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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1877

7 stories in Riverina's papers

The Gundagai Band

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 2

A meeting to initiate the formation of a local band, was held at Fry's Hotel on Thursday, the 4th inst., when Mr. Smith was voted to tho chair. The following gentlemen…

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Dreadful Fire at the Brooklyn Theatre

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1877 · page 3

At the Brooklyn Theatre on December 6, during the performance of the Two Orphans, a fire broke out on the stage. The spectators numbered about 800,…

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The Brooklyn Theatre Tragedy. Further Particulars—the Remains of 315 Bodies Recovered

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1877 · page 1

American journals, by the San Francisco mail, give further particulars of the horrible tragedy which occurred through the burning of the Brooklyn…

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Sacred Concert

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 February 1877 · page 2

A CONCERT of sacred music was given in the Wesleyan Church on Friday night last with the object, as stated in the advertisement, of raising money towards augmenting the…

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Concert

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 2

IN connexion with the other celebrations of the day, Easter Monday, as above reported, a concert of a musical and literary character was given in the…

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Concert at Murrumburrah

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 December 1877 · page 3

A MUSICAL and dramatic entertainment was given on Wednesday evening at the Schoolroom in aid of the funds of the Murrumburrah Cricket Club. The intention of the…

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The Wesleyan Concert

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 4

A GRAND sacred concert was held in the Wesleyan Church on Christmas night, and a fashionable audience graced the occasion with their presence. We were rather…

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