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Shows & fairs, 1898

2,089 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 105

Taree Show. Taree

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 4

The Agricultural Show, taking place on February 10, is likely to be the most successful yet held. The dairy exhibits will form a strong feature, as the industry is being…

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Wollongong Show. Opening Day

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.-Beautiful weather favored the opening day of the Wollongong Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society, and there is a good attendance. A…

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The Country. Alstonville Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 3

ALSTONVILLE, Tuesday. -- The ninth, annual show of the Alstonville Agricultural Society was opened to-day by Mr. J. Perry, M.P. The exhibits are more numerous and of a higher…

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Stage, Sons and Show. The Sydney Liedertafel

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 3

The musical societies of Sydney have not yet acquired the art of piling up a financial surplus, but some of them go pretty near it. The Sydney Liedertafel, for instance, shows…

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Fourth Test Match. England's Second Innings. Fair Scores by Banjitsinhji and M'laren. Seven Wickets for 254. (By Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 7

The cl[?]matic conditions for the third day of the test match between England and Australia, showed no improvement on the first and second days, the heat being again most oppressive and the atmosphere…

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Swimming. the Half-mile Championship. Won by Percy Cavill. a New Record Established. Palace Emporium's Big Carnival. Fred Lane Brilliant Win—Fresh Figures for 300yds. General Items

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 6

Swimmers should not forget entries for open events in connection with Rockdale Club's forthcoming Carnival, whereat the Flying Squadron Team Championship will be…

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The Wollongong Show. a Successful Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday. -- The 16th annual exhibition of the Wollongong Agricultural Association opened to-day, under most favorable auspices. The weather was fine but overcast, and the attendance larger than usual…

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Alstonville Show. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 5

The Alstonville Show was concluded to-day. The weather was again fine and cool, and the attendance was large. The Wollongbar Experimental Far[?] exhibits formed the principal feature in the pavilion,…

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The Wollongong Show. (From Our Special Reporter.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 5

The Wollongong show was opened to-day in fine but cloudy weather. There was a very good attendance from all parts of the district. Mr. A. Campbell, member for the district, formally opened…

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Hatte's Fair

The Australian Star · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 3

Mr. Hatte, the well-known draper, of King street, Newtown, Is bringing his 14th great fair to a close, tomorrow being the last day on which on public will be enabled…

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Royal Agricultural Society's Schedule of Prizes. to the Editor "Stock Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 4

SIR,—I have just received the Royal Agricultural Society's schedule of prizes for their forthcoming show, and notice that section 3 (fat stock) is…

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Carnival, at Kiama. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 6

A swimming carnival in which local swimmers with one exception were competitors took place at the gentlemen's baths Blowhole Point, this afternoon. The fixture caused a good deal of excitement…

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The Wollongong Show. a Record Attendance

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Thursday. -- The annual exhibition of the Wollongong Agricultural Association was continued to-day. The weather was beautifully fine, and as a resuit there was a record attendance, numbering upwards…

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Royal Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 16

The annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural. Society was hold at Tattensall's Buildings, Sydney, on January 27, Mr. John See, M.L.A., presiding. There was a fair…

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The Royal Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 281

The annual general meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales was held on the 27th ultimo at Tattersall's-chambers,, Hunter-street. The president (Mr. John See, M.L.A.)…

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Fair Warning

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 33

Indignant Purchaser—"See here, sir. I don't want this horse you sold me. He baulks; I can't get him over the bridge." Dealer—"That's the reason I sold him. Why did…

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The Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 4

The Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society's sixth annual show comes off on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next, and although the entries in some of the classes do not…

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The Easter Show

The Catholic Press · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

The exhibition and grand Easter Carnival of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is again close at hand, and as is usual on these annual reunions our…

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Technical College Students' Exhibition. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

Sir,--After visiting the students' exhibition at the Technical College on Saturday, I can agree with Mr. Ashton's strictures on the art section. I have had under my tuition a number of the…

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Jottings at the Kiama Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 265

The Kiama society would certainly have put a record exhibition before the public this year had the weather gods smiled upon the praiseworthy efforts of the committee. But the rain tumbled…

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