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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1898

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The Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 2

The hall was crowded on Friday evening, and there were as many as 43 couples up at one time. In order to enable the committee to attend to the guests, the…

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Likened to a Leaden Ball. Peculiar Case of a Contractor

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 2

Mr. LARRY FORAN, a contractor and ganger, of Kerosene Bly, North Sydney, to a reporter to the Sydney 'Worker,' who questioned him as to his recovery from a wea[?]isome illness by taking Dr…

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The Bourke District Band. Funds Wanted

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Bourke District Band was held at the Post Office Hotel on Tuesday evening last. Present Messra W. W. Davis (in the…

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Bourke District Band

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 3

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Bourke District Band was held at the Royal Hotel on Monday evening last. Mr.H. J. Rayment was voted to the chair…

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THE Western Herald. and Darling River Advocate. Wednesdat, March 2, 1898. the Band

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 2

The financial position revealed in the statement presented at the recent annual meeting of the Band subscribers is a critical one. The total liabilities…

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The Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

What a glorious time we had on Wednesday and Friday nights! To quote the man in the play, “there wore just enough and not too many.”.There certainly would have been had…

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St Patricks Day. Sports and Concert

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

[?] of the [?] pass this year [?] [?]…

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Concert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

ON Thursday evening (St. Patrick's Day) a concert was given in the Protestant [?]all in aid of the Wesleyan Church trust funds. The hall was well filled, and all present…

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Concert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 2

A CONCERT was held to the Church of England School Hall on Wednesday evening in aid of the organ fund. The attendance was very good,…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with opinions expressed under this heading.] Concert Disturbers. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 3

SIR,—As one of the audience at the late Church of England concert, allow me to protest against the execrably bad taste displayed by some ladies who were…

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Original Correspondence. the Dubbo Band. to the Editor of the "Dubbo Dispatch."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 6

SIR, -- Allow me a small space in your valuable paper to ask a few questions. Having heard it publicly announced from one of our halls a few nights ago that the Dubbo band had…

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The Hospital Ball

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last a Ball in aid of the funds of the Bourke District Hospital was held in Tobin's Hall. As our readers are well aware Me[?]mes W. Bell and J…

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Bourke District Band

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the commission of the Bourke District Band was [?] [?] the [?] [?] [?]…

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The Ball

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 3

The anneal ball was held in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening, when the attendance was very large. The hall was prettily draped with flags, and the stage…

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The Salvation Army Federal Band

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1898 · page 2

THE "Federal Band" of the S dvation Army visited Dubbo on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday last, and gave in the Protestant Hall on each day a…

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The Oddfellow’s Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 2

THE Oddfellows intend to remind the public that they are a real, live organisation by a ball on a larger scale than usual on Queen’s…

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The Hospital Ball

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 2

On Wednesday night last the Ball in aid of funds of the Bourke District Hospital, took. in Tobrn's Hall. The attendance was large fully 55 couples gracing the floor…

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The Oddfellow’s Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

THE Ball on Queen’s Birth night was exceptionally successful, and reflected the greatest credit on all concerned. The torchlight procession from the hall was…

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The Hospital Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1898 · page 2

THE meeting called for Friday afternoon was held at the hour named, Mr. Parker presiding. Miss Murchison was appointed…

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