Concert and Tea Meeting in the Guilt Hall
On Monday evening a concert and tea meeting was held in the above hall for the purpose of raising funds for the new Convent. The room in which the tea was laid was…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1885
660 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 33
The Naval Officers' Ball
A meeting of gentlemen interested in the proposal to give a ball in honor of Commodore Erskine and his officers, previous to their departure from the colony, was held in the office of Messrs…
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Mrs J. J. Raphael gave a ball at Leigh House, Castlereagh-street, on Thursday night, in honour of the thirteenth birthday of her grandson, Master Rosenthal. About 250 ladies and gentlemen were…
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These who attended the above theatre on Monday evening, and we regret to say that they were miserably few, were treated to a [?] feast which they are not likely speedily…
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A meeting of the committee to make arrangements for the ball in honour of Commodore Erskine and his officers, was held at Messrs Richardson and Wrench's rooms yesterday…
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The Montague-Turner English Opera Company played "Mignon" for the last time at the Gaiety Theatre last night. To-night they will perform "Faust," and tomorrow night a complimentary benefit will be tendered to…
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The executive committee held its usual meeting yesterday in Messrs. Richardson and Wrench's rooms, Pitt-street. Sir John Robertson presided. The other gentlemen present were Messrs. E. Wrench…
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Mr. Radcliffe and Madams Rita gare another of their excellent entertainments at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday evening. The attendance was again [?]nall…
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Last night a very graceful compliment was paid to Commodore Erskine, A.D.C., and the late officers of R.M.S. Nelson, in recognition of their hospitality during the period in which they have been on the Australian notion, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Town and Country Journal" Art Competition, 1885. Oil or Water Colour Pictures. £150 in Prizes
The proprietors of the JOURNAL are so satisfied with the success of their efforts to encourage colonial art and artists, and, at the same time, secure THE BEST PICTURES POSSIBLE FOR THEIR…
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A BOUT the most successful entertainment ever held in this somewhat quict locality was on Tuesday last, the occasion of the Good Templars' concert. The entertainment was held in the Church of…
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THE longed talked of concert, in connection with the Star of the West Lodge, I.O.G.T., came off o Friday night, last, and although the hall was fairly filled, the attendance wad not as large as was…
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On Saturday night Dunning's Premier London Comic Opera Company made their reappearance in Sydney, performing at the Gaiety Theatre, which was filled in every part, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. Von…
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The Town Hall was thronged on Friday night with a gay assemblage of ladies and grentlemen, numbering some 400, who had met for the purpose of doing honour to Commodore Erskine previously to his…
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At noon to-day the foundation-stone of what will be the finest theatre yet erected in the Australian colonies was laid by his worship the Mayor, in the presence of a large and influential body of the…
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The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of Her Majesty's Theatre and Grand Opera House was performed by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. Thomas Playfair) at noon yesterday. The building is to occupy a site immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Some New Dances. Eight Instead of Four Couples Can Dance the Lancers
Professors of dancing never agree that there is nothing new under the sun. They find something entirely and surpassingly new every fall. Their most recent discoveries are two brand-new dances…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Her Majesty's Theatre. Banquet to Celebrate Laying the Foundation Stone
On Tuesday the laying of the foundation stone of Her Majesty's Theatre and Grand Opera House was celebrated by a banquet given by the directors in the Town Hall, Sydney. There were present about…
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The foundation-stone of what will be when it is finished in the early months of 1866 the largest and finest place of amusement in Australia, was laid yesterday by Mr Playfair, Mayor of Sydney,…
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