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Northern Rivers · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1909

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Lismore Town Band

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The Lismore Band will, weather permitting, render the following programme at the statue this (Saturday) night. The following programme will be rendered:-…

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In Honour of Shakespeare. Proposal to Build a National Theatre. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 3

The Shakespeare Memorial Committee's sub-committee recommend that the public he asked to equip and endow national theatre at a cost of half a million. That…

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Concert at Dunoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 5

A concert and violin recital is to be given in the Dunoon hall on Friday by Mr. R. Manning Shipp, L.V.C.M. (Lon.), assisted by other artists, when a good…

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Voices and Pictures to Travel all Over the World by Electricity

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

Quite the most astonishing of recent inventions is that which makes it possible to send a speaker's or singer's voice and a photograph of the person a…

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Banquet and Smoke Concert

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The banquet was held in the School of Arts hall at night, and over 200 people sat down. Mr. Horsley had been entrusted with the dinner, and…

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Date of Madame Melba's Concert. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 9

Word has been received that Madame Melba will sing in Murwillumbah on July 27…

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Theatre and Halls Act. Police Made Mistake Yesternight Grafton

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 5

The member for the Clarence, Mr. John McFarlane, wired to-day that the police had no authority to prevent Mr. R. T. McKay delivering his lecture on irrigation…

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Telegraphic News. Smoke Concert for Ministers. Grafton

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

At a public meeting to-night it was decided to present Mr. E. W. Brierly, Corwn Lands Agent, with an address on the eve of his departure, also to entertain visiting…

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Casino Band

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

At a meeting of the Casino Band committee on Saturday night it was reported the profit made from the recent night carnival was £6 16s 11d. An application was…

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City Band Finances. Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 3

The annual meeting of the City Band was held to-night. The report showed the receipts for last year were £196. and the expenditure £184. Mr. W. Stevenson…

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Smoke Concert at Nimbin

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday night, January 19th, the local Oddiellows held a smoke concert to celebrate the second anniversary of the inauguration of the lodge at Nimbin. Bro…

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5th Australian Light Horse. Smoke Concert

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 4

Lismore Half Squadron Cavalry Association held a smoke concert on Saturday night at the Hotel Motropole, the occasion being the presentation of medals won…

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Rowing Club Smoke Concert

Northern Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 2

The smoke concert of the Lismore Rowing Club, postoponed since January 20th owing to the inclement weather on that date, will be held in the club's shed, at…

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Rowing Club Smoke Concert

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

The postoponed smoke concert of the Lismore Rowing Club was held at the club's boatshed last night, Mr. Geo, Nesbitt presidig over a good attendance. The…

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Moving and Talking Pictures

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 7

Pictures that both move and talk were promised us as soon as the phonograph and the cinematograph became accomplished facts. At has…

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Lismore Band

Northern Star · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

The Lismore Band will (weather permitting) play the following prognimme in Woodlark-st., near T. McDermott's store, this (Saturday) night:—Yankee two-steps…

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Send-off to Mr. Isaac W. Ball. Removing to Atherton

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 3

Despite the inclemency of the weather on Tuesday night a number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac W. Ball met at the South Gundurimba Mutual Improvement…

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Methodist Concert at Coraki

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

AT the last quarterly meeting of the Methodist Church, Woodburn Circuit, a debit balance of about £13 on the quarter's financial operations was announced, whereupon an offer was very…

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Band Performance

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 2

The band rendered a splendid programme of music opposite the Town Hall on Wednesday night, which was much appreciated by a large audience. To-night the…

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Theatre Burnt. Three Hundred People Perish. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

Three hundred people have been burnt to death in the Flores Theatre. Acapulco. Mexico. The telegraph office was alos burnt, and…

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