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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1909

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West's Pictures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next, the 20th and 21st inst., West's Pictures will be shown at the Masonic Hall. Some very fine films, depicting the latest…

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The New Directoire Dance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 7

A convention of dancing teachers, we are informed, was lately held in Paris, to discuss the question of a new dance which was becoming necessary…

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Pictures in Pickles

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 6

The seemingly impossible feat of creating pictures out of table delicacies has been accomplished. At the stall of Messrs. F. Konig and Co. at the…

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St. Andrew's Mission Band

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 3

The following circular has been issued to parents by the Rev. W. H. Ash:— "With the object of interesting the young people of the church in mission…

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Boys' Drum and Fife Band

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 2

On Friday evening next, the 28rd inst., the entertainment in aid of the District School drum and fife band will take place in the Masonic Hall. An excellent…

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St. Vincent's Ball

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 2

St. Vincent's Ball has come to be a feature of the Easter festivities. Every year it is done on a grander scale than the last. The committee was able to…

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Her Majesty's Moving Theatre

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

Her Majesty's , Moving Theatre, which had such a successful season in Wellington last show time, will open another season in Bell Park on…

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The Governor-general's State Ball

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 2

The Governor-General's State Ball was the most brilliant that I have ever been to. Lady Dudley was ill and could not attend. Her two young…

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West's Pictures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 3

On Tuesday evening last West's Pictures Company opened a two nights' season at the Masonic Hall, and was greeted by a fair house. The pictures shown, for clearness…

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Masquerade Ball

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 4

On Wednesday night last a Masquerade Ball, under the auspices of the Rebekah Lodge, was held in Fitzgerald's Hall. The weather was just the thing for dancing, but…

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Pigeon-whistle Concerts

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 8

A traveller in Eastern lands tells us the following little story of the Chinese and their mast unique pigeon-whistles. One of the most curious expressions of…

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Amusements. West's Pictures

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 2

ON Tuesday and Wednesday last West's Pictures again visited Dabbo and gave two excellent entertainments, Both performances were well attended, and the many dramatic,…

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His Majesty's Moving Theatre

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 2
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The remarkable success achieved last year by His Majesty's Moving Theatre is still fresh in the memory of Dubbo theatregoers, and every one is looking forward to Monday evening next,…

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His Majesty's Moving Theatre

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Lytton with his Moving Theatre and powerful dramatic organisation has established himself very firmly here; last Show week enormous…

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Round Wrightville. And my lash it stings. Convent School Concert

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 3

"It's going to be something out of the common." This was a sentence in this column last week, referring to the Convent School…

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Dubbo Orchestra

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

A SPLENDID rehears of the Dubbo An tour Orchestral Society was held in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday opening last. Mr. Loslie Currie (Deputy Conductor) gave the members good…

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The Moving Theatre

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 5

AT Wellington Mr. Phillip Lytton, with his gigantic enterprise, his Majesty's Moving Theater, smashed oven his record receipts of last year's Western tour, when over 2800 people…

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Ball In a Church

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 8

In order to show his dislike for religion in any form, the Mayor of Thoinerte (Franco) ordered that a ball should be held in the Parish Church on the eve of the National…

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