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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1894

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Cricketers' Ball at Cookardinia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1894 · page 3

THE success which attended the inaugural efforts of the cricketers at getting up a ball must have made them very pleased with themselves, for the Cookardinia Hall on…

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Plain and Fancy Dress Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1894 · page 2

A PLAIN and fancy dress ball in aid of the Wagga Hospital was held in the Oddfellows Hall on Tuesday evening, find was in every, way a pronounced success. The ball was…

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Hospital Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 8

THE annual hospital ball was held on Wednesday evening in the Assembly hall. As usual, under the supervision of Mr. W. H. Conkey, the ballroom presented quite a…

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Children's Hospital Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 7

THE Children's Hospital Ball was held on Thursday night, and, as usual, was a very great success. The hall was simply packed with children, some in fancy costume, but…

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Cungegong Cricketers' Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 7

THE ball advertised to take place at Cungegong was held on Monday night. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather there was a very good muster. The…

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Concert and Ball at Humula

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 2

A CONCERT and ball in aid of the building fund of the St. Joseph's Convent at Germanton took place at Humula School of Arts on Friday evening last, and was successful in…

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Penny Concert

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 2

A SUCCESSFUL children's Penny Concert was held in St. John's Hall last evening, in aid of St. John's Sunday School piano fund. The large hall was crowded to its utmost,…

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Stockinbingal Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 7

ONE of the most enjoyable gatherings yet held at Stockinbingal took place on the 14th instant, when a ball of unusual brilliancy and success was given by the local cricketers…

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Dance at Bethungra Park

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 6

ON Friday night last a sandwich dance was held at Bethungra Paik, kindly lent by Mr. D. Robertson, in aid of the Junee Hospital About 40 couples turned up, and dancing…

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Original Correspondence. (To the Editor of the Liberal.) the Proposed Band Contest

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 19 September 1894 · page 2

Sir,--Your Cullinga correspondent in Saturday's issue professes to be much exercised concerning the effort to provide a day of rational and innocent…

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Methul Hospital Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1894 · page 2

I HAD heard so much of Methul and the hospitality of its people that I hailed with pleasure an invitatiob to be present at the hospital ball on Friday night. I induced a…

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Show Ball and Social

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1894 · page 2

A MEETING of the Ladies' Committee who had the management of the late show b[?]ll and social was held in the committee rooms of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and…

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The Late Show Ball and Social. Meeting of Ladies

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 September 1894 · page 3

A meeting of the ladies' committee of management in connection with the recent show ball and social took place yesterday afternoon in the M. P. and A. Association's…

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The Cungegong Ball. [To the Editor]

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 5

SIR,—In reference to the Cungegong ball, a report of which appeared in a recent issue of the Herald, I wish to state that the success of the entertainment was considerably…

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The Wagga Hibernian Band. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 4

Sir,—It was with no small degree of pleasure that I witnessed the performance of this band on Saturday night, under the able direction of Mr. Bandmaster E. Homann…

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Concert at Dudauman

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 5

A CONCERT was held in the Wesleyan church at Dudauman on Wednesday night for the purpose of raising funds to defray the debt on the building. The church was just…

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I.O.G.T. Juvenile Concert, Magic Lantern, &c

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 4

A very enjoyable evening was spent in the Temperance Hall on Thursday last, in connection with the concert, magic lantern and coffee supper, held under the auspices of the…

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Original Correspondence. the Proposed Band Contest. (To the editor of the Liberal.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 2

Sir,--Your Callings correspondent in his last letter amply confirms the impression of his pessimistic nature. He is evidently not of chose who find "sermons…

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Mr. Astley's Pupils' Concert

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 5

THE audience were very well pleased with the concert which they heard on Wednesday night, given by Mr. C. E. Astley and his pupils, assisted by Messrs. M. Hogan, F. B…

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Concert

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 2

The concert announced for Wednesday night, by Mr Chas. Astley's pupils, assisted by local amateurs, took place in the Assembly [?] on the evening name 1…

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