A glimpse into some of the varied entertainments and celebrations that amused and captivated Manning Valley audiences in the late 19th. and early 20th. centuries. From balls to buck jumping, drama to debates, musical competitions to ping pong, the list of touring and local entertainments is endless. Articles extracted from four Manning River newspapers.

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Abbott Miss
Adastra Airways Ltd
Ahronson M
Ahronson Miss
Alcorn Albert
Algie A
Allan J C
Allan W
Alton brothers
Alway Miss
Andrews Elwyn
Andrews Ray
Andrews W S
Arcadia Hall Wingham
Armstrong F Miss
Armstrong Sonny
Arnoult Mrs
Ashlea
Ashlea Choral Society
Ashlea Church
Atkins E
Atkins Thomas
Australian Dairy Co
Baker Miss
Ballard Olive Miss
Barber Alan
Barrington
Bartlett baby
Barwick H
Basham William
Beattie brothers
Beattie Miss
Beattie Mr
Beattie Q Miss
Beattie R
Beattie W
Beddoes W
Belford Frank
Bell D
Bell David
Bell Mr
Bell Russell
Bell's Wild West Dramatic Co
Belmore Hall Taree
Bennett Edie Miss
Bennett H
Bennett H B Mrs
Bennett Miss
Bennett Mrs
Bennett P
Bennett-White Mrs
Bing Boys Band
Bishop F Miss
Bishop T
Blackburn N
Bloomfield A
Blore Miss
Blore Victor
Bo Bo Creek
Boer War
Bohnock Football Club
Boy Scouts
Boyce J B
Boyce W B
Bradley Joan
Bransdon Miss
Brentwood Mr
Brewer Harold
Brighton (Manning Point)
Brimms D
Broomfield Mr
Brown A
Brown E
Brownlee E Miss
Bruce W H
Buckman J
Buderus Mr
Buderus' Jazz Band
Bulahdelah
Bulley Mr
Bundook
Bunyan Mr
Burrill Creek
Butterworth R S
Caffrey James
Caffrey Thomas
Cairns J H  Mrs
Calov E
Calvin Pat Miss
Cameron D
Cameron John
Cameron Miss
Campbell T
Carle Annie
Carle C V
Carle C V Mrs
Carle Charles
Carle G
Carle P
Carle Stan
Carmichael Mr
Carmody L
Carmody P Mrs
Carmody W
Carter J
Castle A W
Cause Ken
Cedar Party
Cedar Party School
Chant A B
Chapman Fred
Chapman M Miss
Chapman Mrs
Chatham
Cheero Girls
Clarke Mr
Clarke Mrs
Clausen Mrs
Clerke Mr
Clune D J
Clunne C W
Clunne W E Mrs
Cluss A
Cochrane Lizzy
Cochrane Mr
Cochrane W J
Cochrane Walter
Collins Eva Miss
Collins K Miss
Collins Vic
Combo H
Comboyne
Comboyne Presbyterian Church
Connell B
Connell F
Cook W
Cooper A Miss
Coopernook
Coopernook Dramatic Club
Coopernook House
Coopernook Rifle Club
Cooplacurripa
Copeland
Coralville
Corbett Mr
Corbett W
Cornet Flat
Cornish Miss
Cox Alice Miss
Cray L
Crittenden Ted
Croki
Croki Brass Band
Croki Football Club
Croki Oddfellows' Hall
Cross J D
Crowdy Head
Crowdy Head School
Cummins G
Cummins J
Cummins Jack
Cummins Nurse
Cundle Glee Party
Cundletown
Cundletown Band
Cundletown School
Cunningham A
Cunningham Stanley
Czarlinsky Mr
Daintree Mr
Daintry brothers
Daish Basil
Davis Gay Miss
Davis J
Dawson G Miss
Dawson H T J
Dawson Mr
De Cean Bill
de Haviland Major
Deane Audrey
Delroy Ada
Delves H
Dennis C
Derham F
Derham Mr
Devenny Mrs
Devere Mr
Diamond D Miss
Diamond Head
Dickson Thomas
Dimond J
Dimond Miss
Dimond Mr
Dimond R
Dodds Mr
Donaldson S J Mrs
Donnelly brothers
Dorward B Miss
Dorward D
Dorward J
Dorward J C
Dorward Jessie Miss
Dorward John
Dorward Miss
Dorward Mrs
Doust E Mrs
Doust P
Doyle A
Drury Mr
Dryer Mrs
Dulihanty William
Dumaresque Island
Dumaresque Island Hall
Dykes May Miss
Eade J
Ealeston Miss
Eames Miss
Easton W P
Ede W
Edwards H
Edwards Miss
Edwards Mr
Edwards Mrs
Eggins Thelma
Elbourne F
Elliott H
Elliott Mr
Elliott T
Ellis C S Mrs
Else Fred
Emerton S
Erby Dr
Estell Miss
Eugene Miss
Everett Mr
Fairhurst Mrs
Farquhar Park
Federal Hall Wingham
Felstead Sgt
Felstead W H Lieut
Felstead W H Mrs
Fernandez S J
Ferris Mrs
Firefly
Flanagan W
Flett H W
Follett Captain
Foster E Rev
Fotheringham Percy
Frazer Mr
Frost J S
Frost S
Frost S Mrs
Fukoka F
Futcher Milton
Gaggin Arthur Mrs
Gallagher T
Geste Adrian "Beau"
Ghinni
Gibson D J
Gibson J
Gibson J Mrs
Gibson Miss
Gibson Mrs
Gibson S
Gibson T W
Gilbert James
Gill Effie Miss
Gill Eileen Miss
Gill L Miss
Gillogly Kitty Miss
Giro
Gleeson H
Gleeson L J
Gleeson W
Gloucester
Gollan Captain
Goninan Tas
Gordon Miss
Gorton Mrs
Gotting C
Grabowsky pilot
Graham baby
Gray H R & Co
Gregson Mr
Gyler Mr
Hackett Mrs
Hair Annie Miss
Hair Mrs
Hall Bob
Hall Hanley
Hamilton J
Hammond H
Hammond J
Hammond J E
Hammond Mr
Hammond W
Hanna R
Hardiman M Miss
Hardiman Miss
Hargreaves Mr
Harrington
Harrington School
Harrington Skating Club
Harrison Mrs
Haug L Miss
Haug W
Haugh W A
Haydon Hector
Hayes D J
Hickey Mr
Hilder G D Rev
Hill Roy
Hinten Mr
Hinten Mrs
Hoad Katie Miss
Hoad W
Hoare A
Hoare Winnie Miss
Hodgins D
Hodgins L
Hogan Charles
Hogg B Miss
Holden Captain
Holden G
Holden Les Captain
Holden Mr
Holden Mrs
Holden T Mrs
Holder Mrs
Hollis baby
Homewood J
Homewood Mr
Homewood Mrs
Hooke M M Mayor
Hudson Mable
Hungerford Mr
Irwin Bessie Miss
Jackson W C
Jenkins C
Jester's Orchestra
Jobson George
Johnson S
Johnston J
Jones D
Jones Miss
Jones W Miss
Jordan Miss
Judge Ernie
Kane E J
Kane J Mrs
Karaak Flat
Kavanaugh H L
Kearns R M
Kelly J
Kelly Kathy Miss
Kennedy Miss
Kennedy Mr
Kennedy W M
Kenny E E
Kerkin Dot
Kerkin Mr
Kerkin Mrs
Kerr Mr
Killabakh
Killawarra
Kimbriki
Kimbriki School
King Mr
Kirton baby
Klumpp Elsie
Klumpp Harry
Klumpp Mrs
Krambach
Lamba Mr
Lambert Jean Miss
Lane B Rev
Lane J
Latham C
Latham J Mrs
Latham S
Latimore Mr
Laurie R
Lean R L
Lee Darryl
Lee Miss
Lee Mrs
Lee W N
Levick Lucy
Levick Miss
Light Horse
Lismore
Lobban J Miss
Longworth J Miss
Longworth Mr
Longworth Ron
Longworth W
Lovejoy S J
Lowe Mr
Lowe Robert
Lower Manning
Lyon D F
Lyon Una Miss
Lyons P Miss
Macaulay Mr
Maddalena A
Maher Jack
Malcolm F
Malcolm Sybil Miss
Manning Point
Manning River Ag & Hort Assoc
Manning River Jockey Club
Manning River Orchestral Soc
Manning River Times
Manning War Memorial
Marlee
Marshall Sister
Martin L O
Martini Mr
Martini's buckjumpers
Mason Mr
Masters Miss
Mathers Miss
McArthur O
McBriarty Miss
McCarren Joan
McCartney Maude Miss
McCartney Miss
McCartney Mrs
McCartney's Hall Croki
McDonald A Miss
McDonald Fred
McDonald M Miss
McEachern A
McEachern Mr
McFadden J
McGowan
McKenzie H
McKinnon J Miss
McLachlan A
McLennan C
McLennan D
McMahon Mrs Hotel
McPhellamy P F
McPherson John
McPherson S Miss
McRae's buckjumpers
McWhirter R
McWhirter T
Meecham Millie
Meecham Sally
Menadue Mr
Menzies Guy
Meredith W
Metcalf G
Metz L
Miggins J
Miles F
Miller T
Milligan Annette
Mitchell Mrs
Mitchell's Island
Monkerud Miss
Moodie Mr
Moodie R H
Mooney G Miss
Mooney J Miss
Moore Beatrice Miss
Moore J
Moorland
Morley I Miss
Morley M Miss
Morris Mr
Morris Mrs
Morrison F C
Moto
Moto Church
Moto Ladies' Church Society
Moto Yamma
Mt George
Mudford H G
Mudford J
Mudford Mrs
Mudford William
Murphy Dr
Murray Archibald
Murray Archibald Mrs
Murray Dan
Murray H J D Pte
Murray Oswald
Murray R
N.C.S.N. Co
Nabiac
Napier F L
Navada Miss
Neal K Miss
Needs Mr
Nelson A
Nelson Charles
Nelson Clyde
New England Airways
Newell Mrs
Newton B
Newton E Miss
Newton Ellie Miss
Newton H
Newton Miss
Newton Mrs
Newton S B Miss
Newton W
Nicholson William
Northam M
Nowendoc
Number 1
O'Brien F
O'Brien R
O'Brien W
O'Grady Frank
O'Neill H T
O'Neill Mrs
O'Neill Myra Miss
O'Neill Pat
Old Bar
Osborne A
Osborne Miss
Oxley Island
Oxley Island School
Page's Dance Band
Paine Mona
Pankhurst Miss
Papworth William
Parker E Miss
Parker M Miss
Pascoe W
Patrick Dr
Payne A
Pedersen Prof
Peel N Miss
Pendergast Mr
Penfold J
Penfold J Mrs
Pereira Heather
Pereira Helen
Pereira Janice
Pereira Sylvia
Perrett Alex
Perrin baby
Perry Emily
Perry James
Perry Miss
Perry's Circus
Pethybridge Cedric
Petrie J
Port Macquarie
Powell C
Powell Mrs
Pullen Mr
Raymond Lillian Miss
Raynor Mollie Miss
Redbank
Redbank Hall
Reynolds C
Richards J
Richards J T
Richardson D I
Richardson Evie Miss
Richardson H
Richardson Miss
Richardson Mr
Richardson T
Ricketts Captain
Ricketts M
Ritchie Betty
Ritchie Margaret
Roberts Madge Miss
Robinson G
Robinson Iris
Robinson Joe
Robinson Mr
Robson W
Rogers Mr
Rose N
Rose V A
Ross Marjory Miss
Ross Mr
Ross Mrs
Ross Rene
Ross T F
Rowe Dr
Ruprecht C
Ruprecht G Mrs
Ryan Nita
Rye J
Rye Miss
Sanderson J
Scadden Dick
Schneider George
Schneider P
Schneider Patricia Miss
Schroder A
Schubert P
Scott J F
Scott Mr
Scougall D Miss
Scougall Mrs
Scougall V Miss
Scrivner E
See G
See Mrs
Shakespeare Rene
Shaw R N
Sherlock J A
Sherwood & McGowan
Ship - s.s. "Garnet"
Ship - s.s. "John Gollan"
Ship - s.s. "Lady Musgrave"
Ship - s.s. "Manning"
Ship - s.s. "Premier"
Ship - s.s. "Tilly May"
Ship - s.s. "Yankee Jack"
Shoesmith A
Shoesmith G T
Shoesmith Mr
Simmons M
Simpson J
Simpson Kit
Single Arthur
Skinner W
Small Mr
Small Mrs
Smede P Miss
Smith Dave
Smith E Miss
Smith Edna Miss
Smith Frank
Smith George
Smith Leila Miss
Smith Lily
Smith Lulu Miss
Smith M Miss
Smith McRae
Smith Mrs
Smith N Miss
Smith Nellie Miss
Smith Pam
Smith S
Smith S Mrs
Smith T P
Smith W G E Mrs
Soukie Mr
Sowter baby
Spice Professor
St John's Church Memorial Hall
St Matthew's Church Wingham
Steinmetz John
Stevens Mr
Stevenson Mr
Stewart Graham
Stewart J W
Stewart Mrs
Stocks W
Stokes Mr
Stone Eric
Stone Walter
Street Mr
Street Mrs
Strickland Mr
Stroud
Sullivan Mr
Sullivan W
Swan Charlie
Taree
Taree Amateur Dramatic Club
Taree Apex Club
Taree Brass Band
Taree Flower Show
Taree Highland Pipe Band
Taree Marching Girls
Taree Motor Show
Tassie Rev
Tassie W Mrs
Tassie W Rev
Tassie W Rev
Tate K O
Taylor G S
Teachers' Association
Terras J H Rev
Thiele S
Thomas E
Thomas H
Thomas S Captain
Thompson A Miss
Thompson Miss
Thomson John
Tierney Nellie Miss
Tigrah
Tillie Miss
Tilson Mrs
Tinonee
Towers R
Towers S
Townsend Mr
Townsend Mrs
Turnbull Betty
Tyrie
Ulm C T P
Ulm C T P Mrs
Ulm Mr
Unicomb Signa
Upper Manning
Upper Manning Ag & Hort Assoc
Val Mena Miss
Verona Cricket Club
Virtue Keith
Waddell Major
Waite Billy
Wallace Mr
Wallis Miss
Walsh K Miss
Walshe Alma Mrs
Walters Jessie Miss
Ward A
Ward Dorrie Miss
Ward Mr
Ward W
Watson E Miss
Watson H
Watson J
Wauchope
Weekes Miss
Weiley Mrs
Weiley R
Weller E T
West's Circus
Western W
Whatmore Mr
Whatson A
Wherrol Flat
Whitbread H
White Bessie Miss
White D
White Joe
White Miss
Williams G E
Williams G E Capt-Chaplain
Williams Miss
Wilson Mr
Wilson Una Miss
Wingham
Wingham Bacon Factory
Wingham Brass Band
Wingham Choral Society
Wingham Cricket Club
Wingham Dramatic Club
Wingham Girls Choir
Wingham Presbyterian Church
Wingham School
Wingham Tennis Club
Wingham Town Hall
Winney Mr
Wirth's Circus
Wood Thora Miss
Woodgate C
Woodgate L Miss
Woodgate Miss
Woodside
Woodside
Woodside Church
Woola
Wright E H Rev
Wright Miss
Yarrington H
Yarrington Mr
Yokochi S
Young B
Zaunders Rene
Zeno Mr