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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1899

459 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 23

Hamilton. the Sunday Band Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 5

Last evening Mr. Starr, at the Seventh Day Adventists' Tout, after the usual service of praise and prayer, discoursed on the Sunday band playing question. After drawing…

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Band Playing on Sundays. Meeting at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 7

A large meeting numbering over 500 of the citizens and ratepayers of Hamilton was addressed on Monday evening from the balcony of the…

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Islington. Proposed Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 8

A few friends of Mr. A. (Sandy) Ross met at Watt's Family Hotel on Monday night to consider the best means of assisting Mr. Ross, who has been unable to follow his…

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District News. Cardiff. Church Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

On Saturday last the Rev. J. B. Penman organised a concert in aid of the Primitive Methodist Church fund. The Rev. J. B. Penman took the chair. The building had…

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Sir Robert Ball on Calcium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 8

Sir Robert Ball, who possesses the by no means common gift of uniting a deep scientific knowledge with a brilliant literary style, writes in the "Humanitarian" on…

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Victoria Theatre. the Hellers' Entertainment

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

The Heller's season at the Victoria Theatre was continued last evening the novel and excellent performance being witnessed, and of necessity appreciated, by a good…

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Popular Concert

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

Messrs. Hall and Simon; in the Masonic Hall last evening, added another to their already long list of popular monthly entertainments. The lantern…

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Grand Ball

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

The members of the Half-holiday Junior Cricket Club celebrated the close of the season with a grand ball in the Lyceum last night. The committee—Messrs. H…

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Victoria Theatre

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

An entirely new programme was presented by the Hollers last evening. Mr. Holler's new tricks and illusions wore much appreciated, those with the trained canaries and…

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Albion Cricket Club Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 8

The ball arranged by the committee of the Albion Cricket Club in connection with the close of the cricket season was held in the Town Hall last evening, and was a…

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Band Playing on Sunday in Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 8

Sir.—May I ask you to kindly make the following correction in your report of my discourse of Tuesday evening, published in your issue of the 3rd inst. I did not use…

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Brown-st. Congregational Church. a Successful Concert

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

An excellent concert was given in the Brown-street Congregational Church last night, in aid of the church debt extintion fund. There was a large audience,…

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Wallsend. the Benefit Concert

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

The combined promoters of the benefit concert in aid of the local hospital, representing the Literary Society and Musical Union, have completed arrangements in…

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Waratah. Fire Brigades Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 7

By consent of the council the Fire Brigades' Band will play on the reserve on Sunday afternoon, and the public may expect a treat in the way of an excellent programme of…

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The Hamilton Public Meeting and the Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 6

Sir,—I was pleased to see the residents of Hamilton to the number of 500 at a public meeting protest against the dictation of a few busy bodies as to whether they should enjoy…

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Wickham. Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 5

The benefit concert tendered to Mr. John Hardy, a resident of Wickham, who through sickness has been unable to follow his employment for the past 12 months, was held in…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1899 · page 5

The Fiellers completed their season at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night, and are announced to work around the suburbs, opening in the Wallsend School of Arts this…

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Complimentary Smoke Concert to Mr. Charles Macolm, R.a.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1899 · page 5

A representative gathering of citizens assembled at the Shortland Hotel on Saturday evening to do honour to Mr. Charles Malcolm, R.A.M., one of the leading…

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District News. West Wallsend. Ball and Supper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 3

The Royal Pride of West Wallsend Lodge of M.U.I.O.O. celebrated their tenth anniversary with a ball and supper in Johnson's Hall on Friday night…

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Carrington. Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 8

A successful tea concert was given to the seamen in port at the Seamen's Bethel, Carrington, on Monday night. The Rev. R. M. Bowles, seamen's chaplain, presided, and…

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