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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1896

51 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Boosey Concerts

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday—Ada Crossley has been engaged by Soosey to sing at his concerts for the coming season…

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Ball at Bungendore

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 2

Last night a very enjoyable social as held in the Temperance Hall, Bungendore. The affair was organised by Mrs. S. Shanahan for the purpose of…

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The Military Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 2

Took place on Easter Monday night, in the Protestant Hall, and proved an undoubted success. Captain Downing, during an interval, briefly thanked those present for…

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A Successful Concert

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

The lecture and concert recently held at Captain's Flat in aid of a fund to establish a library at Silver Hill public school was a very successful one indeed, from every…

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Band of Hope

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 2

A THRONGED attendance, such as has seldom been seen, of into years in this odifice, assembled in the Wesleyan Church on Wednesday night on the occasion of the…

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Scene in a Theatre

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 2

London, Thursday—A chandelier in Paris Opera House fell down and killed lady who was seated beneath it. The i[?]dent caused a panic, the audience think[?]…

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The Gininderra Cricketer's Ball

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 2

On Friday evening, last the Gininderra Cricketers held their annual ball and supper in Mr James McCarthy's woolshed. Not withstanding the unsettled state of the…

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Wattle Park Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the was held at the Wattle Park Chur[?] Wednesday last. The night was fine, very large attendance was present, the…

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Bread and Butter Dance

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 2

TO-NIGHT a bread and butter dance is to be held in the Temperance Hall, Bungendore. The object of this dance we understand is to raise funds for a piano for the…

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Queanbeyan Band of Hope

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 2

THE second monthly meeting of the lately resuscitated Queanbeyan Band of Hope -- a temperance society which includes not only children but adults in its membership…

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Local and General. Bread and Butter Dance

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 2

In order to increase the funds of the Benevolant, Society the committe of management decided to hold a dance—called a Bread and Butter Dance to limit its…

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Band of Hope

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 2

TO MORROW evening the monthly meeting of the Quenbeyan Bund of Hope takes place in the Wesleyan Church, when a programme of songs recitations, etc. will…

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Bread-and-Butter Dance

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 2

TO-NIGHT, at the Protestant Hall, the projected bread-and-butter dance in aid of the funds of the Queanbeyan Benevolent Society takes place. We understand that…

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Band of Hope

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 2

LAST Wednesday night the attendance at the monthly meeting of the above society was oven mate crowded than over. There was not sitting room for all who were…

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Bread-and-Butter Dance

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 2

QUITE a numerous gathering took place at the Protestant Hall on Tuesday night to participate in the pleasure to be derived from the bread-and-butter dance got up in…

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Band of Hope

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 2

The Queanbeyan Band of Hope held the usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, when the Wesleyan church was again packed to its doors. Though but recently…

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Bread and Butter Dance

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 2

The bread and butter dance held in the Protestant Hall on Tuesday night, in aid of the funds of the Queanbeyan Benevolent Society, was in every way a great success…

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A Projected Ball

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 2

A NUMBER of the bachelors of Queanbeyan have taken the [?]al measures to give a plain and fancy dress ball on the 19th inst. to the benedicts of the community. The…

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Proceeds of Bread-and-Butter Dance

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 2

A STATEMENT of collection find expenditure connexion with the recent bread-and-butter dance in aid of the funds of the local benevolent society shows subscriptions, etc.,…

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A Dance on Bicycles

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 4

An American club gave an extremely novel performance the other night. It wash dance on bicycles. A great deal of preparation was…

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