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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1884

13 stories in South Coast's papers

Poetry. Two Pictures

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 1

A SINKING sun in the ruddy West, A smiling sky, a peaceful sea—The breezes lulling the waves to rest— A picture fair as fair can be…

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The Horse Reporter at a Concert

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 8 May 1884 · page 2

So the city editor produced the pass, and the horse reporter, after punching a hole through it and tying it to his button-hole with a white string, stalked out…

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Pictures from Life. Why the Magsman Smiled

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 2

SEATED at a table near the window of a Bleeker-street restaurant not far from Mulberry street, a daintily dressed magsman was sipping a cup of coffee yesterday morning…

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Humour. The Time Ball

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 2

A LOT of merchant travellers, in New York were watching the time ball, about noon one day, with their watches in their hands, betting as to when it would drop…

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Friends. Scene— a Conservatory Adjoining a Ball-room

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 19 June 1884 · page 1

She.— A bit of heliotrope. Pretty, is it not? He.— Yes, very pretty. She.— Are you fond of heliotrope? He.— Of that heliotrope, yes…

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At the Theatre

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 1

"I wish I in the country was, Where I could smell the clover;" She whispered to her Harry dear, When the rustic scene was over…

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Concert at Cambewarra

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 17 July 1884 · page 2

A CONCERT on behalf of the Cambewarra School of Arts was held here on Friday evening last. There was a large audience the hall being well filled, especially in the front seats. The…

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The Concert

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 2

This was one of the most successful concerts ever held in the district. The hall was crowded and many could not get admission. The proceeds will be from £20 to £30. Want of space and a pressure…

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The Scotch Concert

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 11 September 1884 · page 2

WHEN we to press last week, our space permitted of no more than a bare mention of the Highland Society's Concert at Nowra on the preceding Tuesday night: and no mention…

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Highland Society's Concerts

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 18 September 1884 · page 1

As stated in a previous issue, a local branch of the Highland Society of New South Wales was inaugurated in this district on the 2nd inst. In our report of the proceedings at the inaugural…

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Marble Pictures

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 9 October 1884 · page 1

DR. HAND SMITH has been engaged in studying the movement of colored partieles within marble, ivory, and other dense substances; and the result is a process of developing…

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nature. Stories About Frogs. a Leader Who Sacrificed Himself for the Good of the Band

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 9 October 1884 · page 1

IN 1862 the writer was residing in the British West Indies. His house was on the hillside, and below it, at a short distance, was a stream of beautiful water. It flowed round a place…

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Novelist Lindigo, the White Woman; or the Highland Girl's Cap-tivity Among Australian Blacks. a Story of This Australian Pioneers. (Continued.) Chapter Xiii. Meeting at the Theatre

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 16 October 1884 · page 1

On arriving in London, Charlie and his faithful servant engaged private lodgings in a quiet part of the city, not wishing to mix with company or visit the great merchant…

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