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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... no. 5180 26 June 1868 of The Empire est. 1850 The Empire
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* Contents derived from the 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Twelfth Night, &c., single work advertisement

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Edward Blanchard's The Artful Dodge on 24, 25 and 26 June 1868.

(p. 1)
School of Arts : New Songs by Charles Thatcher, single work advertisement

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts entertainment on 26 June 1868. The evening's attractions included 'new local songs' written by Charles Thatcher and performed by Mrs Thatcher, and (although not specified in the advertisement) a production of Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.

(p. 1)
To Printers and Newspaper Proprietors, single work advertisement

An advertisement, probably placed by Samuel Bennett (sole proprietor, printer and publisher of the Empire), for the sale of a single cylinder printing machine. The sale is being offered 'to make room for a new machine daily expected from England'.

(p. 1)
Sydney City Mission, single work column

A report on the 25 June 1868 entertainment held to raise funds for the Sydney City Mission. The 'gem of the evening was of course Miss Aitken'. Among the works recited by Miss Aitken was Thomas Hood's 'Bridge of Sighs' and D. M. Moir's 'Casa Wappy'.

(p. 2)
School of Arts, single work review
— Review of 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment Charles Thatcher , 1866-1867 single work musical theatre ;

A review of the June 1868 Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.

(p. 2)
Victoria Theatre, single work review
— Review of Twelfth Night William Shakespeare , 1600 single work drama ;

A very brief review of the 25 June 1868 Royal Victoria Theatre production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

(p. 2)
Verses by Mr. Disraeli On the Portrait of the Lady Mahoni"'Fair Lady! thee the pencil of Vandyke", Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield , single work poetry (p. 3)
Note: Includes the Guardian's introduction.
Phillip M'Carroll. Pitt-Streeti"Unless before long squatters send us some meat,", single work poetry (p. 4)

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