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Northern Rivers · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1900

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Benevolent Society's Ball

Northern Star · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 4

THE Ball held in the Federal Hall on Wednesday evening in aid of the funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society proved to be the most successful social function of the season. The…

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The Thin Brown Band. and the Thin Red Line

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 8

Scatter the word afar, Let it be beard afar, "Want's in the wind! " Fathers and mothers, too,…

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The Convent Ball

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 8

THE Convent animal Ball was held in the Federal Hall last Wednesday evening. Although a splendid success socially it wasw not the huge financial success of its…

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The Women Who Wait. [DISTRIBUTED at the exhibition of Rudolph Blind's pictures, "Soldiers' Wives," by Messrs. S. Hildesheimer and Co., in aid of the Widows' and Orphans' Fand.]

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 August 1900 · page 2

We have sung of the sons by the sounding guns, Away on the burning veldt; We have mourned for the dead who have…

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Smoke Concert

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 4

THE many friends of Mr. M. Lynch, road contractor, who has been a resident of Woodburn for many years, entertained him at a smoke concert on the eve of his departure to…

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The Miller Fraser Concert

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 4

THE classical concert arranged under the management of Mr. Miller A. Fraser, given in the Federal Hall on Wednesday evening, was very well pasronised, the whole of the front…

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The Scottish Rifles Ball

Northern Star · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 4

THE Military Ball, held in the Federal Hall on Wednesday evening under the auspices of thir local Company of Scottish Rifles, was unquestionably the most brilliant dance of the season…

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Coraki Convent Ball

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1900 · page 4

THE general expectation extant, that the annual dance arranged in connection with the local Convent this year would be an unqualified success, has been fully realised, over 80 couples…

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Remarkable Sermon. Sports Described As " a Dance of Devils

Northern Star · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 2

THE Rev. George Gladstone, of Holy Trinity Church, Nathalia, Victoria, preached another remarkable sermon on Sunday. He took for his subject…

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Ball at Broadwater

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 7

THE dance hold in the Victoria Hall, Broad-water, on Friday last, in aid of the funds of the B.C. Church, was one of the largest gatherings of the kind that ever took place in…

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Terrible Victorian Tragedy. Killed at a Dance

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 6

A TELEGRAM from Melbourne, on Saturday stated a fearful tragedy took place at Numurkah shortly after midnight. A periodical dance, given by the Numurkah…

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The Children's Hospital Ball

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 5

AT this event in Sydney recently, "Mr. George Adams'" Tattersall's sweeps were represented by four ladies, and four gentlemen, making a set of eight, led by Mrs…

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Concert at Woodburn

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 7

ON Wednesday evening, 12th inst., then concert in aid of the Organ Debt Extinction Fund in connection with the Wesleyan Church came off in Lang's Hall, South Woodburn, and was…

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Coraki Hospital Ball

Northern Star · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

THE Coraki Hospital Ball took place last Wednesday, and although not so great a success as its predecessors, from a financial point of view, was fairly well supported, and the sum realised…

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Scottish Rifles Smoke Concert. Welcome to Colonel Campbell, O.C.

Northern Star · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 5

ON Wednesday evening last the officers and members of the "F" Company Scottish Rifles gave a smoke concert in their Drill Hall to meet Colonel Campbell, the O.C. Scottish Rifles, who…

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Goonellabah Public School Concert

Northern Star · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 8

QUITE an interesting and enjoyable entertainment took place at Goonellabah on Saturday afternoon, 29th September. It took the form of a concert, originated and carried out entirely…

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Torrannia Creek Public School. Annual Concert

Northern Star · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 5

THIS function, which is always looked forward to with more than an ordinary amount of pleasure by the residents, eventuated on Monday evening last, and was financially, as well as…

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Cricketers' Concert at Clanes

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 October 1900 · page 5

ALL previous Clanes records in the way of entertainments were broken in that progressive little community on Friday evening last, when the Cricketers' Concert was held in the local…

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Concert at Newrybar

Northern Star · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 8

A CONCERT in aid of the Byron Buy Vicarage Fund was held in the Newrybar School of Arts on Wednesday, 10th inst. It was undoubtedly one of the beat concerts given in the Richmond…

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The Open Column. [This column being open for the expression of different opinions on public matters, they are to be considered as those of our correspondents and not necessarily endorsed by us.] To the Editor of the ' Northern Star.' Alstonville Concert

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 5

SIR,—At a concert:held here the other night a very unpleasant incident occurred near its close, when the stage manager, who lost his temper with hut little provocation from the audience…

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