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Shows & fairs, 1895

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 102

League of Wheelmen's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 12

The Loague of Wheclmon will commence their first carnival at the Sydney Criket Ground this afternoon. A commencoment will be made with, the heats in the League Cup at 2.45—an hour which…

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The All Saints’ Curio Exhibition

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 4

Through the kind instrumentality of Mr. James Burns, of “Gowan Brae,” the All Saints’ parish workers, Parramatta, have enlisted the sympathies of Mr. Bray, the…

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A Country Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 4

If you were a stranger riding to the town you would know something unusual was to happen there. All the traffic is one way. Along the white road sweeping rouud the box ridges, down…

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Blayney Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 6

BLAYNEY, Friday. -- The Blayney Show was opened yesterday and continued to-day. The weather was fine, and there was a very large attendance on both days. The…

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Late Agricultural Show. CUDAL

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 641

The sixth annual show of the Cudal Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held to-day. Beautiful weather prevailed. The attendance numbered over 1000, visitors from Orange, Molong, and other centres…

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The Blayney Show. Second Day

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 5

BLAYNEY, Saturday.—The Agricultural and Pastoral Society's show was continued yesterday. The attendance numbered about 2000. The…

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The "Platypus" Eucalyptus Exhibit at the Tasmanian International Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 648

We give this week, as an illustration, a photograph taken by Beattie, of Hobart, of the grand exhibit made by the " Platypus" brand of Eucalyptus, which has been so successfully pushed by the…

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The Cycling Carnival. Some of the Events. Points for Saturday. Some of the Champions-- The Visitors From the Other Colonies

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 6

The programme is out today for the great cycling carnival, which is to begin on the Sydney Cricket Ground tomorrow, and from the great enthusiasm in at has been…

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The Cycling Carnival. Some of the Champions. Splendid Weather for the Sports. The Local Men and the Visitors-- Great Contests Anticipated

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 5

March 30, 1895, will be a red-letter day in the history of cycling in New South Wales. It marks the beginning of a new and important era in the sport, this being…

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Stage, Song and Show. "Called Back." "A Sailor's Knot." "An Ideal Husband"-- The Tivoli-- The Maggie Moore Season

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 3

Every theatregoer who hopes for the prosperity of a good play will be pleased to know that "The Case of Rebellious Susan" is meeting with the success which that very…

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Agricultural Society's Show, Moore Park, G cat Preparations-The Military Tournament

Truth · Sunday 31 March 1895 · page 5

WE put in an appearance at an early hoar the other morning at the show-grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society, Moore Park. Although it was early, the whole place was a…

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The Agricultural Show. Special Attractions

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 March 1895 · page 6

This year's Easter Show of the Royal Agricultural Society at Moore Park bids fair to eclipse the former exhibitions held under the society's auspices. The energetic secretary,…

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Vanity Fair. "No ECANDAL about Queen Elizabeth, I hope?"

Truth · Sunday 31 March 1895 · page 2

The Close of tho Bland-Holt Season—Mr Simoneen on the High Horse—Departure of a Favorite Sydney Actress—Oh. Fie, McGinty !—Sweet Little Grade Noble—…

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The Cycling Carnival. N.S.W. League Sports. a Grand Opening. Megson the Champion — Middleton Shows Great Form-New South , Wales Victorious

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 March 1895 · page 6

GIVEN fine weather everybody who was anybody prophesied that the cycling carnival, under the auspices of the New South Wales League of Wheelmen, would be a…

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Saturday's Carnival

Evening News · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 6

About 10,000 persons witnessed the opening day's racing in connection with the League's carnival, the gate receipts being £432. This amount, with acceptance fees,…

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League of Wheelmen's Carnival. a Successful Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 3

The League of New South Wales Wheelmen commenced their two days' carnival at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, and met with gratifying success. The attendance numbered about…

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The Cycling Carnival. New South Wales Wheelmen Victorious. Megson Wins Another Championship

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 5

The series of intercolonial bicycling contests promoted by the League of New South Wales Wheelmen were opened on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon…

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Cycling Carnival. An Intercolonial Meeting. A Large Attendance of Spectators Results of the Races--Favorable Conditions--Opening Heats of the League Cup--The Half-mile Championship Sydney Wheel Race

The Australian Star · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 3

The scene on the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon, where the first carnival under the League of Wheelmen was held, reminded one of the good old days when…

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Stage, Song and Show. "A Sailor's Knot" at the Royal

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 3

There are so many good qualities in Mr. i Henry Pettitt's nautical drams, " A Sailor I Knot," to recommend it to the warm fever of playgoers that we may expec[?]…

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Among the Athletes. Baird's Automatic Judging Machine. The Great Cycling Carnival. Sydney Harrlers' Annual Meeting-- A Now English Amateur Summing Record--Amateur Running: Fixtures--Council Meeting of Swimming Association -- The Latest Intercolonial and English News

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 2

Megson, half-mile champion of N.S.W. Sydney cycling carnival a great success. Gate takings, £431 9s 6d. The annual general meeting of the…

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