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Shows & fairs, 1897

2,668 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 134

The Agricultural Society's Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 10

At the last meeting of the executive committee of the Agricultural Society, Mr. T. H. Hassall, M.P., presided. A letter was read from the Department of Agriculture relative to the space required by the Hawkesbury…

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Royal Agricultural Society. The Easter Exhibition

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

The committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has made a number, of additions and improvements to the prize schedule for the approaching…

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Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibitions

Referee · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 7

Entries for the great Easter Carnival of the Royal Agricultural Society, April 14 to 20, close positively fora all classes on Monday, March 15. Prize [?] will be forwarded…

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The Australian Fair

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 7

A very successful social in said of the Granville stall at the forthcoming Australian Fair was held last night in the Albert Hall, Granville. There was an extraordinarily large muster of…

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Cycling. the League's Monster Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 11

ARRIVAL OF LESNA, EDWARDS, AND GREEN. RECEPTION AT THE ROYAL HOTEL. The League of Wheelmen yesterday extended a graceful reception to the three great international cyclists,…

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Agricultural Show at Robertson

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 6

ROBERTSON, Tuesday.--The annual show of the Robertson Agricultural Society took place to-day. The weather was dull, but fine. The show was, if anything, better than in past years. The pavilion was well filled,…

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Cycling. The League's Monster Carnival. The Champions at Work

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

The three foreign champions—Leana, Edwards, and Green—made their debut at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. The announcement that they would be seen at work had the effect of attracting…

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A Big Melbourne Carnival. a Handicap Race for 335 Soys

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 11

A big cycling carnival is to be held in connection with the Melbourne Eight-hour Anniversary celebrations on April 17. The chief event on the programme is the Anniversary Wheel Race, a handicap over two miles,…

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Cycling. the March Carnival. Arrival of Lesna, Edwards, and Green

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 4

By yesterday's express arrived Lesna, who has been so much heard of and talked of recently, his managers—Pognon and Ullmo—Edwards and Green (the Englishmen), Percy Fowles, E. Payne,…

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Swimming. the Flying Squadron Championship. a Detailed Account. Life-saving Society Matters. Some Strange Disclosures—[?] Club's Carnival—Other Items

Referee · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 6

The General Post-office Swimming Club's annual Carnival takes place in the Natatorium, Pitt-street, next Friday evening, when a rattling good programme—sufficiently…

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Cycling. the League. the Big Carnival. Arrival of Lesna, Edwards, and a Warm Welcome. The Champions on tho Track—Some Good Work Behind the Pacers—Meadham Hangs On—Racing in Melbourne—Megson Shows Form—The Martin—Lesna Match. Will it Be Sa[?]—To-morrow's Racing—Who Will Will—The Alleged Combination of Champions

Referee · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 6

They are evidently a long way from "fall up" of match making in Melbourne, and won't learn sense until the public teach them a lesson by staying away. At a special meeting…

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Engineering Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 2

The arrangement in connection with the forthcoming Engineering and Electrical Exhibition which will be held under the patronage of his Excellency the Governor, are progressing satisfactorily and the…

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The Newcastle Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- The committee of the Newcastle branch of the League of New South Wales Wheelmen has altered the programme for the carnival to take place on the 25th and 27th inst., by eliminating the…

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Cycling. March Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 6

The much-talked-of carnival of the League of Wheelmen commences to-day. His many arrangements necessary for such an undertaking as the league now has on hand are all complete, and if the…

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The Crown Studios. an Interesting Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 6

The management of the Crown Photographic Studios have launched out in a new enterprise in the shape of a cinematographs and Rontgen ray exhibition, at new premises, 382…

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Herrmann the Healer. Exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 3

The young man who has been heralded as "Herrmann the Healer" gave a free exhibition of the treatment of ailments and diseases by animal magnetism at the Lyceum Theatre last night…

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Cycling. the League's Monster Carnival. To-day's Events

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 3

FIRST APPEARANCE OF LESNA IN SYDNEY. The league's five meet carnival will be commenced at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. The chief event is the great race over a distance of 20 miles between Lesna, the…

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The Sheepbreeders' Show. Fat Sheep for Export

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 2

At the last committee meeting of the New South Wales Sheepbreedera' Association, the secretary read two letters from the Board for Exports in…

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Cycling Carnival. First Day's Racing. Lesna Beaten in the Half-Mile Event. Fine Riding by Lesna in the Relay Race W. Martin in the International Scratch Race

The Australian Star · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 6

The carnivals of the League of New South Wales Wheelmen proverbially bring fine weather, and the opening sports in con[?]ection with the Five-meet…

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Royal Agricultural Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society is very busy at the present time allotting space and making alterations in connection with the approaching exhibition. Nearly all the space in the main building has been…

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