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Shows & fairs, 1896

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The Royal Agricultural Society. Prize Schedule for the Annual Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 3

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales yesterday issued, through the secretary (Mr. F. Webster), the schedule of prises for the metropolitan…

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Commercial Travellers' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 7

The commercial travellers of the colony held their cricket carnival yesterday upon the Sydney Cricket Ground. The occasion was the meeting of teams representing respectively the…

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Aquatics. The Brisbane Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 2

The third 22ft and second 18ft intercolonial races in connection with, the Brisbane carnival will be sailed at the Sandgate (Brisbane) regatta to-day. The boats entered are:—22ft Race: Queensland…

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Aquatics. Intercolonial Sailing Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 7

At the Sandgate (Brisbane) regatta to-day the third 22ft. and second 18ft. intercolonial races will be sailed in connection with the present carnival. The boats entered and…

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Cycling. the Cricket Ground and the League of Wheelmen's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 6

With reference to the statement in yesterday's issue of the Herald that the members of the committee of the League of Wheelmen were dissatisfied with the charges made by the cricket ground…

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Stage, Song and Show. Highland Society's Concert. "The Magistrate " at the Lyceum

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 8

The Highland Society's annual concert will take place in the Town Hall this evening under the patronage and in the presence of his Excellency the Governor…

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Easter Exhibition. Agricultural Society's Show. Prize Programme

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 2

The prize schedules of the Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Exhibition, to be held at Moore Park from April 1 to April 7, are now being distributed. Copies of the…

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The Royal Agricultural Society's Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 4

The grant of £250 sanctioned by the Government as a provision for special prizes at the forthcoming exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society will be…

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Aquatics. The Brisbane Carnival. Sydney Boats Defeated

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.—At the Sandgate regatta yesterday two intercolonial railing races wets decided for 22-footers and 18-footers respectively. The prizes for the 22-footers were £30 first, £10 second…

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Melbourne Cycling Carnival. Zimmerman's Spurt Again. Martin, Pither, and Walker Absent

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Melbourne Bicycle Club, taking the popular enthusiasm for cycling and cycle racing at the full flood, did a wise thing in arranging…

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The Brisbane Sailing Carnival. Further Successes for Queensland Boats. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.)) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 5

The third of the intercolonial sailing races was sailed at Sandgate to-day, and resulted in further successes for the Brisbane boats, the Bulletin winning the 22-footers' Race, with the Irex second…

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Stage, Song and Show. Highland Society's Concert. "Dandy Dick" at the Lyceum. The Variety Programmes--Long Season at the Royal--The Criterion Company

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 3

It is scarcely necessary to say that there was a great audience at the Highland Society's concert at the Town Hall last night, and that the entertainment was in every…

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Aquatics. The Brisbane Carnival

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.—On the Hamilton Reach of Brisbane River yesterday a sweepstakes for 18ft boats was sailed. The entries were Yvonne, Ariel, and Olinda (Sydney), and Britannia and Vera (Brisbane). The course…

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Stage, Song and Show. "Bandy Dick" at the Lyceum

The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 8

Mr. Arthur Pinero's delightful farce-comedy "Dandy Dick," which, despite the liberal use to which the firm have put it, retained all its arly-populurity when revived…

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The Brisbane Sailing Carnival. Success of a Sydney Boat. Ariel Wins the 18-Footers' Race

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1896 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--A sweepstake for l8ft. boats was sailed on the Hamilton Reach of the Brisbane River this afternoon. Mr. Clark, commodore of the Queensland…

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Royal Agricultural Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 6
Also in Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

In view of the magnitude of the forthcoming annual Easter Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society arrangements have early been takon in hand, and the secretary, Mr. F. Webster, is able to…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Invitations to Governors

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 43

Mr. John See, M.L.A., presided over a meeting of the council of the Royal Agri cultural Society ait the show ground on December 27. The chairman stated…

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Fancy Fair

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

A fancy fair and side of work in aid of the for repairing the Vicarage and St.Anne's Cottage was held in St.Anne's school room on Saturday afternoon and evening…

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