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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1858

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The Time Ball. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 October 1858 · page 4

SIR,—I shall feel obliged, if you will allow me to inform the public, that the Time Ball this day was dropped nearly two [?]nd[?] too late, owing to some stiffness in the machinery, occasioned, probably, by last night's rain…

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Intelligence. Band of Hope Meetings. Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 23 October 1858 · page 16

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Intelligence. Band of Hope Meetings. Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 6 November 1858 · page 16

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The Forthcoming Annual Meetings of the Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 6 November 1858 · page 1

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A Few of the Annoyances in a Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 November 1858 · page 2

Any one accustomed to visit the Prince of Wales or Victoria Theatre must often feel annoyed by unfortunately having to sit along side, or perhaps behind, some one continually passing remarks upon the performance…

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Burning of the Black-ball Clippership Eastern City, From Liverpool to Melbourne. (From the Cape Argus, September 14.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 November 1858 · page 5

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX PERSONS. ON Saturday evening last, the transport ship Merchantman, Captain G. F. Brown, of and from London…

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Burning of the Black-ball Clipper Ship Eastern City, From Liverpool to Melbourne Miraculous Escape _Of Two Hundred and Twenty-six Persons

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 November 1858 · page 3

On Saturday evening last, the transport ship Merchantman, Captain G. F. Brown, of and from London to Calcutta, with troops, put into Table Bay, for the purpose of landing the officers, crew,…

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Intelligence. Band of Hope Meetings. Alliance Band of Hope. Annual Festival

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 20 November 1858 · page 15

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The Citizens' Return Ball to the Right Worshipful the Mayor

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 27 November 1858 · page 2

This brilliant affair name off in the Prince of Wales Theatre on Tuesday evening with Immense [?]. The theatre was most gorgeously and appropriately decorated; the music of the first class;.and the attendance fashionablu…

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Citizens' Return Bal[?]l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 November 1858 · page 4

THE following is a list of the visitors at the Return Fancy Dress Ball, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, given by the citizens of Sydney to the Right Worshipful the Mayor, John Williams, Esq., and family,…

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The Novara Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 December 1858 · page 5

THE Commodore and officers of H. I. R. M.'s Austrian frigate Novara, entertained a large company of the [?]lite of Sydney at a soir[?]e dansant[?] on board last evening…

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Intelligence. Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 4 December 1858 · page 16

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Intelligence. Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 18 December 1858 · page 18

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Goulburn Band of Hope. Annual Meeting

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 18 December 1858 · page 18

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Frightful Balloon Accident! Mr: Henry Edwards, of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Does Not Return to Give a Description of His Aerial Voyage!

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Friday 24 December 1858 · page 4

Os Monday afternoon, in consequence of the advertized announcement that the Honorable George Coppin's balloon, the "Australasian", woild take a second aerial flight, numbers of people payed the toll exacted at the Domain…

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The Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 December 1858 · page 2

In the evening, the College Choral Society, comprising about thirty students, gave their tenth concert, in the large room at the College, in the presence of a highly select audience. The first part consisted of…

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