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Shows & fairs, 1900

2,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 111

The Show. Tattersall's Hunters' Plate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 7

There was a good attendance of the general public at the Royal Agricultural Society's Annual Show on Saturday, though tha many counter attiuctlons provided necessarily exercised their effect. The weather…

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The Paris Exhibition. Great Franco-russian Demonstration. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 5

At the opening of the Paris Exhibition yesterday, when the steamer from which President Lo[?]bet viewed the facades of all nations reached the Alexander III…

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The Paris Exhibition. Franco-russian Feeling. Majority of English Visitors

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon. -- When the steamer conveying President Loubet down the Seine along the facades of all the nations displays reached Alexander the Third Bridge, there…

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Royal Agricultural Show. Easter Monday's Doings. A Wintry Day

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 6

There was altogether too much wind at the show to-day. It was all very well for the windmills erected to drive machinery, pump water, and supply power to a vast array of…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Miss O'Neil as "Camille."

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 3

They all have a past, more or less. Time was when the stage heroine boasted morals as unblemished as a snowdrop, but that vogue appears to have departed, with small hope of…

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The Show. Another Large Attendance. Jumping Contests. Milking Tests

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 7

Despite the counter attraction at the races, there was another large attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's annual show on Saturday. In fact, the attendance is increasing each day,…

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The Paris Exhibition. Opened by the President. an Animated Ceremony. the President's Address

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. -- The Paris Exhibition was yesterday opened by M. Emile Loubet, President of the French Republic. The opening ceremony was of an animated…

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The Easter Show. the Fourth Day. More Awards. Machinery Exhibits

Evening News · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 3

Thomas's computing machines are conspicuously displayed near the main entrance to [?] Agricultural Ground. The advantage of this machine, which is simplicity itself, is that it gives…

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General Cable News. the Paris Exhibition. Majority of British Visitors. LONDON, April 15, 8 a.m

The Australian Star · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 3

The Paris Exhibition was opened in state yesterday. The day was brilliant sunshine. President Loubet with animated ceremony…

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The Premier at Newcastle. a Patriotic Carnival. Care of the Bereaved. Attention to Newcastle Requirements

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. -- Mr. W. J. Lyne, the Premier, stayed last night at Wallsend as the guest of Dr. Stapleton, and to-day came on to Newcastle. This morning he visited the…

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Special Cables. From the "Heralds" London Correspondents. the Paris Exhibition. Brilliant Opening. Its Distinguishing Characteristic. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 5

The Paris Exhibition was opened in state yesterday. The day was brilliant sunshine. President Loubet with animated…

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The Premier at Newcastle. Address at a Patriotic Carnival Out Troops in South Africa. Government Aid to the Bereaved. the Nucleus of an Australian Army. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1900 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. W. J. Lyne, who arrived on a visit to this district on Friday, [?]spected the artillery encam[?] at Fort Sera[?] yesterday morning and expressed his pleasure at the efficiency…

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Balmain Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 6

The final of the [?]nk competition of 11 points up, which could not be concluded on Friday at the Balmain Club's caraival, was played off on Saturday morning on the Balmain green in the presence of a…

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The Paris Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, April 16, 3.15 p. m.—The Opposition newspapers in France urge the postponement of the Paris Exhibition for a month, owing to the unpreparedness of the work…

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The Paris Exhibition. a Beautiful Spectacle. London, April 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 5

The opposition newspapers in Paris urge the postponement of the Paris Exhibition for a month owing to the unpreparedness of the work…

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The Easter Show. Further Awards. Machinery

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 8

The Massey-Harris Company's stand is, as Usual, the centre of attraction to those interested in farming and the tools to make it a success. The stand itself shows the Massey - Harris…

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Royal Agricultural Show. Good Programme To-day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 5

A capital programme has been prepared for the entertainment of visitors to the Easter Show of the Royal Agricultural Society today. The equestrienne contest over hurdles,…

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The Show. Palace Hunt Contest. Additional Prize-winners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 7

The fifth day of the annual show season broke cold and boisterous, and an the hours were on cloud and sunshine alterbated, but the thermometer was [?]sistently' deprested. Neveitheless, gratifying…

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The Paris Exhibition. Finest Europe Ever Saw. Quarter-million Visitors on

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The Opposition French newspapers in Paris urge the postponement of the exhibition for a month owing to the evident unpreparedness of the English…

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Stage, Song and Show. " The Irishman" at the Lyceum

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 3

A crowded house greeted the production of "The Irishman" at the Lyceum Theatre last night. Under the stage management of Mr. George Rignold the play was presented…

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