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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1918

2,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 111

Gilgandra. Convent School Concert

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 45

The children attending St. Joseph's Convent School, Gilgandra, gave a most successful concert at that thriving town. The large hall, registered to hold 1000 people, was well…

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Gundagai. Convent School Concert

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 45

The annual break-up and distribution of prizes in connection with tho convent school, Gundagai, took place on Wednesday of last week, in the presence of a number of parents…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 4 January 1918 · 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, 15 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Theatre Topicals

Arrow · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

Harry Lauder's salary in America is given is £1100 a week. Jack Cannot, In The Bine Boys, looks a bit lonely on Her Majesty's stage without the…

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The Queen's Theatre

The Propeller · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

The star picture at the Queen's Theatre, Hurstville, on Saturday will be "Destiny, or The Soul of a Woman," featuring Emily…

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Amusements Her Majesty's Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 15

"The Bing Boys are Here," the brilliant spectacle revue now being presented by J. C. Williamsons' Ltd., is one of the finest productions seen here for a long time. The…

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Grand Band Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 16

south Sydney Model Band, under Mr. W. Ryder, are again holding a series of concerts at the Glaciarium on Sunday evenings, as notified, commencing at 8 o'clock. The funds are to assist the band to…

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Band Subsidy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Palmer, secretary of the Lidcombe Borough Band, wrote asking the council to grant a renewal, for the ensuing year, of the permission to play out in the…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 5 January 1918 · 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, 15 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Hifpodrome Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

William Anderson's huge and magnificent staging of the pantomime of "Jack and the Bcanstalk" has evidently embarked on a long and successful…

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National Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

An all-star company has pulled in capacity crowds all the week, and kept them in a simmer of thrill or laughter every minute of the time. There will be…

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Hoyt's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 16

To-day at Hoyt's George-street, George M. Cohan will be seen on the screen in the popular American comedy, "Broadway Jones." The show at this picture house is continuons from 11 a.m. till 11.30 p.m…

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Theatre Royal

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

"The House That Jack Built" Is being responsible for many other houses. enormous "homes" at the Theatre Royal, where the J.C.w. Pantomime is…

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Criterions Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

Miss Kathlene Macdonell and Mr. Charles Waidron, together with a thoroughly depable Willlamsonian Company, have rejuvenated Barrie's beautiful…

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Bat and Ball. (By "Recorder".)

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 8

PETERSKAM IN JEOPARDY—GORDON FAIL BADLY—NORTH SYDNEY MAKE HIGHEST TOTAL OF THE DAY—CHAMBERLAIN'S FINE…

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Sundry Shows, Her Majesty's Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

The Bing Boys Are Here, and have been given the glad hand by packed reception meetings at Her Majesty's Theatre since Saturday night. Sydney…

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Australians' Deeds. Pictures by Will Dyson. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 9

Mr. Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia, will open to-morrow an exhibition in the Leicester galleries of 65 of Will Dyson's pictures depleting episodes on the West front in…

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Dyson's War Pictures Realities of the Trenches LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 1

A private view was given to-day of Will Dyson's exhibition of drawings which will be opened on Saturday. The collection visualises the realities of…

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Bat and Ball. (Continued on Page 8.) Inter-dietrict Maton. North West v. South West

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2

Re-constructed teams, representing the cardinal points of the compass, again endeavored to raise a little breeze amongst the cricket fans who were…

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A Concerted Offensive

The Mirror · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

A concerted offensive against the Stockholm peace dove. "At last," sneers the Lustige Blatter, of Berlin, "the Allies have secured unity…

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