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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1915

4,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 205

Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 January 1915 · 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. 8 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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The Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 23

This week at the Theatre Royal marks the close of Miss Nellie Stewart's stage career, as far as Sydney is concerned, though she may possibly make a short tour…

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At the Pictures

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 8

The Governor-General's review of the Second Expeditionary Force in Melbourne was an impressive sight. Khaki columns of men with, bayonets flashing in the sun moved…

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Inter-state Band Contest

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Perey Code, A.L.C.M., will adjudicate at the inter-State band contest, which begins to-night at the Sydney Sports Ground, and will be continued on January 22, 23, 25, and…

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To-night's Interstate Band Contest

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

The 11th [?] band contest begins is night at the Sydney Sports Ground, [?] this evening is the C grade [?] in this the following bands will be heard:—…

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Why No Subsidy? Government and Inter-state Band Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 3

Mr. Percy Code arrived in Sydney yesterday to adjudicate at the Inter-State band contest, which will begin to-night at the Sydney Sports Ground. During the day he was entertained…

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Moving Pictures. Industry in Australia Making of Local Films

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. Spencer whose name is well known in the moving picture business in Australia writes:—I read your article in Tuesday's "Evening…

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Joan of Arc Concert

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 25

The scholars of Blessed Joan of Are School, Haberfield, presented an exceptionally good. programme in the local School of Arts on the occasion of the annual breaking-up…

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Band Competition

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

At the Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park on Thursday night, a beginning was made with the annual band competition arranged by the [?] Association at N.S.W. There was a fairly…

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Australian Made Pictures

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 4

"Suburban Exhibitor" writes:—As a motion picture exhibitor, I think the time has arrived for disappointed [?] on this "Made-in-Australia" [?]…

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Band Contest. Leichhardt Win C Grade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 8

The annual inter-State hand contest teas began at Sydney Sports Ground last evening. Although the war has drawn many prominent musicians from the city, the bands last evening…

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Band Contest. Opened at Sports Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 6

The opening last evening at the Sydney Sports Ground of the annual band contest arranged by the Band Association of New South Wales, was attended by a crowd, whose…

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Band Music

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The Parramatta Citizens' Band will play the following programme of music in the Parramatta Park on Sunday afternoon, commencing at 3.15:—March…

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Concert and Dance at Mulgon

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

In that fervent spirit of strong patriotic enthusiasm which is, apparently, an element "born and bred in the strong "constitution" of the…

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West's Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

There will be two performances at West's Theatres—The Glaciarium and Olympia—starting with the matinee to-day, when the feature-drama, "The Price of Blood" will be screened for the last time…

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Spencer's Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 11

The great success of "The Spoilers" photoplay at the Lyceum has led the management of Spencer's Pictures, Limited, to depart from its policy of not showing a film more than a week, and to yield to…

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Interstate Band Contest

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

A feature of this year's Interstate Band Contest, which takes place at the Sydney Sports' Ground on the evenings of Jan. 21,…

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Sunday Band Music

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 6

The Sydney Professional Orchestra will render the following programme on the Bondi Beach to-morrow night:—"Distant Greeting;" "H.M.S. Pinafore;" "Near to Thee;"…

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Criterion Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 13

"Broadway Jones" will continue at the Criterion, and see the N[?]le-Coban season out. It is running along to big business. The present season is the last of the popular American stars in Sydney. Originally they…

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