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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1902

2,085 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 105

New South Wales Sheep-breeders' Association. the Forthcoming Show

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 3

In connection with the annual show of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association, which in to be held on June 25, 26, 27, and 28 next, we are informed that all the…

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Show Judging. To the Editor of the "Stock and Station Journal."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 9

Sir,—At the Bombala Show, held recently, the single paid judge system was tried as an experiment in the horse section, Mr. P. M. Bourke, of Yass, being…

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Church Fair

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 14

A fair in aid of St. Thomas' Rectory building fund was opened yesterday afternoon by Lady Beaumont at the North Sydney School of Arts. The hall was tastefully decorated, and the numerous stalls…

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Cork Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 4

LONDON, May 2, 3 p.m.—The exhibition at Cork has been opened. The North of Ireland heartily co-operated with the South to ensure the success of the exhibition…

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Industrial Exhibition

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 6

The Methodist Central Mission Hall, Darling-street, was a centre of attraction on Saturday after-noon, the occasion being, the…

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A Fair Question

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 14

One of the country fairs held in [?] ended in the usual Donnybrook fashion, a man being killed by the blow of a shillelagh, his head being badly crushed…

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Empire Fair at Hurstville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 12

An Empire Fair and Carnival was opened on Thursday afternoon last in the Hurstville Hall Hurstville, by Lady Lyne. The Rev. M. Scott-Fletcher (minister of the circuit). in introducing the Rev. W…

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Wellington Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 1115

The opening day of the show, the 23rd ultimo, was brilliant, too much so for the prospects of the community. Some slight showers the day before gave hope of a break-up of the terrible season, but the hope was,…

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Lismore Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 1116

THOUGH the season, in the Lismore district had been exceptionally dry, the show, which began in the 16th ultimo, was the most important exhibition the society has held. Several Lismore shows have…

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Horticultural Society's Chrysanthemum Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 1097

The annual chrysanthemum show under the auspices of the Horticultural Society of New South Wales was hold on the 24th ultimo in the Queen's Hall, Pitt-street. The exhibits were…

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Notes on the Wellington Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 1092

The reports that had appeared ia the "Sydney Mail" describing the droughty state of the Wellington district and the bareness of the country that greeted the eye from Mumble…

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Show As a Germ-killer

The World's News · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 31

Experiments have lately been made in Chicago for the purpose of ascertaining to what extent a covering of snow on the ground to effective in lessening the contamination of the atmosphere…

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Cork Exhibition. London, May 2, 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 6

The Cork Exhibition has been opened. The North of Ireland has heartily co-operated with the South to ensure the success of the venture…

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Liberty Plains Chrysanthemum Show. A Pretty Display

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 12

The annual chrysanthemum show, held under the auspices of this powerful little Society, in the Rookwood Town Hall on Wednesday, may be classed as another district triumph. Of…

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The First Show in Australia. At Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 9

It was in 1822, just eighty years ago, that Sir Thomas Brisbane, then the Governor of N.S.W., decided and decreed that an exhibition of the products of the…

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Hospital Tea Tent Recent Orange Show—Volunteer Lady Attendants

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 24

Back row reading left to right: Mrs. Gall, Miss Baker. Miss Ada Gairs, Mrs. Hill, Miss. M. Blowes, Miss A. Edwards, Miss E. Blowes, Miss Spurway, Mrs. Hawke, Miss M'Kay, Mrs. Alley, Miss Dally, Mrs. James, Miss F. Moore, Miss Rae, Mrs, Brooks, Miss E. Murray, Miss Godden. Front row: Mrs. Chapman, Miss Black (Glasgow), Mrs. Howard, Miss Hawke, Miss Murray, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Lamrock, Mrs. Davies, Miss Warren, Miss Hamer, Mrs. Pyke…

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The Grand Military Fair. Opening Ceremony. Six Catholic Bishops and an Anglican Bishop Present

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 18

The Grand Military Fair in aid of the parochial fund of St. Mary's, winch has been looked forward to for some months, was opened under auspicious circumstances on…

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Stage, Sons, and Show. ''The Runaway Girl.'' "in Sight of St. Paul's."

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 5

Mr. Williamson's Comic Opera Company opens in the Royal tonight with the perform once of "The Runaway Girl." The booking has been extra heavy, and extra seats in…

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Fodder being Dispatched from Corowa Railway station by Messrs. A. A. Piggin & Co., Auctioneers The Chrysanthemum Show. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 26

The annual chrysanthemum show in connection with the Horticultural Society of New South Wales was opened on April 24, in the Queen's Hall, Pitt-street. There was a fairly…

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Give Us a Show. Lyceum Theatre

Truth · Sunday 4 May 1902 · page 2

The Bland Holts produced at the Lyceum last night another molodrama that, though not quite so blood-curdlingly sensational as "The Span of Life," bids fair to become just as…

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