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Shows & fairs, 1899

2,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 137

Electric Light Carnival. Walne and Forbes the Winners. A Chapter of Accidents

The Australian Star · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 3

An unfortunate series of accidents marred the success of last night's racing at the Electric Light Carnival. First, all the lights in the section fronting the members and…

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Bazaar and Village Fair at Camperdown

The Catholic Press · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 15

The bazaar and Village Fair in aid of the church, presbytery, and convent will be opened by hie Eminence the Cardinal to-day (Saturday) at 3.30 p.m…

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Liverpool Agricultural Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

A General Committee meeting in connection with the Show was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening. Amongst a large number present were Mr…

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The Easter Show

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

No better enterprise could be shown by the Royal Agricultural Society than such an instance as the following: Class 512 offers prizes of £3 3s and £2 2s for collection of cereals and grain in sheaf or…

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The Royal Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 9

The very great interest centred in the exhibitions of cereals and grain at the Royal Agricultural shows has led the council to substitute for what appears opposite class…

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Smithfield Club Centenary Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 157

The subject of the illustration is the Aberdeen-Angus better, Ju-Ju of Glamis bred and exhibited by the Earl of Strathmore, Glamis Castle, N.B., and winner of the absolute championship and the Queen's…

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Jottings at the Dapto Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 126

The Dapto society has held its 42nd annual agricultural show. If one had time it would be interesting to trace the records of some of the old societies in New {South Wales. A stroll through…

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Albion Park Show. Prize Winners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 10

Aditional prize-winners are: -- Mare calculated to produce weight-carrying hackney, A. B. Staff 1, H. C. Morton 2; fourteen stone hack, A. W. Stewart 1, J. Phillips. 2; pair buggy geldings, G…

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Australia at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

It is rumoured that, in spite of the decision by the governments of the Australian colonies not to take part in the Paris Exhibition of 1900,…

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Stage, Song, and Show. "Formosa" the Lyceum. The Town Hall Concerts

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

In regard to the production of the pantomime at Her Majesty's Theatre, the old adage that no news is good news directly applies, because in this instance there is nothing…

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Sailing. Intercolonial Carnival Queensland V. New South Wales 22- Footers Challenge Race

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1899 · page 4

The pity of it Yesterday the Harbor was as a mill pond, and the weather conditions about as unpropitious or sailing as they possibly could be From the start this intercolonial 22 footer…

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A Floating Exhibition

The Australian Star · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 2

What appears to us to be a very excellent Idea for extending our foreign trade is that adopted by Austrian Hungarian manufacturers, supported by their Government. They…

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St. Marys Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 6

ST. MARYS; Saturday.--The third annual agricultural, horticultural, and industrial show of St. Marys was opened to-day by Mr. S.E. Lees, M.P. The attendance was large, and the weather splendid. Notwithstanding the…

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Sailing. Intercolonial Sailing Carnival. 22-Footers Race Abandoned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 7

After several weeks of hard work by the committee of the Johnstone's Bay Club in making every arrangement for the first race of the carnival, which has always been looked upon as the principal event…

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Intercolonial Sailing Carnival. 22-footers' Championship. A Dead Calm

The Australian Star · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 7

Great interest was centred in the 22-footers intercolonial championship race to have boon held on Saturday afternoon under the auspiccs of the Johnston's Bay Sailing Club, and the fleet of…

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St. Joseph's, Newtown. Bazaar and Village Fair. Opened by the Cardinal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 8

"I believe," said Cardinal Moran, when opening a bazaar and village fair in the Town-hall, Camperdown, on Saturday, in aid of St. Joseph's Building Fund, "that anybody who invents in…

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Stage, Song, and Show. " Formosa" at the Lyceum

The Australian Star · Monday 23 January 1899 · page 8

The late Dion Boucicauit was a man who knew thoroughly the stage requirements of his audience. Consequently when he set out to construct a play be kept steadily in view…

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Technical College Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 5

The fifth annual exhibition of students' work in connection with the Technical College was opened yesterday afternoon by the Minister for Public Instruction. There was a numerous…

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Gosford Show

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

GOSFORD, Monday.--The A. and H. Society's show was continued on Saturday. There was a large attendance. The awards were as follow:--…

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Sailing. Intercolonial Sailing Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 8

This afternoon the 18-footers will meet in an intercolonial challenge race, which will be sailed under the auspices of the Johnstone's Bay Sailing Club, and those of the public who were disappointed in…

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