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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1903

2,048 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 103

Small Talk. a Walk Round Vanity Fair

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 3

In San Francisco and all the larger cities of the United States there is nowadays no other social holiday equal to Sunday. There are some sorts of diversion that are forbidden…

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The Shoalhaven Show. Nowra, Wodnesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 7

The twenty-ninth show of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Association was opened to-day at Nowra. The morning broke dull and showery, but as the day advanced the weather was all that could be desired…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Players' Club

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 2

The Players' Club presented a double bill at the Queen's Hall last night, when the threa-act comedy, "Nita's First," with the comedietta, "Mrs. or Miss," as a…

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The Enfranchised Fair. Groping for Guidance. Preparing for the Polls

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 5

The organisation which has undertaken, to tell woman what to do with the Parliamentary vote held another meeting last night at the School of Arts…

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No Show at Warialda

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. W. B. (Geddes. secretary of the Warialda P. and A. Society, advises us that, in consequence of the protracted drought and serious state of the district,…

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Manners in the Show Ring

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 9

A decision of the judges in one of the light-harness classes at the recent National Horse Show raised the question among horsemen as to the degree of…

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Japanese Exhibition of 1903. Display of New South Wales Wools

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 14

The collection of wool samples which is about to be forwarded to the Japanese Exhibition to be held at Osaka from March 1st to July 31st, 1903, was on view during the past week at the offices of Mr. F. Kanematsu,…

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The Easter Show. Royal Agricultural Society

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 12

The issue of the Royal Agricultural Society's schedule of prizes is a reminder that the annual Show is amongst things of the near future. The dates af the Show are 8th to…

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A Fair Beautiful Skin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 5

SULPHOLONE LOTION clears off Pimples, Biemishes, Irritation, Redness, Roughness, Skin Disligurements. Shilling Bottles of Sulpholine, the English Skin Lotion.—Advt…

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Sydney Thousand Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 14

Entries close next Saturday, 21st instint, for the March carnival, which opens on March 4 next Entries have already closed for the principal event, the " Sydney Thousand," a 1m. handicap, £1000…

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Swimming. Randwick and Coogee Club's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 14

The Randwick and coogco Club will hold us seventh annual carnival at the Coogee Aquarium Battas this afternoon. A most altractive programme has been prepared. The principal items…

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Motor-paced Carnival. M'donald and Goodson V. Robl and Dickentmann

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 14

The motor paced racing carrival which opened on Thursday night will be continued on the Sydney Cricket Ground to night Although both Robl and Dickentmann were totally unused to the…

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A Man Gored by a Show Bull. Kangaroo Valley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 8

Mr. Allen, who is looking after Mr. P. H. Morion's show cattle, was, while grooming the imported bull Duke King of Ardgowan, gored by him this afternoon. The rope by wihch the animal was…

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The Cardinal at Auburn. Closing St. Joseph's Fair. His Eminence on the Work of the Sisters of Charity. Some Local Turks

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 28

The Town Hall, Auburn, was crowded on Saturday last, when his Eminence the Cardinal visited the Fair being hold in that suburb to, among other r[?]sons, thank the committee…

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Give Us a Show. Mutoscope

Truth · Sunday 15 February 1903 · page 2

The Mutoscope exhibition presents a wonderful choice of views at the company's beautifully-decorated premises at the corner of the Arcade in King-street. By arrangement with…

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The Kemp Benefit Carnival. a Probable Big Success

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 February 1903 · page 3

The swimming carnival to take place at sans Souci next Saturday afternoon in aid of the widow and orphans of the unfortunate roan Kemp, who was struck dead by lightning in that locality some…

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Cycling. the Motor-paced Carnival

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

The attendance at the exhibition of motor-paced cycling which took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday night was not as large as was expected, owing probably to the fact…

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Stage, Song, and Show Royal

The Australian Star · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 3

"The Fortune Teller" at the Theatre Royal continues to attract full houses, and is received nightly with increasing favour. On Saturday night the house was filled lit every part,…

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Swimming. Randwick and Coogee Club's Carnival. R. Cavill Wins the 220 Yards State Championship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 5

There was a very large gathering at the Randwick and Coogee Club's seventh annual swimming carnival, which was brought off at the Coogee Aquarium baths on Snturday afternoon. The chief attraction…

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A Fair Beautiful Skin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 8

SULPHOLINE LOTION clears off pimples, [?] Irritation, Redness, Roughness, Skin Distigurements. Shilling Bottles of Sulpholine, the English Skin Lotion. — Advt…

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