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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1904

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District News. New Lambton. Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 7

A meeting of the Burnley Concert Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Alderman Bradley) in the chair. The secretary…

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Amusements. Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

The moving pictures of Edison's Kinetoscope wore again exhibited in the Victoria Theatre last evening, before a large and appreciative audience. This afternoon a special…

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Wallsend Distress. Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

A vocal and instrumental entertainment was held in the Central Hall last evening. The concert was promoted by the members of the Newcastle Methodist Mission…

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Winter Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6

The third winter concert of the present season will be given in the Central Hall on Wednesday next. The programme includes the names of Miss Violet Mount, soprano, of…

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Victoria Theatre. the Knight-jeffries Dramatic Coy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 6

This evening Mr. J. C. Williamson will, as previously announced, introduced to Newcastle playgoers Mr. Tree's famous London Company, headed by Miss Maud…

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Railway Presentations. a Smoke Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 6

A pleasant evening was spent on Friday night at the Hidden Treasure Hotel, Cook's Hill, where the employees of the railway workshops. Honeysuckle Point,…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Sign of the Cross."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

Thrice previously has Wilson Barrett's dramatic conception "The Sign of the Cross" been staged in Newcastle. That it has not lost any part of the its…

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Mr. Watkin Mills' Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

Mr. Watkin Mills' return visit to Newcastle, after a successful tour in Queensland was warmly welcomed last evening by Newcastle lovers of high-class music,…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Sign of the Cross."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 6

Last night the Victoria Theatre was again filled in every part by people who came from fur and near to witness the second production by Mr. Tree's London…

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Winter Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 6

The excellent programme prepared for the winter concert, to be given in the Central Hall to-night, is advertised to-day. The contribute so it include Miss Violet…

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Plattsburg. Complimentary Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 6

An enjoyable dance was tendered to Miss Agnes Able, daughter of Mr. T. Abel, council clerk, the promoters being Misses D. Mawkes, H. Palmer, secretaries;…

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Victoria Theatre. "A Royal Divorce."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 6

In the Victoria Theatre last night Mr. J. C. Williamson's company staged the romantic drama "A Royal Divorce." As on Monday and Tuesday nights, when…

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Winter Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 6

The third of the series of Messrs. Bentley and Williams' winter concerts took place in the Central Hall last evening. There was a fairly large attendance,…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 6

The American Train Robbery, the Kingdom of the Fairies, and a miscellaneous series of humourous and interesting films, together with a repertoire of the latest…

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Naval Brigade Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 4

The annual ball of the Newcastle Naval Brigade was held at the Lyceum last night. There was an attendance of about seventy couples, and dancing was continued from…

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Telegraphing Pictures and Handwriting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 16

In an address recently delivered at the Berlin Uranie, Professor Cerebotani presented a telegraphic apparatus for transmitting any kind of handwriting, drawing,…

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Carrington. Seamen's Farewell Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the farewell concert given by the workers in connection with the Newcastle Seamen's Bethel, at the Bethel. An excellent…

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Wallsend Relief Fund. a Successful Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 6

A successful Scotch concert and limelight entertainment in laid of the distressed families at Wallsend, promoted by Messrs. Hall and Simon, in…

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District News. Wickham. School Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 3

Much interest is being taken the progress of the band attached to the Wickham Superior Public School. The boys are proud of their instruments, and are practising assiduously…

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Waratah. Juvenile Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 6

The Girls' League have arranged to hold a concert on Wednesday evening in the new Parish Hall connected who St. Andrew's Church. The concert is to raise funds towards…

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