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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1905

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Duel Dance. a Ball= Room Novelty. Powder Puff Swords for the Cotillon

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 1 January 1905 · page 4

The cotillon is likely to be as much in favour as ever at the smart dances of the coming winter (says a London exchange), and many young matrons and men are…

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State Military Band

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 8

The New South Wales State Military Band which now consists of about forty performers, gave its first sacred and classical concert on Sunday afternoon in the Town Hall, under the…

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Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Miss Nellie Stewart and Mr. George Musgrove's Dramatic Company presented "Pretty Peggy" to an appreciative audience at the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday evening. The box…

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Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The local and sensational character of the melodrama, "A Desperate Game," is delighting. patrons of Mr. Bland Holt's Company at the Theatre Royal. The drama will be played until…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7

The excellent programme presented by Mr. Harry Rickards' Company at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday afternoon and evening was keenly enjoyed by the large audiences which attended…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The performance of "Patience" by Mr. Williamson's Opera Company was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience which attended Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday. The last five…

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Japan's Iron Band. Grip Tightening on Port Arthur. Another Great Fort Captured. Terrible Sufferings Among the Russians. Hundreds Frozen to Death. London, Sunday 3.30 p. m

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 1

The latest news from Port Arthur conveys the intelligence of another great Japanese success. It appears that, having captured…

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Gundagai District Ruined. Story of the Fire Raid. Magnificent But Depressing Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 5

GUNDAGAI, Monday.--Latest particulars regarding the bush fires fully support all previously wired. As the details come to hand they show that much more stock and crops and many…

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The Scotch Concert

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

Sydney Town Hall was filled to the doors last night when the customary "New Year's Nicht" concert was held under the auspices of the High-land Society. The lengthy programme was…

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Concert at the Town Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 6

From year to year the Highland Society has shown enterprise in the endeavour to secure additional artists for the New Year's concert, and the programme of last evening, in the…

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Songs of Scotland. The Highland Society's Concert. a Successful Affair

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

There was a great crowd at the Highland Society's New Year concert last night. A lusty band played outside the Town Hall before the start if the programme at 8 o'clock…

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The Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 9

The "New Year's Night" concert of "Auld Scots' Sangs" attracted, as usual, an audience that crowded the Town-hall. The entertainment was opened with a Scottish selection,…

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Lyge[?] Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 9

"Pretty Peggy" will be performed this afternoon at the Lyceum Theatre. The new costume comedy, which illustrated the most picturesque period in the literary history of England, affords Miss Nellie Stewart…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 9

This afternoon and evening, at the Tivoli Theatre, Mr. Harry Rickards's Company will include Mme. Marzella and her trained birds, with their clever shipwreck and res[?], the Fernandez May Trio,…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 9

"A Desperate Game" continues to prove attractive at the Theatre Royal. Mr. Bland Holt has staged the new drama with beautiful scenery, showing various phases of Australian life, from the rough doings of…

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The State Military Band

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 3

The Rev. David Fenwick, Glebe Point, writes:—I was very much surprised to read the graphic delineation, in the "Evening News" concerning a sacred and classical concert given by the…

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Band Contest at Goulburn. Railway Military Band Successful. Other Musical Competitions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 5

GOULBURN, Tuesday. -- A band contest promoted by the Australian Light Horse Band, was held on the showground yesterday, the competitors being -- Federal (West Maitland), Goulburn,…

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