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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1912

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The Crown Pictures

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 6

The Crown Picture Gardens are doing great biz at present, and the pictures which the management submit to patrons entitle them to all support. The Sam…

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Bat and Ball Cricketers Say

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 7

That the seventh round of tho first grade games was commenced on Saturday in fine, bright weather, and upon good pitches. The day's play was specially notable for the…

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Other Shows. the Tivoli Theatre

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 51

At the popular home of vaudeville on January 13 those old favorites of Tivoli patrons, Pastor and Merle, made their reappearance, and gave an excellent turn, singing, comedy, and…

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Theatre Royal. "The Girl in the Train."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

The quaint Dutch play, "The Girl in the Train," is even more popular than [?] at the Theatre Royal, and the divorce court business on the stage is, if possible as…

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Proposed New Theatre. "A Pokey Little Place."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 8

The plans for the proposed theatre in the Queen Victoria Market building were submitted by Mr. William Anderson to the meeting of the City Council last night, the works…

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"T and C. Journal" Photographic Competition-- Highly Commended Pictures

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 23

"Outward Bound," by J. M. Jago, Box 1000, General Post Office, Sydney. "Days We Remember," by J. Williams, 18 Butler-street, North Richmond, Melbourne. (Under the rules governing the competition, ten shillings and sixpence will be allowed for each of the above pictures. Details of a new competition appear on page 37 of this issue.)…

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The Seam in the Ball. Is It Beating Australia?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 15

The Australians were decisively beaten in the second test match, and it was rather remarkable that the tail-enders did better with the bat than those who are expected to make the…

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Sunday Shows. Her Majesty's Theatre. "The Quaker Girl."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

"The Quaker Girl" made her bow to Sydney audiences last Saturday night at her Majesties, and was received with large sized enthusiasm. The musical comedy is…

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Students Riot Over Gaby. Demand Rest of Show. Police Censor Performance and Theatre Wrecked. Parisian Beauty- Escapes to Carriage Under Guard

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

Yale students, including some of the Yale football team, started a riot at the Hyperion Theatre, New Haven, U.S., last month, where Gaby Deslys was giving a performance…

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"Town and Country Journal" Photographic Competition, No. 6.-- Open to All Subjects. First prize, £2 2s; second prize, £1 1s; with a further chance that should any of the non-prizewinning pictures be reproduced in the "Town and Country Journal" they will be paid for at the rate of 10s 6d each, for publication in one issue. Rules Governing the Competition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 37

1. The Competition is open to all bona-fide amateur photographers; that is, any person not following photography professionally. Employees of the "Town and Country…

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Empire Theatre

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

At the Empire Theatre, Oxford-street Hyde Park, commencing to-day, the sensational picture "Under the British Flag" will be shown for three nights. This [?]m is over [?]000ft in…

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"Always Smiling." Japanese at the Town Hall. Band Concert at R. N. House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 10

The four sturdy little men rose from their table in the restaurant, and presented their checks to the damsel behind the cash register with a profusion of smiles and…

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The Woman with the Smile. Lenoardi Da Vinci His Ten Pictures That Have Come Down to Us

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 53

A writer in the "Connoisseur" reminds us that the pictures by Leonardo da Vinci which have come down to us are so rare that the authentic examples from his brush may be…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

The Time Ball at the Sydney Observatory is dropped every day at 1 p.m. Sydney standard time, corresponding to Greenwich Mean Time, 3hrs. Om. Os. Should any error occur In the…

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Broadway Theatre

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

The excellence of the pictures shown continuously at the Broadway Theatre, near Grace Brothers, has had the effect of attracting big crowds. The pictorial representation…

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Fall on Theatre Steps

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

BRISBANE, Thursday.--A man named Carl Kaysen, "Who was injured on Monday night through falling from the stops of the Theatre Royal, died to-day…

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Her Majesty's Theatre. Again Leased to J. C. Williamson, Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 9

Her Majesty's Theatre has been leased again to J. C. Williamson, Limited. This firm is at present in occupation of the theatre, and the present lease has two years to run. The new…

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At the Theatre. Admiral Kato and Staff. Entertained at R.n. House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 8

The stern necessities of coaling occupied the majority of the crews of the Aso and Soya yesterday. A dinner was given at the A. B. C. in the evening by the Nihonjinkwal…

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Stage, Songs and Show New Musical Comedy. Popular Revival at the Palace. the Ethel Irving Season. Vaudeville and Pictures

The Sun · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 10

The Quakers' meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre has been attracting crowded audiences since Saturday. The dainty "Quaker Girl" is well off in the matter of crotchets…

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Band Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 20

The Band Association of N.S.W. will hold its annual championship contest next week beginning on Wednesday, and [?] on Saturday. Manly Band at present holds the Australian Championship…

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