Fair Comment. Official Red Tape
The example of the difficulties that face the Postmaster-General or any Minister in getting a reform hustle on in his department is furnished by a…
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Shows & fairs, 1911
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Silver City Show. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Silver City Show was held at the Exchange Hotel last night. Mr. A. Malthouse (president) was in the chair, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Presentation to Mr. J. P. Megaw. Retiring Secretary of Silver City Show
A pleasant social gathering took place at Comley's Exchange Hotel this afternoon. The Silver City Show Society has just lost the services of Mr. J. P…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W. P. A. and H. Society
A general meeting of the members of this society was held at Flannery's Hotel on the 31st inst at 8 p.m. to fix the date for holding the annual show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fair Comment. Referendums or Referenda?
There is still a determination in some quarters to persist in referring to the two coming votes of the Commonwealth electors as the "Referenda." Strictly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sporting. Victorian Autumn Racing Carnival. Latest Scratchings. Melbourne
Noonday, Quoit, Chittagong, Golden Point, Parsee, Burston, Lord Dudley, Mindful, and Maletta have been scratched for the Newmarket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Swimming Carnival
The Sydney swimming contingent, comprising the Coogee Sea Nymphs (Miss Gladys Tate and Miss Nellie Mead)) George Read, Oscar Dickman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Carnival. Adelaide
At the annunl carnival of the Amateur Swimming Association last night the half-mile championship was won by E. G. Finlay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Carnival. Opened This Afternoon
This afternoon at the Municipal Swimming Baths, Misses Gladys Tate and Nellie Meads, Messrs. George Read and Oscar Dickman, and C. Laws, opened…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural Show. Adelaide
The annual autumn show of the Royal Agricultural Society was oponed this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelaide Agrigultural Show. a Large Attendance. Adelaide
There was a large attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show this afternoon. There was a particularly fine display…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fair Comment. Valuable Pictures
A few days ago we were informed by cable that Lord Lansdowne had received an offer of £100,000 for one of his pictures, a masterpiece by Rembrandt,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racecourse Improvements. Progressive Policy of the Committee of Management. "The Show Place of Broken Hill."
"Our ambition in to make this course the show place of Broken Hill." That was the remark made yesterday by Mr. J. Goffage, secretary of the Broken Hill…
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The Royal Agricultural Society's Show is being well patronised. It is expected that its financial results will eclipse all the previous records for a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Agricultural Show. Adelaide
The Autumn Show of the Royal Agricultural Society which was concluded on Saturday, beat all previous March records for attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Silver City Show. to Be Held in May
A well-attended meeting of the Silver City Show Society was held at Comley's Exchange Hotel last night, Mr. J. Maxton occupying the chair. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Harem Skirt in Melbourne. Women on Show in Bourkestreet Window. Obstruction to Traffic Caused. Melbourne
Bourke-street, Melbourne, on the northern side, just above Swanstonstreet, was impassable all day yesterday…
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The Premier (Mr. Verran) is still endeavoring to arrange the transfer of the Adelaide Agricultural, Show from the Jubilee Exhibition, which is needed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fair Comment. Some Storm Effects
It is bad enough to have the roof of your house blown off by a storm, even if it is not your own house, and the landlord has to pay for the repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney's "Fierce" Streets. American Visitor's View. Great Panama Canal. San Francisco Exhibition
"Say, your Sydney streets are f[?]erce." This was the comment on March 7 to a "Herald" reporter by MR. C. W. Carter, an American visitor,…
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