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Shows & fairs, 1898

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March Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 6

The following additional handicaps have been declared for the races to be run at the league's carnival on the Agricultural Ground on March 26 and April 2:—Hampden Wheel Race: T. Hendley, 230 yards;…

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Cycling. League Carnival

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 7

The following riders have been allotted starts in connection with the Carnival March Stakes:--J. Hendley 60yd., T. Normoyle 70, T. Barkell 95. Hampden Wheel Race: J…

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Proposed Exhibition. Adelaide

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 3

The Chamber of Manufactures has asked for the Jubilee Exhibition Building and annexes rent free in March and; April, 1900, for the purpose of holding an exhibition. The…

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Gunnedah Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 3

The Gunnedah show is to be held on the 10th and 11th May next, and it is anticipated that it will be the best exhibition yet held in the…

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Royal Agricultural Society. the Easter Carnival. Extensive Preparations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 4

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society, through its indefatigable secretary, Mr. F. Webster, is sparing no pains to make the forthcoming carnival a record demonstration, alike in the…

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Cycling. the League Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 10

The league carnival fixed for the 26th last. and 2nd prox. promises to he very successful. The meeting is to he held on the Agricultural Ground track, and among the late entries that have been received are C. B…

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Cycling. League's March Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 8

Matters in connection with the league of Wheelmon's approaching carnival, which takes place on the Agricultural Ground in March 26 and April 2, are going along smoothly. The race…

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Fort-street Swung Club Carnival

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 2

The eighth annual carnival of the Fort-street Model Public School Swimming Club was held in the Natatorium, Pitt-street, on Tuesday evening. The attendance…

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Swimming. Fort-street Swimming Club Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 8

The Natatorium was packed last night, the occasion being the eighth annual carnival in connection with the Fort-street Model Public School Swimming Club. There were about 1000 present. The bath…

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The Paris Exhibition. Colonial and Indian Exhibits. Allotment of Space

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON. March 13. 3 p.m.—The authorities of the Paris Exhibition of 1900 have allotted 58,880 square feet to India and tie British colonies, which are expected to erect…

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Our Special Cables. the Paris Exhibition. Space for the Colonies. Suggestion of the British Commission. LONDON, March 15

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 5

A total area of 58,880 square feet has been allotted to India and the British colonies at the forthcoming Exhibition to be held in Paris in 1960. The colonies are expected to…

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Cyclonic. the League. the Carnival Handicaps. All the Cracks Engaged. The Record-Brokers—Another Cut in the Figures—The Ten-miles Championship. Green Will go to England—Walker in New Zealand—About Zimmerman—The Brasard—And General News

Referee · Wednesday 16 March 1898 · page 6

Concerning the Hampden Wheel Race Handicaps, it is of interest to note the marks of L. M. Jackson and W. Elliot, who were first and second in the A.N.A. It was a close…

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March Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 6

The heats of the second and third class handicap (the final of which is to be run on the first day) will be run off on Saturday afternoon at the Agricultural Ground. The draw for the heats is as…

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The Paris Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The authorities of the forthcoming Paris International Exhibition have allotted 58,880 square feet of space to India and the British colonies, which are expected to…

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Swimming. Carnival at Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon the Parramatta municipal baths were crowded, when the first swimming carnival of the Public schools in the Parramatta district was held, under the auspices and control of…

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The Armidale and Glen Innes Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Wednesday.--The combined Armidale and Glen Innes Show, which is held here once in two years, was opened to-day. The occasion was favored by fine weather, and the show…

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The Paris Exhibition. Colonial and Indian Exhibits. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 5

The directors of the Paris International Exhibition of 1900 have allotted 58,880 square feet to India and the British colonies, which are expected to erect…

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The Royal Agricultural Society. the Easter Carnival

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 4

No pains are being spared by the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society to make the forthcoming Easter carnival a big success. The…

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Goulburn Show

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 6

GOULBURN, Friday.—The annual exhibition of the Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Society was opened yesterday, and was continued to-day. The exhibits number 1334, and…

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Special Low Rates for the Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 3

In connection with the forthcoming Easter Carnival for which the Royal Agricultural Society is now preparing it may be stated for the information…

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