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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1919

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Poems and Pictures

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 24

Under this title the Red Cross has issued a charming booklet, the proceeds of the sale of which are to go to the society. Mrs. MacKinnon and Miss Monie are…

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Dubbo. Officers of the Band

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 15

At the annual meeting of the Dubbo band the following officers were elected: --Patron, the Mayor of Dubbo; president, Mr. G. W. Bell; vice-presidents,…

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Thanksgiving Demonstration. Band of 800 Performers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 4

It is estimated that the United Thanksgiving Demonstration, organised by the Band Association of New South Wales, at the Sports Ground. Moore Turk, on Sunday next at 3…

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The Theatre Hello, Everybody !

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 9

Hollo, Everybody ! is a revue of real magnificence. As a spectacle it is the biggest thing that has ever been put on in Australia. And not only is it a succession of gorgeous settings and…

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Kurri Eisteddfod Band Competition Results. Success for Lidcombe

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

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Pen Pictures and Short Stories Fact & Fiction the Pittwater Road

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 36

About 130 years ago, an adventurous little party set out from Sydney on a journey to the northward. It was not a very long journey, and the party was…

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Sunny Jim Mackay Sends His Season's Greetings to the Boys of the Bat and Ball Some Musings by Jimmy Searle

Referee · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 9

Jim Mackay wishes all his old cricket friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Writing from Cunnamulla, Queensland…

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Highland Society's Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 8

The New Year Night concert of the Highland Society of New South Wales will take place at the Town Hall this evening, when Mr. W. Arundel Orchard will conduct the select choir in Scottish songs, and the…

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The Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 30

Messrs. J. and N. Tait's special repertory season of nine nights at the Palace Theatre was followed on Boxing Day by a revival of that remarkable play "De Luxe Annie,"…

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Victoria Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 38

Every evening at 8 o'clock, at the Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, which is under the capable management of Messrs. Dix and Baker, all the latest and best…

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Amusements. Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 8

Yesterday a crowded audience at the Tivoli welcomed Miss Goolie Reeve in what was advertised as the second edition of the "Everybody's Doing It" revue. Easily recognised as the daughter of Ada…

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Smithtown Convent School Successful Concert at Gladstone

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 37

The success which attended the Smithtown Convent School concert at Gladstone, on the 18th ult., must have been very gratifying to Sisters and pupils alike, as…

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Scots Concert. Last Night at Town Hall

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 2

Sydney [?] New Year's Day celebrations were concluded according to annual design yesterday evening, when the Highland Society's a New Year's Night concert took place…

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The Town Hall Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 7

An immense audience filled the vast auditorium of the Town Hall at the Highland Society's annual New Year's Night concert, which opened with the skirl of the pipes as…

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Concert in the Town Hall

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1919 · page 5

The holiday was brought to a close with the customary concert in the Town Hall. The doors were thrown open at 7 o'clock, when the programme was virtually commenced with…

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The Queen's Theatre

The Propeller · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

At the Queen's Theatre, Hurstville, on Saturday night the star picture will be Mary Pickford in "Mistress Nell." The other star…

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Amusements Her Majesty's Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 15

"Hello Everybody" the great spectacular Tevue is attracting large audiences to this theatre, where the many bright and interesting turnS receive hearty approval…

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Swimming League Clubs Lively: Ball-punching Craze

Arrow · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Nothing doing in swimming races during the Christmas holidays, hence there is a dearth of news this week, which may not occur again till the colder…

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War Pictures. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 7

Sir,—With reference to your notices of November 25 and 27 concerning an Australian exhibition of war pictures now being held in the galleries of the Royal Academy…

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Band's Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

At the annual eisteddfod at Kurri Kurri this week Lidcombe Borough Band (Mr. E. P. Kerry, conductor) won the band contest with 266 points, Kurri Kurri coming…

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