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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1899

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The Coolgardie Exhibition. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The Italian cruiser Etna will convey to Western Australia Italian exhibits for the Coolgardie Exhibition. The German Government will send…

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Archbishop Smith at Bowral. Opening Op Oriental Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

BOWRAL, Wednesday.—Yesterday afternoon the Oriental and Missionary Exhibition, held under the auspices of the Bowral branch of the Young Women's Christian Association, was…

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The Paris Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star, Evening News

LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. George Collins Levey, secretary of the Australasian, Canadian, and African Exhibition to be held at Earl's Court, is arranging with London importers to…

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Castle-hill Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

The balance-sheet of the New Year's Eve show of the Castle-hill Agricultural and Horticultural Association was not ready for this week's meeting. Owing to the scanty attendance, the…

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The Paris Exhibition. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 5

Mr. G. Collins Levey, C.M.G., is arranging with London importers to exhibit Australian wool at the Paris Exhibition of 1900…

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The Dapto Annual Show. Dapto

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 7

The forty-second annual show of the Dapto A. and II. Association was held to-day at the local show ground. Considering tho dry state of the country the various classes are…

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Coffee-stall Disturbance. "Smashing Up" the Show. The Revolver in Evidence

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 6

There were some lively times about half past 1 this morning at a coffee stall at the corner of College and Liverpool streets. Just about that hour Constable Morrow who was…

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Oriental Exhibition at Bowral

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 7

BOWRAL, Friday.—The Oriental and Missionary Exhibition in aid of the Bowral branch of the Y.W.C.A., which was opened so suspiciously on Tuesday by Archbishop Smith, was brought to a…

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The Dapto Show. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The A. and H. Societies Show was continued and concluded to-day. the attendances being much better than yesterday. It is estimated that about 1100 people visited the show to-day, and the weather was…

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Greater Britain Exhibition. Official Report. General Progress Report of Operations of New South Wales' Committee for the Greater Britain Exhibition to Be Held at Earl's Court in May, 1899

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

The following General Report will show the progress that had been made in the various sections of our proposed representation, when, owing…

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Royal Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 42
Also in The Australian Star

The New South Wales Government having given £8100 for encouraging the breeding of dairy cattle, the champion prizes at the Boyal Agricultural Society's show in Ayrshires and…

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Liverpool Agricultural Society

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

The weekly meeting was held on Monday. Present:—The Hon. V, Parkes, president, in tho chair; Messrs. J. Wilson (secretary), G. Sutton (assistant secretary),…

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Castle Hill and A. and H. Association. The Forthcoming Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 8

The Council of the above Association met on Monday in Bayly's store. Present: Messrs. J. S. Heron (in the chair), S. E. Allen, T. J…

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Bathurst Swimming Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 84

On the 26th ultimo the annual meeting of the Bathurst Swimming Club took place at Amos's baths. The fact that representative swimmers from Sydney were competing attracted a large attendance…

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Intercolonial Sailing Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Though the first and most important event in connection with the intercolonial sailing carnival is to be sailed next Saturday, nothing definite appears to have been heard from the Queensland clubs as to what boats will…

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The Electric Light Carnival

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 8

The next electric light carnival will be opened on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday evening, and continued on Thursday, 19th. A splendid programme has been…

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