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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1907

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New South Wales Dismisses South Australia for 157. and Scores 133 for One Wicket. Jennings, Bolling, and L. R. Hill Bat Best for South Australia Noble and Cotter With Ball, and Diamond With Bat to the fore for the Home Team

The Arrow · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 2

New South Wales and South Australia started their return match for the Sheffield Shield yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in ideal weather. The…

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St. Augustine's Orphanage Band

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 2

Few who attended the Town Hall last night wore prepared for the remarkably fine playing of the St. Aueustine's Orphanage Band. These young bandsmen…

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Late Melbourne News. Building Strike, Holt and Anderson to Erect New Theatre. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1907 · page 7

It is stated that Mr. Bland Holt and Mr. William Anderson intend to build a now theatre in Melbourne, the lease of the Theatre Royal having been secured…

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St. Augustine's Band

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 5

Under the direction of Messrs. J. and N. Tait, the St. Augustine's Orphanage Band gave the first of two performances at the Town-hall on Saturday night. Coming with a big…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The programme presented at the Tivoli on Saturday drew large audiences to matinee and evening performances alike. The first part included a number of strong features, standing…

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Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

"A Path of Thorns" promises rather to become a path of roses for Mr. Bland Holt, since the piece is having a most successful run at the Theatre Royal. The local atmosphere and…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

At the Palace Theatre Mr. Harry Macdona and his company have entered upon the third week of the farcical comedy, "The New Boy." The play is bright and witty from start to finish, the plot being most…

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St. Augustine's Orphange Band

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

On Saturday evening this brass band gave the first of two performances at the Town Hall under the direction of Messrs. J. and N. Tait with very encouraging results. The combination, which has its…

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Amusements. St. Augustine's Orphanage Band

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

Although there was considerable interest from a musical point of view, in the appearance at the Town Hall on Saturday night of St. Augustine's Orphanage Band (Geelong…

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Young Australia the Champion Band a Triumph in "Tannhauser"

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

Having led the St. Augustine's Orphanage Band to victory on many a well-fought field in Victoria, Mr. Percy Jones has now brought the young champions" to Sydney. The young…

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The Band Concerts

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 6

The St. Augustine Orphanage Band gave its second concert at the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening in the presence of a large audience, which greeted the performance with…

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Amusements. St. Augustine's Band

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 11

The second concert by the St. Augustine's Orpbanage Band attracted a much larger audience to the Town-ball last night. The playing of the "Australian champions" created quite a…

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Amusements. St. Augustine's Orphanage Band

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 8

The second performance of the abovenamed band was given at the Town Hall last night, and was patronised by a large audience, who, as at the first concert, expressed warm appreciation of the efforts…

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St. Augustine's Band Another Great Success

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

"We have never played in better style or to a more enthusiastic audience', was the remark of Mr. Percy Jones, conductor of the St. Augustine's Orphanage Band, while…

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Two-minute Chats with Busy People on Matters of Passing Interest Blue-ribbon Band Boys

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 1

Mr. Percy Jones, the young conductor of the St, Augustine's Orphanage Band, the blue-ribbon champions of Australia, was seen for a few moments at Paling's…

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Clifton Gardens Concerts

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 4

About the only place to escape the dust on Sunday last was Clifton Gardens. This fact seemed to be known, for there was a large audience present when the State Military Band…

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Concert at Clifton Gardens

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 8

Despite the adverse weather conditions on Sunday last a large number of people assembled at Clifton Gardens to hear the usual Sunday concert. The State Military Band…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 11

At the matinee at the Tivoli this afternoon the Rose Sisters, a song and dance pair, will make a first appearance in Sydney. The last three nights in Australia of Duncan and…

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