Chinese for the Band
LONDON, December 31.— The motion proposed, by Sir George Farrar in the Legislative Council of the Transvaal, proposing an experimental importation of 10,000 Chinese for the mined, has…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1904
3,874 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 194
Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre
Mr. Julius Knight as Monsieur Beaucaire arrived at Her Majesty's on Saturday, and a crowded audience clapped enthusiastically to show their delight at his reappearance in Sydney, and the same thing happened…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Greatest of Theatre Disasters. Chicago's Magnificent Playhouse
The Iroquois was the latest and most handsome of the 30 odd theatres of the American city. The theatre was erected for the Great American Syndicate, which practically controls American…
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LONDON, December 31.—A terrible calamity is reported from Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was burned yesterday during a performance, and many of the spectators and actors were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Theatre Fire. a Chicago Horror. Panic-stricken Audience. Over Six Hundred Lives Lost. Desperate Fighting for Life. London, Dec. 31
A terrible calamity is reported from Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was burned yesterday during a performance, and many of the spectators and actor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amusements. the Crossley Charitable Concert
As a result of the charity concert given by Miss Ada Crossley on the afternoon of December 15 last, the proceeds—210—have been donated to the Children's Hospital, and a cot is to be endowed and called…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Appalling Tragedy. Fire in a Chicago Theatre. Over Six Hundred Lives Lost. Scenes of Unspeakable Horror. Terrible Death Struggles in the Gallery. Firemen Crawling Over Piles of Dead
LONDON, Thursday. -- An appalling tragedy occurred last night in the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, hundreds of lives being lost,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chicago Calamity. Fire at a Theatre. Upwards of 600 Lives Lost. Women and Children Trampled On. Struggling in the Dark. Panic-stricken Amateur Firemen. an Asbestos Curtain That Failed. London
One of the most calamitous fires on record occurred yesterday in Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was destroyed, and upwards of 600 lives were lost…
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There was a large attendance at the Maryborough band contest to-night. The following awards were made:--Euphonium solo, Hall (Maryborough) 1, Brodie (Brisbane) 2, Roe…
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On Wednesday there was quite a rush of adults and juveniles to the matinee performance of "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast," and for some time before 2 o'clock an animated scene was witnessed in King and…
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The holiday attractions at the local theatres have drawn splendid business during the week, the main difficulty of the managers lining to seat all those seeking admission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Great Theatre Fire. an Appalling Calamity. Some Terrible Struggles for Life. a Spectacle of Horror. Disastrous Mistakes. London, Jan. 1
In respect of the terrible calamity which occurred at the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, on Wednesday, and resulted in more than 600 persons being killed, later accounts…
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Soon after seven o'clock the committee were at work making arrangements for the concert. It was then discovered that the gentleman whom they had placed the most reliance on, Mr Dave McLure…
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The annual military and sports carnival, in aid of the Rooty Hill School of Arts, was held on Saturday last, on Mr James Angus' splendid grounds, kindly granted for the occasion by Mr…
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Last Wednesday evening, Mr W Perritt and his choir, assisted by several musical friends, gave an excellent concert in the Frazer Memorial Church. The attendance was good,…
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In accordance with custom, the Highland Society of New South Wales—one of tie objects of which is "to foster a taste for the literature, music, and sports of Scotland"—gave a concert…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Annual Concert. Enthusiasm at the Town Hall
It was exhilarating to note the enthusias[?] of the Scotch and Scotch-Australian audience at the Town Hall last night, when the annual concert of the Highland Society was held. The attendance numbered…
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To-night the city organist, assisted by the "Sydney Choristers" and the well-known "Male Quartet," who are to render madrigals, part songs, etc, will give a recital in the Town Hall, at popular prices…
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Prior to Miss Blackston's departure for Europe the popular contralto is to be tendered a complimentary farewell concert at the Town Hall on Tuesday, January, 12. Miss Blackston will receive assistance from various…
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The Tasmanian choir, which under the control of Mrs.Benson won the gold medal at the Bathurst competition, and the members of which also secured several other prizes, will give a concert in the Y.M.C.A…
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