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Shows & fairs, 1906

2,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 146

Cycling. Today's Carnival

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 5

The Cyclists Union championship meeting will be commenced this, afternoon on the Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, and will be concluded on the 10th instant. Berry and…

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Castle Hill Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 14
Also in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

The secretary of the Central Cumberland A.and H. Association reports that large entries have been received for the annual show on the 7th and 8th instant. The fruit…

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Our Coming Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society was held at the Exchange on Tuesday evening last…

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The Berry Show. Berry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 7

The attendance on the third day of the Berry Show was equal to that of previous years. The concert tendered by Mr.H.D.Morton, president of the association, to Mr.Moore…

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An Art Sensation. Exhibition of New Turners. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 13

A sensation has been caused in the Art world by the announcement of an exhibition of some hitherto unknown works by J. M. W. Turner…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. an Illawarra Holiday. the Berry Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 7

The general roll-up to a district show in any part of the country is very interesting. An immutable, if unwritten, rule dictates that every able-bodied member of every household…

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Buck-jumping Show

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 8

At once exciting and amusing is Martini's Buckjumping Show in Pitt-street, opposite the new station. Though it has been running seven weeks the attendances have…

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Martini's Buckjumping Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 7

The excitement attaching to the spectacle of a bucking horse handled by expert riders who fail to sit him continues to draw crowds to the Christehurch School Grounds. Saturday night's…

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The Buckjumping Show

Evening News · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 8

A young man named Quigley, hailing from Condobolin, walked into the Martini's buck jumping ring on Saturday evening, in the presence of a very large crowd, and tried…

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New Zealand Footballers. Exhibition Match at New York. London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 7

The Now Zealand team of footballers, who recently completed a tour of Great Britain, and are returning by way of the United States, played an exhibition match…

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Cyclists' Union Carnival. Annual Championship Meeting. Western Suburbs Wins the Shield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 3

The New South Wales Cyclists' Union decided their twenty-fifth annual championship carnival on Saturday last, at the New Sports Ground track, Moore Park. The weather was…

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Local Industries. As Seen at the A.n.a. Exhibition. Xxxiv.--j. Juleff and Son's Stove Factory

The Australian Star · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 5

At the recent A.N.A. Exhibition at Moore Park J. Juleff and Son's stove factory had a capital exhibit of stoves, cooking ranges, and colonial evens. The business, of this…

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Stage, Song and Show. the World Beyond the Footlights. New Comedy at the Palace. Palace

The Australian Star · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

The sparkling comedy farce "There and Back," which was produced for the first time in Australia at the Palace Theatre on Saturday night, after a successful run in London,…

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The Christchurch Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 5

The Cabinet to-day considered the question whether Victoria should be reprensented at the Christchurch Exhibition. It was considered not desirable to take any notion…

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Sydney Thousand Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 6

The following are the lists ot scratch and handicap events to be decided at the March carnival:—Handicaps: Sydney Thousand, 1 mile race, entry closed, acceptance 5s; Mosman Handicap, 1 mile, prizes £13…

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Royal Agricultural Society. The Easter Show

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 16

Already the great Easter Show of the Royal Agricultural Society is being looked forward to with much interest by intending exhibitors. An announcement…

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Berry Agricultural Society's Show. JANUARY 31, FEBRUARY 1-2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 357

STEALING A BITE. DR. JOHN HAY'S COOLANGATTA PRIZE-WINNERS HOMEWARD BOUND…

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The Buckjumping Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 12

Martini's Buckjumping Exhibition possesses undiminished popularity, and Bobs remains the hero of the hour. "Jigger" Lavell is to attempt to ride this horse on Saturday night…

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Mosman Club Carnival

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 49

The ninth annual Championship Carnival in connection with the Mosman Swimming Club took place at Lavender Bay on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a large attendance…

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