Scene From Garrick at the Victoria Theatre
Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 18 August 1877 · page 5
OUR illustration gives a good representation of Mr. Sothern in the part of Garrick. The scene is in the fourth act, where the tragedian, in order to persuade Ada Ingot to obey her father's wishes, relates the story of his life. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Indian War in America. Slaughter of Lieutenant Raines and His Command-a Brave Band of Volunteers
Evening News · Tuesday 28 August 1877 · page 3
Portland, July 9—The following news was received here this afternoon from Lewiston, under date of July 7.— From Mount Idaho, Wednesday and Thursday…
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Evening News · Friday 31 August 1877 · page 3
The fancy dress ball given on Tuesday evening by the Mayor of Melbourne was a brilliant success. By a quarter to 9 (says the AGE) there could not have been less then from 800 to 1980 guests in the large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Night Watches and Morning Pictures. a Reflection by "Australienne."
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1877 · page 5
SHALL I tell you what I see every morning now: I will; and faintly reproduce for your benefit the picture which daily gladdens my eyes and delights my heart, and makes a something—I know not what—…
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Evening News · Monday 3 September 1877 · page 3
A Sufficient number of unhidden guests were present at the fancy dress hall on Tuesday right (says the ARGUS) to render it necessary for the Mayor to take notice of the presence of intruders and require…
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Sydney Punch · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 2
COME down from Parnassus, my delicate muse-- Come Pegasus, good moke, come quick from your stall, And teach a poor poet the beauties to write-- The belles that were there at the Hairdressers' Ball…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 24
THE fancy dress ball given on Tuesday eveuing by the Mayor of Melbourne was a brilliant success. By a quarter to 9 (says the AGE) there could not have been less than from 800 to 1000 guests in the large…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Unorthodox Sydney. Walker's "Trance Lecture" at the Theatre Royal Unreal moc[?]ry, hence! —Shakespeare
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 13
THE day of rest had drawn to a close, and Cynthia's flashing rays darted like silver arrows through the veil of night which wrapped the city in its mystic folds. No melodious carol of saveloy…
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The Protestant Standard · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 6
A concert of sacred music was given by the choir of St. David's Church Surry Hills, in aid of the fund for seating the new church of St. Simon and St. Jude now in course of erection…
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Evening News · Tuesday 18 September 1877 · page 2
A new time ball for the Custom-house, Newcastle, has just been completed by Messrs. Potter and Son, of Clarence-street. It is an ingenious contrivance, and creditable alike in workmanship and design. The…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1877 · page 6
AN improved process for obtaining pictures in colours has been invented by M. C. Rousseau, of St. Etienne, France, and has been protected by patent ia this country. The process consists in obtaining pictures…
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Sydney Punch · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 7
The production of "La Fille de Madame Angot" at this theatre is certainly the hit of the season. The piece is admirably mounted, and the company, from one end to the other, work well together. Any theatre-goer who wishes to see Mdlle. Lange and Clairette…
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Evening News · Thursday 11 October 1877 · page 2
Offenbach's most popular work, "The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein," is to be produced at the Queen's Theatre this evening. As Madame Fanny Simonsen is acknowledged to be the best Grand…
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Evening News · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 2
Offenbach's favourite work, "The Grand Duchese of Gerolstein," was succesfully produced at the Queen's Theatre, last night, by the Simonsen Opera Company. There was a very large audience…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Roving Band of Chinese Robbers
Evening News · Tuesday 16 October 1877 · page 2
Information bus reached the Police Magistrate, (says the COOKTOWN COURIER) that a band of Chinese desperados has [?] en to the road in the true highwaymen or bushranger fashion. Last week…
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Evening News · Wednesday 17 October 1877 · page 4
To-night will be pa[?]sented, for the first time, an entirely new comic [?]ers, translated from the German for Madame [?]and entitled "Die Fledermaus, or the [?] Revenge." It has every…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 October 1877 · page 29
IN the parlour, on the hearth rug, Close beside the glowing grate, Sit our little Bess and Willie Making pictures on the slate…
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Evening News · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 3
Is the parlour, on the health rug, Close beside the glowing state, Sit our little Bess and Willi Making pictures on the state…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1877 · page 525
BUT the strangest thing going on now is the mosquito band. It was a long time before any one could be got to believe in it, in spite of huge posters in its praise on ovary blank space. The whole thing reads like a gigantic hoax; and yet, in…
Continued on Trove, page 525 →Meteor, or Ball of Pire. to the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 November 1877 · page 5
SIR,—I have been watching the columns of your paper for the last three days in the hope that some of your subscribers would treat upon the above. When sitting on my brother's verandah, at Springwood,…
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