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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1892

1,939 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 97

Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Friday 1 January 1892 · page 3

An enjoyable smoke concert was given in Gunsler's rooms, Pitt-street, on Wednesday evening, December 30, by the officers of the Registrar-General's Department…

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Fair Warning

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 8

The folks who come to whip us Should distinctly understand, We haven't got much money And don't own any land…

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The World's Fair

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 17

FEW persons among the population of Victoria will, we premise, hold with Mr. Munro's tacit refusal to benefit the colony by arranging for the exhibit of its products…

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Notes From the Tasmanian EXHIBItion

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 5

Now that the hundred and one things incidental to the getting together of a big Exhibition are settled and we have got into comparatively smooth water, a few notes as to the Exhibition…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 3

Without any desire in the world to be considered an unsociable party we must admit that it is with unmixed feelings of deep thankfulness we hail the termination…

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The Little Stranger. at the Lord Mayor's Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 8

"Is Mr. Cresswell in ?" "Mr. Cresswell is engaged in a consultation," said Mr. Cresswell's clerk. " He will be disengaged in half an hour. Will you…

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Fetters of Fire: a Novel of Stirring Incident. [Now First Published.] (All Rights Reserved.) Contents. Chapter Iv. Eros and Anteros. V. Ars [?]St Celare Artem. Vi. the Barox. Vii [?] Allister. Viii. Is All Fair in Love? Ix. [?] Propose. X Oil and Water. Xi. Xi [?] Xii. "Mood and Tense." Xiii. Lothario. Xiv. at Last. Xv. Charley's Dog. Xvi. Matrimonial Incidents. Xvii. the Down Grade. Xviii. Enter a Scribe. Xix. the Clouds Begin to Collect. Xx. the Ice Breaks. Xxi. Charley's Home. Xxii. the Crisis. Xxiii. the [?]Obinsons. Xxiv. a Missive of Mercy. Xxv. Various Comforters. Xxvi. Plan and Earnest. Xxvii. [?]Rosham. Xxviii. Conscience. Xxix. Voice and Its Meaning. Xxx. a Stormy Interview. Xxxi. Love Lies Bleeding. Xxxii. Reunion. Xxxiii. the Wind Up. Synopsis of Previous Chapters

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 7

PROLOGUE: The South Durham foxhounds were after a due fox and were in full cry. Suddenly one of the huntsmen gives up the chase and a minutes afterwards is accidentally…

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Tasmania. Launceston Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 5

LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--The total attendance at the exhibition to date has been 75,000. The Governors of Tasmania and…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Monday 4 January 1892 · page 3

"Faust up to Data" is still kept on the boards at the School of Arts, where Mr. Dan Tracey's Vaudeville Minstrel and Specialty Company continues to play to…

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Fetters of Fire: a Novel Op Stirring Incident. [Now First Published.] (All Rights Reserved.) Contents. Chapter Vii. Robinson Allister. Viii.is All Fair in Love? Ix.l'homme Propose. X.oil and Water. Xi.nemesis. Xii."mood and Tense." Xiii.lothario. Xiv. Atlast. Xv.charley's Dog. Xvi.matrimonial Incidents. Xviii. Enter a Scribe. Xix. the Clouds Beginto Coll Xx.the Ice Breaks. Xxi.charley's Home. Xxii.the Crisis. Xxiii.the Robinsiosns. Xxiv. a Missive of Mercy. Xxv.various Comfprters. Xxvi.play and Earnest. Xxvii. Ferrosham. Xxviii. Conscience. Xxix. Voice and Its Meaning. Xxx. a Stormy Interview. Xxxi.love Lies Bleeding. Xxxii. Reunion. Xxxiii. the Wind Up. Synopsis of Previous Chapters

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 7

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Chicago World's Fair. The Canvassers at Work

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 3

THE two canvassers for the city and suburbs appointed in connection with the New South Wales Commission for the Chicago World's Fair have commenced their work. The…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 3

Trouble was experienced on Monday night in finding accommodation for the multitude that sought admission to the Alhambra, but at 8 o'clock the big majority was stowed…

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The Lady Magnet. a Fair Test

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

THERE was a groat house at the London Alhambra on November 18. Mr. Bailey, the manager, again appeared on the stage, and on behalf of the directorate undertook…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

At the kind invitation of the Criterion management about 300 newsboys connected with the sale of the morning papers attended at that theatre last night to witness…

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The Kiama Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 6

At a meeting of the Agricultural Society, held in the Council Chambers to-night, the secretary made the following statement regarding the entries for the ensuing national show to take place here during the…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1892 · page 3

The gallery of the Criterion Theatre was s last night placed at the disposal of the newsboys connected with the evening papers, and it is estimated that over 100 of the…

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The Chicago Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

London, January 8.—It is expected that the World's Fair at Chicago will be ready to receive exhibits in October next. Congress has been asked to vote 5,000,000dol…

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The Chicago World's Fair. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 9

It is expected that the World's Fair at Chicago will be ready to receive exhibits in October next. Congress has been asked to vote five million dollars towards the…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 3

The history of the week is easily told; indeed, it may be summed up in two simple words, pantomine and plunder, of which latter the two score of gilt-edged robbers…

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