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Shows & fairs, 1905

2,387 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 120

Rose Leaves from Fair Gardens

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 38

"O, gather me the rose, the rose While yet in tlower we And it, For summer smiles, but summer goes, And winter waits behind it!…

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North Sydney-rose Bay Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 3

Large as Rose Bay Baths are, it was with difficulty that the crowd which patronised the carnival, held conjointly by the North Sydney and Rose Bay Clubs,…

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West Maitland Annual Show

Referee · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 5

Mr. C. J. H. King, secretary of the Went Maitland annual show, to-day advertises that £300 will be given in prize money, schedules can be had on application, and it…

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Eastern Suburbs Swimming Club. Annual Carnival

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 6

The fourteenth annual carnival of the Eastern Suburbs Swimming Club will take place at the Bronte Baths next Saturday afternoon under the rules and patronage of the New…

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Swimming. Balmain Gladstone Club Annual Carnival Postponed

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 3

The third annual carnival of the Balmain Gladstone Swimming Club, which was set down to take palce at Sid. Davis' Baths, Balmain, last evening, was postponed owing…

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A Waverley Alderman. To Show Cause

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 7

In the Full Court yesterday Mr. W. L. Walker (instructed by Mr. E. R. Abigail) appeared for Richard William Hughes, and applied for a rule nisi calling upon John…

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Moruya Show. (See illustration on page 24.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 14

The Moruya A, and P. Society held Its thirty second annual show last week, and nearly put up a record for itself. The season is very dry here, and the prospects for a successful…

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The Squatter's Housekeeper. the Lady and the Cheques. a Fair Fastidious Fairy

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 1

The commencement of a series of transactions has just come to light in commercial circles, which, fortunately, have not got into millions, or even four figures, but…

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Sport and Pastime. Balmain Gladstone Swimming Club. Annual Carnival Postponed. the Turf

The Australian Star · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 3

Kensington races take place this afternoon. Burrangong Picnic race meeting has been registered by the A.J.C…

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Agricultural Shows. Shoalhaven Agricultural Society. (From Our Special Reporter.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 3

The Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's show, which began at Nowra to-day, is one of the best exhibitions ever held on the South Coast. The entries show an increase of over 800…

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North Sydney Swimming Club Carnival

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 3

B. B. Keran, who on Saturday last lowered the world's swimming record for a thousand yards. Keran's time was 12min. 52½sec…

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Pambula Show. Pambula

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 3

The weather was unsettled for the first day of the Pambula Show, nevertheless there was a fair attendance. The exhibits were excellent. The entries totalled over 1200. Horse…

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Alstonville Show. Alstonville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 3

The show was continued to-day. Heavy showers fell during the greater part of the day, but notwithstanding the inclement weather the attendance was very good. The…

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Sydney Technical College. Exhibition of Students' Work

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 6

The annual exhibition of students' work at the Sydney Technical College is now open, and well repays a visit. The exhibits are, generally speaking, of a…

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Solicitor in Trouble. Called Upon to Show Cause

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 1

Mr. Hanbury Davis, for the Law Institute, moved in the Full Court to-day for a rule nisi, calling upon a solicitor to show cause why he should not answer certain affidavits, and also…

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America's Labor Problem. President Roosevelt's View. "A Free Hand and a Fair Field."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Speaking yesterday at the Lincoln Anniversary banquet in New York, President Roosevelt referred to the race problem in the United States…

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Manning River A. AND H. Association. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 5

The Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Associations show today was attended by over 1000 persons. The number of exhibits was 1879. Horses and cattle were…

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Narrabri Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. J. McCutcheon. secretary of the Namoi P.A. and H. Association, advises us that it has been finally decided to hold the annual show at Narrabri on…

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Wyalong Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 12

Mr. S. G. Isaacs. secretary of the Wyalong District P. A. H. and I. Association, advises us that the next show of his society has been fixed for…

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Night Carnival at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 8

To-night, at the Rugby Union Oval, the second of a series of night carnivals to be held this summer under the auspices of the Newcastle Bicycle Club, will be held. The programme is an excellent one, with £59…

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