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Shows & fairs, 1903

2,048 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 103

The Cycling Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 4

The continuation of the Major Taylor carnival on Wednesday night promises to show the best racing of the meeting as all the riders have had a full week to improve their condition, and a fresh lot…

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Cycling. the Cycling Carnival

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 2

The continuation of the cycling carnival on Wednesday night should afford some fine racing. The feature pf the programme will be the First-class Handicap, in which Taylor,…

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Cycling. the Major Taylor Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 8

The Major Taylor cycling carnival, the first half of which has been disposed of in the presence of very large attendances, is to be continued on Wednesday night next, on the Sydney Cricket Ground, when a splendid…

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Major Taylor Carnival Next Wednesday's Proceedings

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 5

Next Wednesday night the Sydney Cricket Ground will again be brilliantly illuminated with electric lights and acetylene gas lamps. When the Major Taylor carnival will re-open…

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Stage, Song, and Show "Paul Jones."

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 7

The crowded state of the Palace on Saturday night was ample evidence of the wisdom of Mr. J. C. Williamson in selecting as the second revival of the season Planquette's popular…

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Swimming. Mort's Dock Club's Annual Carnival. the 500 Yards' State Championship. Won by Read

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 4

The third annual championship carnival, under the auspices of the Mort's Dock Swimming Club, was held on Saturday afternoon at the Elkington Park Baths, White Horse Point, Balmain, under…

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A Fair, Beautiful Skin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 6

SULPHOLINE LOTION clears off Pimples, Blemishes, Irritation, Reduces, Roughness, Skin Disfigurements, Shilling Bottles of Sulpholine, the English Skin Lotion.—Advt. WAUGH'S BAKING POWDER obtained the only…

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Cooma Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

On Wednesday and Thursday, April 1 and 2, the annual show of the Cooma P. and A. Association is to be held. The schedule, forwarded to us by Mr…

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Cycling. the League's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 7

The programme for the "Major" Taylor Carnival to-morrow night will open with the Parramatta Handicap heats and final. The other races are the First-class Handicap, 1 mile; League Cup, 1 mile…

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Castle Hill Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 4

From the secretary. Mr. R. H. Lalor, we have received a copy of the prize schedule for the annual exhibition of the Castle Hill and District. A. and H…

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Cycling. the Major Taylor Carnival

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

The Major Taylor cycling carnival will be continued at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-morrow nigrht. The seconds and thirds in the original heats…

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The Major Taylor Car-nival

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 6

On Wednesday night the Sydney Cricket Ground will again be brilliantly illuminated with electric lights and acetylene gas lamps, when the Major Taylor Carniva' will re-open…

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"The Central Show." Evangeline, Stella, Pearl and Lily

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 6

Whether the primary cause was the hot weather, hard times; or the scarcity of watermelons, it was very evident at the Central Police Court yesterday that a good many…

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Royal Agricultural Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 8

According to the draft annual report of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society, the receipts for last year were £8135, against £7309 for the previous year. The sum of £2256 was spent in prices and…

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The Royal Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 17

The attention of those interested in the Royal Agricultural Society and its doings is drawn to a very official-looking, but absolutely unauthorised, ballot paper, which, it is stated,…

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The Carnival. Continued To-night

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

The Major Taylor cycling carnival is to be continued this evening on the Sydney Cricket Ground track, when the best programme of the series will be discussed. Racing is timed to commence at 7.50 p.m., and what…

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At the Dapto Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 72

New South Wales holds a unique position as far as Australasia is concerned in having shows almost all the year round. From January to December there is a succession of agricultural…

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The Week's Swimming. Morts Dock Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 6

Sons of Employees, under 14 years, 50 yards.—E. Phillips', 7sec. 1 ; A., Latta, scr, 2 ; J. Jackson, 8sec, 8. Time, 44 l-5sec…

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The Cycling Carnival. To-night's Racing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 10

Patrons of cycling will have submitted to them tonight at the Sydney Cricket Ground the third meeting of the series of night races. The finishes on the two former occasions were all that the most ardent…

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Major Taylor Carnival. Re- Opens To- Night

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

The programme for to -night for the League's carnival on the Sydney Cricket Ground is the best of the series so far, as Major Taylor and Don Walker will have fresh…

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