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Shows & fairs, 1902

2,085 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 105

General Cable News. Royal Exchange Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The Lord Mayor of London has opened the Royal Exchange Colonial Exhibition. West Australia is the only Australian State represented…

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Glen Innes Show

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 6

GLEN INNES, Wednesday— The annual show in connection with the Glen Innes Pastoral and Agricultural Society was opened yesterday. The weather was cloudy and threatening, culminating in a heavy shower…

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Castle Hill Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 9

The annual show of the Castle Hill and District A. and H. Association was opened Yesterday. The weather was fine and bright, but scarcity of rain has had a deplorable effect on the orchards in the…

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Nepean Show. Penrith

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 6

The weather was beautifully fine for the second day of the Nepean show, and several thousand persons attended. The ring events were watched with great interest by those…

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The Nepean Show. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 8

The Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society opened its tenth annual show to-day (Wednesday). The weather for the occasion was decidedly favourable. The visitors came in…

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Clergyman's Criticism of a Show. Results in an Action for Slander. the Case to Be Re-tried

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A slander action which excited a good deal of Interest in Ballarat in November last was before the Full Court, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice…

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Royal Agricultural Society. the Easter Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal

Although the whole of the entries set forth in the schedule of the Royal Agricultural Society for the Easter Show have not yet been compiled, the following sections show a…

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Corowa Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 7

We have received a notice from Mr. E. L. Archer, secretary of the Corowa P., A. and H. Society, to the effect that the 26th annual show will be held…

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Castle Hill Show

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 3

The annual exhibition of the Castle Hill culture and Horticulture Association was opened under very fair auspices on Wednesday, although, as might have been expected, the attendance and…

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Nepean Show. Penrith

The Australian Star · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 7

The weather was beautifully fine for the second day of the Nepean show, and several thousand persons attended. The ring events were watched with great Interest by those…

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Urana Show. Alteration of Date

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

Mr. J. Wise, secretary of the Urana P. and A. Society, advises us that, owing to the Narrandera P. and A. Society having chosen August 6 and 7 as the…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Sydney Philharmonic Society

The Australian Star · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 7

The first grand concert of the present season of the Sydney philharmonic Society is announced for April 10. Berlioz's "Faust" will form the programme, and negotiations…

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Castle Hill Annual Exhibition

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 3

OFFICERS.—Patron, Colonel Burns; president, Mr. H. E. McIntosh; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. S. Heron, P. Hockley, A. T. Tolfer, J. Hopkins, T. R. Moxham…

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Fort-street School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 14

The annual championship carnival will be held at Hellings' Domain Baths this afternoon. The principal events are:—100 yards Flying Squadron Championship of New South Wales, the…

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The Royal Agricultural Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 14
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

From the increase in the number of entries and the apparent improvement in the class of promised exhibits, one would almost doubt the existence of the all-prevailing drought. However,…

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At the Tenterfield Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 648

There are some country shows held in this State at which certain classes of exhibits have always attained much greater prominence than the average. Thus at the Deniliquin show sheep have been the…

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The Show. Nepean District A., H., & I, Society. First Day

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 3

The tenth annual show of the Nepean District A. H. and I Society was opened on the Penrith Show Ground on Wednesday last, and continued on Thursday and…

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Is Crime Decreasing? What Statistics Show. An Increase in Yearly Convictions

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 9

People who make a study of criminal statistics propound the rather unique theory that the greater the prosperity of any country the more extensive the crime of that…

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