Cycling. Carnival at Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Monday.—The South Australian League's carnival was concluded on Saturday in the presence of about 14,000 spectators. Results: Maiden Handicap, of 10 sovs; 1 mile.—Final: A…
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The Tumut Show
TUMUT, Mondays.—Twelve hundred and sixty entries have been received for the annual show to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, being 400 more than has ever been received during the…
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Ten to twelve thousand people attended on the Jubilee Oval yesterday to watch the highly interesting events of the third day of the Australasian Championship Meeting of the League of South…
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The above clubs' first championship carnival held on Saturday afternoon at the Coogee Aquarium Baths was a great success, there being a large attendance and 100 swimmers participating. The events…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural Shows. the Lithgow Show. Lithgow
Over 2000 people attended the Lithgow show to-day and mere than £100 was taken at the gates by the committee. A public holiday was proclaimed, and there were cheap railway fares. The show is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stage, Song, Show. "A Mother's Sin." At the Theatre Royal. The Palace and the Tivoli- New Stars-- "The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown."
Every number on the programme of the Place Theatre, from ventriloquist Winton down to "God Save the Queen," went with a great deal of life and spirit…
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The All Nations' Fancy Fair and Competitive Exhibition in aid of St. Thomas' Church and Institute at Carrington was commenced this afternoon in the large ball of the institute, and was very largely…
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An All Nations Fancy Fair and Competitive Exhibition, in aid of St. Thomas' Seamen's Church and Institute, was opened at Carrington, in the hall of the institute, yesterday, by the Mayor of…
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Intending exhibitors to the forthcoming Engineering and Electrical Exhibition are reminded that applications for space must be forwarded to Mr. Henry V. Ahbrecker or Mr. Gustave Fischer…
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At Carrington this afternoon the Right Rev. Dr. Stanton, Bishop of Newcastle, opened a fair in aid of the Seamen's Mission Fund and hall…
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The entries received for the annual show, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, number 1260, being 400 more than ever was received during…
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Says the editor to me, " We want an account of the Berrigan show." Sez I, " You'd better send a more intelligent member of your large staff."…
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The weekly afternoon performance at the Palace Theatre will be held to-morrow (Wednesday), when a varied and interesting programme will be put on…
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There was a time in the life of the Royal Agricultural Society when the term "agricultural show" sufficed for the annual gathering; but of late years its functions have widened so much…
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KIAMA, Tuesday.--The annual meeting of the Kiama Agricultural Society was held this afternoon. In the report special reference was made to the assistance given the society by Mr. J. H…
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An attractive programme was presented at the Great Australian Fair concert given in St. Augustine's schoolroom, Balmain, on Monday night by the pupils of St. Augustine's and the Christian Brothers'…
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The entries for this carnival are very satisfactory to all concerned, for in addition to the rank and file of the racing men of the colony there appear the following names, which are a guarantee that the…
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Prizes have been awarded as follow to competitors at the All Nations' Fancy Fair at Carrington:--Contralto solo, "Out on the Rocks," Miss Hindmarsh; in the violin solo, Rubinstein's…
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Entries for the Nepean District A.H. and I. Society Show closed yesterday. It is expected that they will fall short of last year, owing to the dryness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycling. the League's March Carnival. a Galaxy of Brilliant Riders
The entries for the league's monster carnival, which commences on March 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, have been gratifyingly numerous. But, apart from their number, the entries embrace the names of more…
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