club, was held at Pulbrook's Criterion Hotel, at which a number of the Metropolitan Bowling…

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Victoria Theatre. the Wilson Comedy Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 4

The sparkling little farcical comedy "The Strategist," with with which the Wilson Company opened a four nights' season in the Victoria Theatre on…

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Victoria Theatre. "Mixed" or "I've Called aboutairs Hat."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 4

That intensely amusing and delightful little comedy "Mixed," or "I've Called About a Hat," was produced at the Victoria Theatre last evening by…

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Victoria Theatre. The Wilson Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 5

Last evening's showers notwithstanding, the enterprise of the Wilson Comedy Company was accorded more liberal patronage than on the three…

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Cyclists' Smoke Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 8

The members of the Maitland Bicycle Club held a smoke concert last evening, at the Belmore Hotel, in connection with the distribution of the prizes to the successful…

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