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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1894

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Scotch Concert

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 7
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

THERE was a very large attendance in the Assembly Hall on Thursday night at the concert given in aid of the Presbyterian Church funds. Special interest was aroused…

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Accident at a Theatre. a Pony Falls Into the Orchestra

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 4

A sensation was created on Wednesday evening at the Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne, where a circus and menagerie were performing under the name of "The Bucephaleon."…

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A Cloud Burst. a Band of Coxeyites Drowned. London, June 1

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 June 1894 · page 2

A extraordinary natural phenomenon in the form of a cloud burst has occurred on the head waters of the Arkansas River, in the mountainous mining State of Colorado, with…

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St. Johns Church. Concert and Sale of Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 3

A promenade concert and sale of work was held last evening in St. John's Hall, the object being to raise funds for the carrying out of the Bazaar in aid of St. John's Church…

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Concert at Bethungra

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday night a concert was held in the railway goods-shed at Bethungra, in aid of the Bethungra Church of England. The Rev. Canon Betts presided. The promoters…

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Concert at Dudauman

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 5

THERE was a large audience in the Dudauman Wesleyan Church on Tuesday night at the concert for the benefit of the church building, the object being to raise money…

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Concert at St. Joseph's Hall

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 2

THE entertainment given at St. Joseph's Hall night, in aid of tho Patrician Brothers School, proved a very grunt success, a result scarcely expected in consequence of the…

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Those Concert Programmes. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 8

SIR,—In the issue of your paper dated June 20th is an article commenting on the supposed action of the Bethungra C. E. concert committee in having a small matter of…

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Benevolent Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 6

ABOUT 36 couples attended the ball given in aid of the Benevolent Society on Thursday night in the Assembly hall, and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. The music…

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Concert at Taradale. (From a Correspondent.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 3

A VERY successful concert was held at the school-house, Taradale, on Wednesday, 20th inst. The building was tastefully decorated for the occasion with tree ferns, etc., the…

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GRAND Irish Concert on the 4th July

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 30 June 1894 · page 2

MR. JULEFF announces a special cheap boot sale. MR. McCook addressee Cootamundra electors on Monday night. On the same…

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Benevolent Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1894 · page 3

THE following is an account of the dresses worn at the benevolent ball on Thursday night, of which, being pressed for space, we were only able to give a small mention of in…

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Show Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the ladies who have undertaken the management of the forthcoming Show Ball, was held in the committee-room of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and…

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Show Ball and Social

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 July 1894 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of ladies in connection with the Show Wall and Social was held yesterday at 3 p.m. in M. F. and A. Room, Gurwood-street, at which there were…

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Southern Star Lodge Debating Society. Plain and Fancy Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 July 1894 · page 2

In the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening a highly successful plain and fancy dress ball was held under the auspices of the Loyal Southern Star Lodge I.O.O.F., M.U…

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The Half-Holiday Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 6

A VERY unusual occurrence took place here this week. The half-holiday ball, which, in previous years, has always been such a great success, quite fell through on…

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Irish Concert

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 6

A SHORT time ago we had what was termed a Scotch concert on Wednesday night we were treated to an Irish performance, this occasion being in aid of the…

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The Irish Concert

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 2

There was not quite so large a gathering at the Irish concert, as at the Scotch concert a few weeks ago, still the house was fairly full, and some tod to content…

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Loyal Orange Lodge. Fancy Dress Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 3

As one weans of celebrating the 12th July anniversary this year the committee of the Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 111, No Surrender, decided on holding a grand plain and fancy…

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