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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1895

3,075 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 154

The Five Test Matches. Some Plain Figures. Showing the Assistance Lent by Each Colony. New South Wales Leads With Both Bat and Ball

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 March 1895 · page 5

AFTER having won three of the five test matches, one naturally inclines to the idea that the English team have scored a greater number of runs in the series of…

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Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, Evening News

Mr. Bland Holt has no reason to complain of the lack of public patronage this season at the Royal. "The Fatal Card" is proving a strong competitor for…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 3

Not only wns there a large attendance at the matiné at the Tivoli on Saturday, but the house was crowded from floor to ceiling in the evening. The entertainment was of the standard that has made the…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 3

The benefit given to Miss Florrie Ford prior to her departure for England took place at Her Majesty'e Theatre on Saturday evening, when the beneficiary, who has undoubtedly made herself a…

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Hit by a Cricket Ball

The Australian Star · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 3

While a lad named Hercules O'Keefe was watching cricket practice on Manly Oval on Saturday afternoon he was struck behind the ear by a ball, and although he appeared…

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Mr. George Rignold and Her Majesty's Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 5

Saturday night's performance closed for a time Her Majesty's Theatre. Since the beginning of his lesseeship, Mr. George Rignold. has been, with rare intervals, in…

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Commercial Travellers' Association Smoke Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1895 · page 3

A smoke concert to celebrate the opening of the new premises of the association at 173 Pitt-street was held at the clubhouse of the Commercial Travellers' Association on Saturday night, a large number…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 6

The "Fatal Card" is justifying the pains expended on its production by Mr. Bland Holt at the Theatre Royal. As has been said before, the three last acts are remarkably strong, and upon the dramatic power…

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Amusements. Lyceum Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 6

At the Lyceum Theatre the "Masqueraders" is being played much quicker than on the opening night, and, as then, interest centres in the exciting scene in which David Remon sta[?]es his fortune…

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Miss Josephine Jacombs's Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 6

Miss Josephine Jacombs will make her farewell appearance at the Y.M.C.A. Hall to-night, where her concert will be under military patronage. The 2nd Regiment V.I. band, under Mr. M'Mahon, will…

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Newcastle News. Affairs at the Mines. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Proposed Municipal Amalgamation -- Promenade Concert -- Alleged Assault and Robbery -- Collision on the A.A. Co.'s Line The Stockton Fire. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 5

Matters in connection with the working of the collieries appear to be growing worse every day. All of the employees at the Lambton colliery have received 14 days…

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Miss Jacombs' Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 6

Miss. Josephine Jacombs. who is proceeding to England to complete her singing studies, gives a farewell concert at the Y.M.C.A.-hall this evening. The soprano will be…

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Band of Hope Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

The first annual meeting, of St. Matthias's Band of Hope was held at St. Matthias's Hall, Paddington, on Tuesday night. The Rev. J. W. Gillett, B. A. (president), occupied the chair, and there was a…

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Ball at Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

List evening a ball took place in the Town Hall, Leichhardt, for the purpose of raising funds for the extension of a road to connect Balmam and Abbotsford. The arrangements were successfully carried…

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Sensational Charge. Alleged Attempted Murder. Dean Before the Court. A Remand Granted -- Ball Again Refused

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

A charge of having attempted to murder his wife by poisoning was preferred against George Dean at the North Sydney Court this morning. In anticipation of evidence…

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Concert at Bowral

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 4

A concert was held in the School of Arts, Bowral, last evening, in aid of Mr. William Dent, who is out of health, and at present in the Thirlmere Home. His…

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Amusements. Miss Jacombs's Concert

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 3

The farewell concert given in the Y.M.C.A. Hall last night by Miss Josephine Jacombs was largely attended. Miss Jacombs purposes leaving for England…

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Miss Jacombs' Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 5

Miss Josephine Jacombs, who purposes leaving Sydney at once for London, where she will enter the Royal Academy of Music in June, made her farewell appearance at the Y.M.C.A Hall last night…

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