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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1894

1,659 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 83

Bathurst Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners have arranged to issue special excursion tickets at 2d per mile return first-class, and 1d per mile return second-class on April 10, 11 and…

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Horticultural Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

The United Horticultural Societies' chrysanthemum show will be opened by Miss Duff at the Town Hall, Sydney, on Thursday, April 19, at 3 p.m. Considerable…

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Cooma Show

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 6

COOMA, Saturday. The second day of the Cooma show was a great success, the attendance being very large and the weather lovely.' The members for the district were present, as well as a large…

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Gundaroo Show

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 5

GUNDAROO, Saturday. The show which, was opened. yesterday was a success. The "entries were not so large as in previous years, but the exhibits were of a better class. The prizes for…

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Parramatta Swimming Club. Second Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 7

THE second carnival intended as a fitting close t the season, was held in the Centennial Baths on Wednesday evening. The attendance was moderate, but the "files" that…

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Metropolitan Exhibition. Sixth, and Closing, Day

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 683

The principal event of the 27th ultimo was the ladies' hunting contest, for prizes presented by Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons, horses to be judged for hunting qualifications. The…

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Notes on the Metropolitan Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 683

Amongst the few features of agricultural interest displayed in the pavilion at Moore Park mention may be made of the concentrated milk prepared at Lower Bedford, on the Hunter. The…

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The Chicago Exhibition. Dr. Renwick's Report to the Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

A special meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Chicago Exhibition was held at the Colonial Secretary's Office yesterday afternoon for the purpose of…

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The Tangye Pumps at the Show

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 23

MESSSRS. Tangyes, Limited, the well-known engineers of Hay-street, Sydney, were conspicuously in evidence this year by a very imposing show of heavy machinery. In the foreground…

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The Bourke P. and A. Show

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 22

IT has been decided to hold the annual show of Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association on the 23rd and 24th May next, and it is generally anticipated that it will prove che best exhibition…

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Some Show Exhibits. Waugh and Josephson's Exhibits

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 25

Messrs. Waugh and Josephson, engineers, of 342 Sussex-street, Sydney, exhibited all sizes of Laval cream separators, of capacities varying from 12gal per hour to 300gal per hour; also a…

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The World's Fair. Return of the Executive Commissioner. Special Meeting of the Commission

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 2

A special meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Chicago Exhibition was held in the board room at the Colonial Secretary's office yesterday…

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Swimming Carnival. The P. S. G.the Wind-up Op the Season

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 1

Patrons, His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen of Parramatta; president, Mr. O. B. Cairnes ; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. R. Walford, E. J. Love. E. N. Murray, W…

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Fragments of a Letter. Found oh the Middle of the Floor at the Chicago Exhibition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

to toll you all about Parramatta as you intend to establish yourself here at your return. Rather a big order! You have heard it called "the garden…

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Ministerial Visit. the Bathurst Show. Preparations for the Premier. BATHURST

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

Last night a meeting convened by his Worship the Mayor (Alderman James Walker) was held in the Town Hall for the purpose of making arrangements to tender a…

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Some Show Exhibits. Messrs. John Danks and Sons. (See illustrations on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 23

Messrs. John Danks and Sons, 363 Pitt-street, and Blackfriars (off George-street West), Sydney, showed a varied collection of pumps for irrigation and household and other purposes. There was a…

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Stage, Song and Show. "Dandy Dick" at the Lyceum. "The Lights o' London." The Tivoli -- Fillis's Circus -- The Bijou and the Royal

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 3

Six theatres and an assortment of other attractions are far too many to ensure a fair thing for everybody, and as a consequence the strongest will survive and the…

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Life in London and Thereabout. (Ceronicled by Henry W. Lucy.) Eyeglasses in the Commons: Mr. Gladstone's —Mr. Distreli's—mr. Chamberlain's—mr. John Bright's—mr. Arthur Balfour's—sir William Harcourt's—sequel to the Irish Exhibition—boycotting the Viceroy—mr. Gladstone's Resignation—how Disraeli Quitted the Stage—mr. Gladstone's Successor. Westminster, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

The news that Mr. Gladstone is suffering from a defect in his eyesight which threatens to take the serious form of cataract comes as a surprise upon those familiar with his personal appearance…

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Give Us a Show. Her Majesty's Theatre. George Rignold brought out his big tank last night for a revival of "Lights o' Lyceum Thatre. Tivoli Theatre. Theatre Royal. Bijou Theatre. [?]Terion Theatre. the Cyclorama. Coogee Aquarium. Fillis Circus

Truth · Sunday 8 April 1894 · page 3

London," and his dive into the water and rescue…

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Public School Swimming Carnival. Presentation of Prizes by the Minister

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1894 · page 2

The prizes won at the third annual swimming carnival in connection with the Fortstreet Public School Swimming Club were presented to the successful competitors by…

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