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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1912

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New Picture Theatre. Successful Opening

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 8

'The Grand Theatre, the new house devoted to the alluring pastime of moving pictures, was officially opened last evening. About 900 people accepted the invitation of the…

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Ball Arrested in Sydney. Detective's Smart Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 10

Detectives Walker and Malone, and Senior-Sergeant Wallace, of the Water Police, engaged on ordinary waterman's boat last night, and together with Captain Beck, of the steamer Star…

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The Bingara Mystery Ball Arrested in Sydney

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 8

The police and detectives continued their investigations throughout Tuesday into the supposed murder of the young woman, Mrs. Louise Ball, at Bingare, on or about January [?], and…

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Florida, the Land of Romance. Some Pen Pictures

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 15

Florida is like California, a land of romance in more ways than one (writes Joseph E. Wing, in the "Breeders' Gazette"). It is a Wonderland to all of us. It is a land of which are…

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National Art Gallery. New Pictures Purchased in Europe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 10

The trustees have been advised by cable message from their London, representatives of the purchase of the important works. A large landscape, French subject, by Hughes Stanton,…

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Theatre Royal. "The Girl in the Train."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 6

Next Saturday night "The Cingalee will come tripping on to the boards of the Royal, and "The Girl in the Train" will vanish into the tunnel of temporary…

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Theatre Trouble. Unions Moving. Possibility of Boycott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 19

There is just a possibility that the combined influence of the trade unions will be brought to bear against some Sydney theatres. It will be a novel form of strike if it comes…

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Amusements Around the Shows. Er Majesty's Theatre

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 51

Packed houses continue to great "The Quaker [?] l" at Her Majesty's Theatre, and numbers are unable to obtain admission on Saturday [?] ht, January 20. Miss Blanche Browne, as…

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Sunday Shows. Her Majesty S Theatre. "The Quaker Girl."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 6

Curious how "The G[?]" is in the limelight at the different theatres at the present time. We have "The Girl in the Train," "A Girl's Temptation,"…

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The New Theatre. "Green Rooms" and "Green Young Men." Architects to Confer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 11

The works committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon discussed at length the plans of the proposed new theatre at Queen Victoria Markets, of which Mr. William…

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The Bingara Tragedy. Ball Before the Court. How He Looked This Morning. Capture Due to Press Publicity

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 8

When William Fred Ball, accused of the murder of his wife a few miles outside. Bingara, on January 16, walked out of his cell at the Water Police Station this morning and…

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State Military Band

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 5

The eighth annual meeting of the State Military Band, at which there was a large attendance, was held in the Masonic-hall on Tuesday night. Commander Brownlow, who presided,…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 25 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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New Picture Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 12

Waddington's new picture theatre, to be hereafter known as "The Grand." situated in Pitt-street, was opened to the public [?] yesterday free of charge. Needless to say, there was a continuous…

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N.s.w. Military Band

Evening News · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 7

The eighth annual meeting of the N.S.W. State Military Band was held in the New Mas[?] Hall, Castlereagh-street, city. Commander Brownlow presided, and referred to the…

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Ball Before the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 8

William Frederick Ball, 22, who was arrested on Tuesday evening on board the steamer Star of Scotland and charged with the murder of his wife, Lois Ball, at "The Hill," near…

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Interstate Band Contest. Parramatta Wins C Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 12

The first of the scries of grade interstate band contests, under the auspices of the N.S.W. Band Association, commenced last night at the Sydney Sports Ground. Last night's contest was devoted to the C…

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Band Association Contests. Parramatta Leads in "C" Grade

The Sun · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 1

The annual brass bands contests, promoted by the Band Association of New South Wales opened last evening at the Sports Ground, when six bands competed in the C Grade…

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Fra Angelico and His Pictures. Sensation in Florence

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 47

Last month, as we learnt by cable the people of tho fair, city of 'Florence were painfully astonished to learn that a most exquisite work of that saintly and supreme…

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Q.v.m. Theatre. Scrutinising the Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 4

The plans for the proposed theatre in the Queen Victoria Markets were again discussed by the works committee of the City Council on Tuesday…

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