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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1903

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Gilgandra. The Oddfellows' Ball

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 4

THE Oddfellows' hall on Friday night was a great success. Fifty couples were in Attendance, and dancing was kept up till 3.30a.m. Many and beautiful were the fancy costumes…

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Sensational Feats with Bat and Ball

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 8

WHEN we consider that a cricket-ball leaves the hand of a lighting bowler like Hirst or Richardson at a speed of sixty miles au hour it is not altogether…

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Sir Hercules Lodge, M.U. Annual Ball

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 4

THE twenty-eighth anniversary of the establishing of Sir Hercules Lode of Oddfellows, M.U., was celebrated by a ball in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening. An effort had been made to…

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I.O.O.F. BALL. Twenty-Eighth Anniversary

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

THE twenty-eighth anniversary of Sir Hercules Lodge No. 65, M.U.L.O.O.F., was celebrated in the Masonic Hall last Tuesday evening in the form of a plain and…

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The Hospital Ball. the Fancy Sets—a Brilliant Scene—complete and Undoubted Success

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

Recognising the fact that an especial effort must be made to procure the necessary funds for the continued efficient working of the Bourke District Hospital, and being…

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

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 3

SIR,—While reading through the columns of your valuable paper, the DUBBO LIBERAL, of 18th April and 8th August, 1908, I came across the enclosed and marked extracts…

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Wattle Dance

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 2

The annual "wattle dance," to take place in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night, in aid of the Convent of Mercy, promises to be one of the best of the kind, if not…

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Mr. Phillips' Concert

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 3

The annual concert by the pupils and friends of Mr. B. J. Philips took place in the Oddfollows' Hall on Thursday evening, and proved highly successful, the hall being…

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Hospital Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

The annual ball in aid of the local hospital was held last Wednesday night in Mechanics' Institute and was one of most successful, both socially and…

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The Juvenile Ball

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

Was held the following night when the hall was again crowded, scores of little ones swarmed the floor and so great was the crush that each item was danced in…

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The Convent Ball

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

At tit, Brigid's R.C. Church on Sunday morning the Rev. J. A. Dunne, on behalf of the local Sisters of Mercy, expressed thanks to the ladies' committee and general public…

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Wattle Dance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 5

The annual "Wattle Dance" in aid of the Convent of Mercy took place in the Oddfellows' Hall last night and proved a tremendous success. Despite the…

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Band Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

A well-attended meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening for the purpose of considering the formation of a band for Dubbo. After…

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Band Meeting. A Temporary Town Band Successfully Formed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 4

AN important and well attended meeting of Bandsmen, and those interested in the formation of a local town band, was held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening. Mr. J…

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The Winter Dance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

The winter dance eventuated in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a very largs attendance. The following are the drew[?]es worn:—…

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Sending Pictures by Telegraph. a Wonderful Invention

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 4

Undoubtedly one of the most wonderful machines yes invented is the electrograph by the aid of which photos of people and pictures can be…

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The Convent Ball. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 3

WE have received the following letter of thanks from the Sisters of Mercy:—"The Sisters of Mercy beg to offer most sincere and grateful thanks to the. ladies…

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A New Theatre. to Be Erected in Oxley-street. Mr. P. Fitzgerald's Enterprise

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 August 1903 · page 2

That Bourke is not going backward, but is slowly and surely ragaining her old prosperity, we are daily receiving ample evidence. During the years of drought no one…

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"Wattle" Juvenile Dance

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 2

The juvenile dance held in the Oddfellows' Hall the night following the "Wattle Dance" proved a very great success. There was an immense muster of young people and the…

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