Royal Agricultural Society. The Easter Exhibition
The prize money of £110 given by Messrs. A. Hordern and Sons for the military and naval tournament at the Easter Exhibition of the Royal…
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Special Edition. Royal Agricultural Society. the Easter Exhibition
The following supplementary list of special prizes for the Easter Exhibition has been issued:—Grade Arab stallion, class 5a—£5 5b first prize offered by Mr. Phillip Charley…
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Additional special prizes for the Royal Agricultural Society's show have been issued as a supplement to the prize schedule. They include prizes for grade Arab stallion, boy rider,…
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Those who responded to Mr. F. Schmidlin's invita-tion to witness some of the marvellous developments which the Rontgen rays have yielded were much grati-fied and interested last evening. The shadow pictures…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →St. Mary's Cathedral Fair. Progress of the Work
The work in connection with the erection, on the Bite of Old St. Mary's, of the permanent hail and temporary annexes in which the Grand Australian Pair in aid of St. Mary's Cathedral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stage, Song and Show. Concert at Chatswood
The Chatswood Hall was filled on Friday evening when a first-class concert was given to defray the cost of gas installation in St. Stephen's Church,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Military Tattoo. a Successful Show. £120 RECEIVED
That military music when arranged for a display, and that display takes the form of a "tattoo," is popular in Sydney there is no doubt. Three or four tattoos given at Victoria Barracks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cavalry Contingent. Departure for England. Parade in the City. A Brave Show--A Cordial Reception--On Board the Vessel
it the Mounted Riflemen of Australia were going away to-day to perform great deeds of daring in unknown lands, and to conquer unknown foes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Athletic Notes. Success of a New Zealand Athlete. Puts Up a World's Record. Saturday's Swimming Sports--The Balmain Club's Carnival--Forthcoming Events--The G.P.O and, Nautilus Clubs' Carnivals-- Riflemen For England-- The Latest News and General Items of Importance
The council of tho Swimming Association meets on Thursday night. Swimming sports will be held at Newcastle on Friday night next, at which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling. the League. Martin Still Eligible. Entries for the Carnival. The Adelaide Meeting—Porta in Rare Form—Scores in the Scratch Race, Megson Wins Heats—Martin Makes Fast Time—Records by Leans—More Champions Coming—The Conference of Champions Coming—The Conference of Country Delegates
At the executive meeting of the League on Monday night an application for sanction for events on March 17, and co-operation from the secretary of St. Patrick's Day Sports…
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WEST KEMPSEY, Thursday.—The Macleay Show opened yesterday. The number of entries slightly exceeds last year. There are a good lot of cattle and horses. The cattle awards were made to-day…
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The cycling carnival opened on Saturday was continued yesterday at the Jubilee Oval, and, despite the temperature of over 100 in the shade, there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macleay Show. Kempsey
The Macleay show was opened yesterday by Mr. W. T. Dangar (president) the arrival of Mr. F. Clarke, M.L.A., having been delayed. The exhibits…
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With the thermometer at 103·in the shade this morning, those connected with the cycling carnival on the Jubilee Oval this afternoon were none too hopeful of getting a large attendance. By 3 o'clock,…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The second day's racing in connection with the South Australian League's Carnival took place yesterday. The weather was excessively hot—over 100deg in the…
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The sixteenth annual show of the Macleay Agricultural Society was opened to-day by the president Mr. W. T. Dangar. The show is about equal to that of last year. A few classes showed a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Alstonville Show. Ballina
The Alstonville show was resumed to-day, and was generally considered very successful. The weather was threatening, but the attendance was again large. Every section was well represented,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church Fair at Penrith. Visit of the Postmaster-General. PENRITH
The Hon. Joseph Cook, Postmaster General, accompanied by the Hon. S. E. Lees, M.L.C., visited Penrith yesterday afternoon for the purpose of opening…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stage, Song and Show. Concert at the Walker Hospital
Professor Firth and friends gave a very pleasant entertainment of an hour and a half on Saturday last at the Walker Hospital. Poussard's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Agricultural Shows. the Berrigan Show. (By Our Special Reporter.) Berrigan
Four years ago when I visited Berrigan I described it as a new farming settlement, the future of which much depended upon seasons and prices of wheat, as its settlers had much more muscle than…
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