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Shows & fairs, 1900

2,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 111

Patriotic Sports Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 8

The Paddington branch of the New South Wales Patriotic Fund has arranged to hold a sports carnival at the Hampden Park Oval, Paddington, to-day. A long programme of footraces, bicycle sports,…

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The Royal Easter Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 4

Exhibitors are reminded that the closing dates for entries are rapidly approaching. Blood horses, coachers, trotters, draughts, and Arabs, will not be received after 9 p.m. to-morrow…

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The Coming Easter Show

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 3

The closing dates for making of entries are as follow: -- Blood horses, draughts, coachers, trotters, roadsters, &c., to-morrow, Thursday, the 15th; miscellaneous horses, ponies, and…

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Swimming Carnival. P.S.A.A., Parramatta Branch

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 4

A swimming carnival, under the auspices of the Parramatta Branch of the Public Schools' Athletic Association, was held at the Corporation Baths, Parramatta, on Friday afternoon…

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Royal Easter Show. a Record Display Expected

Referee · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 6

The Show to be held by the Royal Agricultural Society at Easter promises to cellpse its predecessors in point of general display and interesting features. New…

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Paddington Patriotic Sports Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 8

On December 21 a public meeting was held in the Paddington Town Hall for the purpose of taking steps towards augmenting the N. S. W. Patriotic Fund, and as one of the results a sports carnival took…

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The Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 4

Mr. F. Webster is particularly anxious all those interested should know that entries for the horse classes in connection with the exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society will…

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Royal Easter Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 3

The entries already received for the approaching show are very numerous, and the aggregate number promises to exceed anything registered in former years. Although the final dates are…

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Patriotic Sports Carnival. At Hampden Park

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 7

A monster patriotic sports carnival, under the auspices of the Paddington branch of the Patriotic Fund Committee was held yesterday, at Hampden Park, Paddington, and…

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Swimming. Police Swimming Club. Annual Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 8

The sixth annual carnival of the New South Wales Police Swimming Club took place last evening at the St. George's Baths, Cleveland-street, Redfern. There was a fair attendance of visitors, and…

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Swimming. Metropolitan Police Carnival. Proudfoot Wins the Championship

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 8

The New South Wales Metropolitan Police Swimming Club held its sixth annual championship carnival at Professor Pannell's St. George Baths. Cleveland-street, Redfern, last night. Among the onlookers were Mr…

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The Nepean Show. (From Our Special Reporter.)

Evening News · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 6

PENRITH, Wednesday.—The annual exhibition of the Nepean Agricultural and Pastoral Society was opened this morning. The weather is beau­tiful, but rather warm. There is a fair show of…

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Opening of the Bega Show. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 7

The Minister for Works, accompanied by Mr. A. Chapman, member for Braidwood, and Mr. Henry Clarke, member for Bega, arrived here at 11 o'clock this morning. The visitors were met some distance…

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Royal Agricultural Society. the Easter Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 4

A notice in another column explains the date for receiving the last entries. Horse section, up till to-morrow (Saturday); cattle, 19th; poultry…

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Swimming. Police Championship Carnival

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

At the St. George's Baths, Cleveland-street, on Wednesday night, the sixth annual championship carnival of the New South Wales Police Swimming Club took place. There was a fairly large attendance, which…

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The Commonwealth Fair. Tributes to Jewish Charity

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 7

The Editor of the "Freemans' Journal" has favored us with advance proofs, from which we extract the following portion of the speech of Cardinal Moran, which appears in their…

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Goulburn Show. Goulbubn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 5

Dull weather prevailed at the opening of ins snow, which was attended by about 3000 people. The exhibits were generally equal to those of recent years, but there was a falling-off…

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The Royal Easter Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 6

The dates for the final closing of all entries are announced by the secretary, Mr. Webster. Blood horses, draughts, etc., will be received up to Saturday (to-morow), the 17th; miscellaneous…

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Armidale Show. a Great Event

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

Next week Armidale will be in the midst of its show fever. It breaks oat on Tuesday, 20th, and lasts over Wednesday and Thursday. His…

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Bangalow Show. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 5

Bangalow show to-day was largely attended, over 2000 persons bemg present. Seventeen hundred entries were made, several prizes coming to Byron Bay. The exhibits were good, and atock sections were well…

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