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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1909

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The Ball

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 3

The annual Picnic Race Club ball was held in the show pavilion, and was very largely attended, there being upwards of 80 couples present. The scene was a very…

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Second Night's Ball

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 4

The ball on the evening of the second day of the races was equally as successful as that of the first night. There was again a large and gay assemblage, and everyone…

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Macquarie Picnic Race Club. The Ball

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 4

THE hall on Tuesday evening was a brilliant function and the large pavilion was converted for the the nonce into a variable fancy land. Overhead the rafters and roofing were hidden…

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West's Pictures

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 May 1909 · page 2

By our advertising columns it will be seen that the famous West's Pictures will appear at the Protestant Hall on Wednesday, May 26th, with a complete…

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West's Pictures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1909 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

West's Pictures opened at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening to a rather thin house, but the excellence of the moving pictures was as great as ever. The main…

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West's Pictures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 4

West's pictures attracted a large attendance at the Protestant Hall last night. A special concession was made to the school children in the town, and…

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M.u.i.o.o.f Ball

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 4

A very enjoyable ball under the auspices of the M.U.I.O.O.F. was held in the Odfellows' Hall on Monday evening. There was an attendance of over…

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Cobar Fire Brigade Ball. a Huge Success

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 6

The first ball under the auspices of the Cobar Fire Brigade was held at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening last and proved a huge…

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Oddfellows' Ball

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 4

At night what was voted to be the most successful function ever hold in Gulargambone took place, when the Loyal Star of Gular Lodge M U., I.O.O.F., held their first…

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Band and Orchestral Society

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 3

In our last issue we reported a meeting of the Dubbo Orchestral Society, when a motion was adopted appointing a subcommittee to confer with the Dubbo Bind…

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Short Story. [Published by Special Arrangement.] the Mysterious Theatre Tickets

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 7

Mis [?] Dover-Barton opened the enve[?] lay-upon the table, and extracted therefrom a couple of the atre tickets. They represented stalls…

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Madame Melba's Concert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 4

Under the direction of Mr. John Lemmone, Madame Melba will give her concert in Dubbo at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, the 14th Jane, and no doubt the…

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His Majesty's Moving Theatre

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 3

Our exchanges contain glowing accounts of the remarkable success attained by His Majesty's Moving. Theatre at all the show carnivals from…

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Father Hughes Testimonial Concert. a Great Success

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 3

The concert which took place in the Masonic Hall on Friday night last was one of the best local concerts that it has been the writer's…

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Operating Theatre at the Hospital

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 4

The tenders for the operating theatre at the Wellington Hospital were dealt with by the Building Committee yesterday afternoon. Eeight tenders were…

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Hospital Show Ball

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 5

The Hospital Show Ball this year was fairly successful, some 35 couples attending at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday night. The rain settled…

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Hibernian Society's Ball

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

We offer a final reminder of the annual ball in connection with the Hibernian Society in the Protestant Hall on Monday evening next. The arrangements an each…

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H.A.C.B. Ball

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 2

ABOUT 35 couples attended the Hibernian Bill in the Protestant Hall on Monday night. The floor was in perfect order, the music good, and the night an ideal one for dancing and these…

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Band Social

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

A HIGHLY successful dance was held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday, in aid of a fund to provide uniforms for the baud. Notwithstanding the wet weather there was very good…

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