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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1918

2,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 111

Amusements. the Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 15

In addition to the performance to-night of "The [?] Boy, Are Here," at Her Majesty's Theate there will be a matinee at 2 o'clock. In this free and flashing show, Mr. Andrew MacCunn is the musical…

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News and Notes More Kiddies' Pictures

The Mirror · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 14

Commencing with Jack and the Beanstalk, the Franklin brothers have directed so many successful Kiddies' Pictures for Fox, that, to keep pace with the demand, they have had to…

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Theatre Employees. New Union Proposed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 10

A movement to organise a new union, covering all employees in the theatrical, picture show, and general amusements industry, has been initiated among the industrial bodies…

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G.f.s. Concert

The St George Call · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 7

A miscellaneous concert was given by the Girls' Friendly Society (Kogarah Branch), in aid of St. Paul's Church Funds, in Brett's Hall, on Tuesday,…

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Interstate Band Contest

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 18

The adjudicator of the brass band competitions during the forthcoming week at the Sydney Sports Ground is Mr. W. Partington, the conductor of the Rozelle Band, in its…

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Taronga Park Band Contest

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 2

The Campsic Band, one of the competitors in the band contest, played the following pieces at Taronga Park Zoo yesterday afternoon. Sons of the Brave, march American Beauties…

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Lyceum Pictures at Strand

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 25

On and after Monday, January 28, the pictures that were hitherto shown at the Lyceum will be transferred to the Strand Theatre. Nance O'Neil will be seen to-morrow and all…

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Notes from the Picture Shows Lyceum Pictures Transferred

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1918 · page 19

Mr. W. Harrington Miller, general manager of Union Theatres, Ltd., has announced the intention of his firm to transfer the Lyceum entertainment to the Strand Theatre…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 21 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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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Peter Dawson had the welcome of a firmly[?] eptablished favourite at the Tivoli on Saturday last. To celebrate his return to Sydney the much travelled baritone not only sang what was set down for him, but…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 22 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, 16 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Band Contest. Inter-state Championship. Queensland Band Arrives

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

With the contest for the inter-State championship commencing to-morrow evening at the Sydney Sports Ground the band world is bustling around 'polishing up Instruments and…

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Inter-state Band Contests

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 5

The fifteenth annual inter-State band contest, promoted by the Band Association of New South Wales, will be commenced to-night at the Sydney Sports Ground…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 23 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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Tasmanian Pictures. Hobart and Cape Raoul

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 21

Mound Wellington and portion of Hobart…

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Picture Theatre Proprietor Fined. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 12

Fines and costs aggregating £81 6s were imposed upon James A. Smith, picture theatre proprietor, of Wonthaggi, who was charged in the District Court to-day with having failed…

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The British Advance. Pictures from the Western Front

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 23

British soldiers going into action…

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The Moving Pictures Show a Lay of Modern Rome

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 4

On Monday morning it was announced that, over the week-end, 10 recruits had been accepted for the A.I.F. Then out spake Bill, the stockman,…

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Moving Pictures Do They Hurt the Eyes, or Don't They?

Referee · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 14

It has long been the fashion to assume or pretend that cinema pictures hurt the eyes. There are people who say that they cannot go to a picture show because of the eye-strain. It…

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