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Shows & fairs, 1898

2,089 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 105

The Coming Show

The Australian Star · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 3

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society are determined to put out their best efforts to entertaining the visitors to Sydney during Easter week. Through the courtesy…

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St. Marys Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 7

ST. MARYS, Saturday. -- The second annual Agricultural and Horticultural Show was held on Mimosa Park today and was a pronounced success, there being about 2000 present. At luncheon, the Mayor (Alderman…

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St. Mary's Show. St. Marys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 3

The annual fruit and vegetable show was held on Saturday on Mimosa Park and was largely attended. The Hon. Sydney Smith opened the show and was entertained by the committee at luncheon. The…

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The Colonial Products Exhibition. a Mining Display. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 5

The Incorporated Chamber of Mines in London is raising £20,000 for the purpose of a mining display in connection with the Exhibition of Colonial Products to be…

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Stage, Song and Show. Saturday's Changes. The Pantomimes

The Australian Star · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

The "last nights" are announced at the Royal where business arrangements necessitate the removal of "Jack the Giant Killer" pantomime in order to make room for…

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Government Printing Office Swimming Carnival. the 100 Yards Championship Won by S. Cavill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 7

The second annual carnival of this club was held at the Natatorium on Wednesday night, and was a pronounced succcss, some 600 or 700 people being present. The…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. a Fair Start by New South Wales. Slow Scoring

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 3

The fourth contest in this season's competition for the Sheffield shield was commenced between New South Wales and Victoria on Saturday afternoon on the Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park…

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Technical College Exhibition

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 7

The fourth annual exhibition of students' work at the Sydney Technical College will be opened tomorrow afternoon, and an excellent show la promised. The exhibition…

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Kiama Show. Kiama

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 8

The Kiama Show was opened today at 12 o'clock by his Excellency Lord Hampden amidst a heavy shower of rain. The Governor was received at the station by Mr. J…

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Kiama Show. Opened by Lord Hampden

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 3

KIAMA, Wednesday.-His Excellency Lord Hampton, accompanied by the Hon T. Brand and Captain Sloane-Stanley, arrived by the midday train yesterday from Sydney to open the Kiama…

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Stage, Song and Show. " The Private Secretary."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

The revival of the "Private Secretary" at the Criterion last night by Mr. Frank Thornton and his company was witnessed by a crowded house, and this although the…

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A Brutal Exhibition. a Six Days' Cycle Rack in New York

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 4

The international bicyele race which was held in Madison-square Garden, New York, aroused intense interest in the United States, being one of the fiercest test of endurace human…

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Technical College Exhibition

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 7

The fourth annual exhibition of students work at the Sydney Technical College will be opened to-morrow afternoon and an excellent show is promised. The exhibition…

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Exhibits for Paris Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Some remarkably rich gold specimens from the Smithfield Phoenix Golden Pile claim, Gympie, are on exhibition at the Geological Survey Museum this week. The…

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The Easter Show

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 3

Mr. Webster, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, informs us that the council of the society has made arrangements at great expense with Mr. Louis De Groan, who, at the head of ninety…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 3

There were good representative holiday attendances at the afternoon performances yesterday of "The Babes in the Wood" at Her Majesty's, "Jack the Giant Killer" at…

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Cycling Carnival at Lithgow. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 6

The principal event of the district was the cycling caraival under the suspices of the local branch or the League of Wheelmen. This was well attended by the public. One accident occurred through the…

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Cycling Carnival at Grafton. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 6

To-day was fine but hot, 97 in the shade. About 1200 attended the annual caraival of the Grafton Branch of the New South Wales League of Wheelmen, on the racecourse. The results were:—…

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The Hold-sutherland Show. Sutherland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 5

The Hold-Sutherland Show was opened at [?]liranda to-day by Mr. C.E. Wigzell, J.P. The display of produce was very fine. The melon section showed well, and Mr. Wigzell, in his opening remarks, gave…

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The Governor's Visit to Kiama. Opening the Agriccultural Show. Lokd Hampden on the Dairying Industry. (By Our Special Reporter.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor fulfilled a sixmonths'-old promise to the Kiama Agricultural Society by visiting their annual show, which commenced to-day. Several annual shows at Kiama…

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