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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1884

484 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 25

The Mercantile Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 July 1884 · page 8

The ninth annual ball of the club is to take place to-night, at the Exhibition building. Carriages are to enter the park by the Clevelandstreet gate, and drive to the southern door, and…

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SOCIAL. Amateur Concert at Blackheath

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 July 1884 · page 8

A conceit of considerable merit was given in the new Church of England, at Black heath, on Saturday evening last. The extremely pretty and charmingly designed building having been…

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St. Vincent's Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 July 1884 · page 8

A meeting of the St. Vincent's Hospital Ball Committee was held at the Royal Hotel, Georgestreet, yesterday afternoon, when the following gentlemen were present:--Sir Patrick Jennings…

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Mercantile Rowing Club Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 July 1884 · page 6

The ninth annual ball in connection with the Mercantile Rowing Club was held in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, last night. Unfortunately the inclemency of the weather interfered somewhat with, the attendance of…

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Social. Mercantile Rowing Club Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 July 1884 · page 8

The ninth annual ball of the Mercantile Rowing Club was held last evening, at the Exhibition building,Prince Alfred Park, there being about 400 present. The capacious hall presented a…

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From the Playbill, Bijou Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 July 1884 · page 6

A burglar succeeded in breaking into the house of a prominent member of the legal profession. After a desperate struggle, the lawyer succeeded --in robbing him…

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The Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 13

In the evening Mr. Kahlo presided at a grand ball, given At the new Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street. About 250 ladies and gentlemen attended it, many of the best-known American residents of Sydney, and nearly all the gentlemen…

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American Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 5

The ball this year was held at the New Masonic Hall, and was well filled by about 250 ladies and gentlemen, among whom were noticed Mr Kenneth B. Stuart (representing the Hon, Alexander…

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Masquerade Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 13

The committee of American gentlemen who arranged the picnic at Botany supplemented their labours by also arranging a masquerade ball in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, last night. There have been many masked…

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The Consul's Ball

Evening News · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 5

Last evening a ball which had been promoted under the uspices of Mr. Kahlo, the Consul, was given in the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street, and was attended by nearly two hundered persons,…

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The Masquerade Ball

Evening News · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 5

The chief and most popular feature of the celebration was the masked ball at the Exhibition Building, for which elaborate preparations had been made; and which, in spite of the extreme inclemency of the…

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American Masquerade Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 5

Last night and up to 3 o'clock this morning the Exhibition Building was the rendezvous for upwards of 400 ladies and gentlemen who participated in a grand masquerade bait in celebration of…

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Masked Ball in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 15

ON Friday evening, June 27, the German Club celebrated the 14th anniversary by amasked ball, the invitations to which were limited to about 200,. and striotly confined to the members and their friends…

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The German Club Mask Ball

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 10

When the proposal to celebrate the foundation of the "Deutscher Club " by a mask ball was first made, there were many doubts as to the possibility of its being effectively carried out, from the comparatively small number of German…

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Concert at Narrandera

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 18

FROM an esteemed correspondent we have received an elaborate account of an extremely successful concert lately held in aid of St. Brigid's Church. The concert came off at Flood's Hall,…

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A Band of Larrikins. Heavy Sentence

Evening News · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 2

This morning at the Central Police Court, before Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., Henry Hefferan was charged with assaulting Mr. Thomas, broker, by striking him in the mouth with a stone. Mr…

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Theatre Royal Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Theatre Royal Fire Brigade was held at the room of the vice-president (Mr G. Eastway), on Wednesday eveninglast, MrT, Wade, first lieutenant, in the chair. After the usual…

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The Ball

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 63

In the evening Mr. Kahlo presided at a grand ball, given at the new Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street. About 250 ladies and gentlemen attended it, many of the best-known American residents of Sydney, and nearly all the gentlemen…

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Concert at North Shore

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 15

FATHER Michael Kelly and the gentlemen who helped him in arranging the concert in aid of the fund for enlarging the choir gallery in St. Mary's Star of the Sea, North Shore, had every…

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Amusements. Highland Society’s Concert

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 4

The members of the Musical Un[?] connected with the Parramatta branch of the Highland Society of New South Wales, assisted by well-known and popular vocalists and others from…

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