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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1886

18 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

"Shall We Go to the Theatre?"

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 25 February 1886 · page 4

REV. GEORGE H. YOUNG addressed the' congregation off the New South Church, Boston, the other day on the subject, "Shall We Go to the…

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The Infant Band of Port Jackson

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 4

THERE is at present lying in Port Jackson, Australia, a training-ship called the Vernon, and some boys who have musical ability are regularly trained in the…

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Wattle Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 2

THE members and friends of this well-established society, held their monthly meeting last Wednesday evening in the Wattle Park Wesleyan Church; there was a most orderly…

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Local Intelligence. Wattle Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 June 1886 · page 2

THE Secretary of the 'above has forwarded us the following account of the usual monthly meeting which was held- in the Wattle Park' Wesleyan Church on the…

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Masonic Ball at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 2

THE brethren of the mystic craft at Bungendore have announced a grand Masonic Ball, under the auspices of the officers and members of the Bungendore…

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Wattle Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1886 · page 2

ANOTHER very enjoyable evening was spent in the Wattle Park Wesleyan Church, by the holding of the monthly meeting of the above society.- The place…

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Bungendore Masonic Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 22 July 1886 · page 2

THE Masonic bail advertised in our columns to have taken place yesterday at Bungendore has boon postponed till Wednesday, 4th August. This has been…

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Burning of a Theatre—one Hundred Lives Lost. Calcutta, July 28

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 2

The theatre at Tinnevelly, in the presidency of Madras, took fire during the the performance, and was completely destroyed. During the stampede of the…

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Local Intelligence. Masonic Ball at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 2

WHATEVER success might have attended the projected ball under the auspices of the Lodge of Australia, (E.C.) Free and Accepted: Masons, Bungendore, when it…

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Wattle Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 August 1886 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wattle Park Band of Hope which was to have been held in the Wattle Park Wesleyan Church, on Wednesday night last…

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Watte Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1886 · page 2

THE members of the Wattle Park Band of Hope held their monthly entertainment on Monday evening last, before a very large audience, the building being…

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Concert and Dramatic Entertainment

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 September 1886 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening the pupils attending the Convent School of St. Benedict, Queanbeyan, gave a dramatic entertainment and concert at the Temperance Hall…

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Cricketers' Concert, Gininderra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 November 1886 · page 2

As advertised, this event came off on Saturday evening last in a woolshed at Old Gininderra, which with the aid of taste and labour was fitted up very…

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Wattle Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 November 1886 · page 2

THE members of this society held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday last, and went through a very lengthy and Well got up programme of songs, dialogues,…

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Gininderra. Our Concert

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 November 1886 · page 2

THIS event which has been the talk of the district for the past two or three weeks, duly came off on Saturday night last in the Barn at Old Gininderra, kindly lent…

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Buffalo Ball at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 November 1886 · page 2

THE first annual ball in connection with R.A.O.B., came off in the Temperance Hall on Wednesday night. There were about 15 or 20 couple present, nearly all being…

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A Scene in a Theatre

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 December 1886 · page 4

YEARS ago, in a little country theatre, a local piece was being performed, and in it a man had to take poison and die. He had…

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The Station Ministrel's Concert

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 December 1886 · page 2

ON Monday night was highly successful from every point of view. The Temperance Ilall was packed for the occasion, and all present seemed to thoroughly…

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