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Shows & fairs, 1894

1,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 83

Milton and Ulladulla Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 13

The annual show of these districts was opened on Tuesday, The exhibits of horses, cattle, and pigs were both numerous and good. The farm and dairy produce were also excellent…

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Castle Hill Show. Schedule of Prizes

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 3

The programme for the annual exhibition, to be held at Castle Hill on Easter Monday and Tuesday, gives promise of great success. The regulations, as printed, are full and…

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Stage Song and Show. "Captain Fritz" at the Criterion. "The Shamrock and the Rose." "Round the World"--The Howe-Spong Company in New Zealand--The Tivoli-- The Royal--The Gourlay Benefit

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 February 1894 · page 3

The wealth of scenic beauty and spectacular splendor which are the principal and particular features of the production of "Round the World in Sixty Days" are…

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Give Us a Show

Truth · Sunday 25 February 1894 · page 3

THE old established English idea that two or three Britishers armed with time-payment revolvers, and surround with…

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The Easter Show

The Australian Star · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 5

The committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has decided to extend the time for receiving entries for the Easter Exhibition to Tuesday next, when the lists will…

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Fight with Larrikins. Police Show Their Revolvers. Dealing with Dealers. Charge of the Chippendales--Theft of a Set of Harness

The Australian Star · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 5

A sensational fight with larrikins took place last night at Chippendale, and during the melee the police engaged were compelled to protect themselves with their revolvers…

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Stage, Song and Show. " the Shamrock and the Rose." "Captain Fritz" at the Criterion. "Silly Fools" at the Tivoli-- Other Events

The Australian Star · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 3

"The Shamrock and the Rose," a four-act drama of modern times, replaced "True as Steel" at Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening. The piece was…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 8

A concert was given in the Oddfellows' Temple, Elizabeth-street, last night by the pupils of Miss Chambers and Signor Podenzana. It need hardly be said that there…

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Carnival at Manly

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 3

The members of the Manly Swimming Club will have a day out on Saturday next, and will submit a programme that fairly bristles with good tilings. Tho 200 Yards…

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Tenterfield Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 6

TENTERFIELD, Tuesday. --The annual exhibition in connection with the Agricultural Society was opened to-day. The weather was fine. There was a good attendance, and…

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Penrith Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 6

The Penrith Show, which is to be opened to-morrow and continued through the week, promises this year to be a great success. The opening ceremony will be performed…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 7

Attention is directed to the announcement by the management of the Lyceum Theatre to the effect that, ae only seven more performances of "Round the World in…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Agricultural Show. Government Assistance to Agriculture. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 5

The Agricultural Show which will be opened to-morrow will be as good as any of its predecessors. The wool exhibits hear testimony to the excellence of the season, being heavier in yolk…

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North Coast Show

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 5

LISHMORE, Friday.—The North Coast show was continued yesterday. Rain again set in at noon, and very heavy showers fell at intervals during the remainder of the day. The attendance was…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

M. Wiegand played an excellent programme to an audience of moderate size at the Town Hall last night. The familiar Braga "Serenade" formed a melodious…

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Agricultural Shows. Nepean Agricultural Show. Speech by Sir George Dibbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon the second annual show of the Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society was opened at Penrith by Sir George Dibbs. The Premier left Sydney by special…

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Nepean Show. Sir George Dibbs at Penrith. The Cloud of Depression. Returning Prosperity--The Credit of the Colony--Extravagant Borrowing--The Necessity for Self--Reliance -- More Work and Greater Production--The Opposition Tactics. PENRITH

The Australian Star · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

The second annual exhibition of the Nepean Agricultural Industrial Society was opened at Penrith yesterday by Sir George Dibbs. The Premier's speech, as a political…

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The Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 423

Everything augurs well for the great Easter exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society in Moore Park. In some of the sections—notably horses—the entries exceed in number those of last…

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Royal Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 9

The great Easter Show of the Royal Agricultural Society promises to be a big thing. Already the entries in the horse section exceed those of last year, and will reach the splendid total of…

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Vanity Fair. FASHIONS

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 10

The hair in a ballroom should never be worn down. The French knot on the very top of the head, with the broad white parting leading…

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