Second Night Carnival
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 10
The executive of the Cyclists' Union having received satisfactory replies from almost all the affiliated clubs in regard to guarantees, have definitely decided to hold a second night carnival on the Sydney Sports Ground,…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 59
The Cyclists Union executive has decided, owing to the success of their inaugural meeting, to hold another night cycling carnival on January 22. All the clubs have been communicated with and hare promised their…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 9
For the Kiama Agricultural Association's annual show, which will be held at the new showground, Church Point, Kiama, on Saturday and Monday, January 25 and 27, an…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 10
Billy Waite, a champion roughrider or Australia, will open his buckjumping shaw on an allotment of land alongside St. George's Hall, King-street, Newtown, to-night. A prize of £5 is offered to anyone who can…
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Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 8
Some of the finest, swimming witnessed for many seasons was dished up at the East Sydney Club's Carnival at Rush[?]er Bay Baths on Saturday afternoon last…
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Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 4
Billy Waite, the well-known champion buckjump rider of Australia and late of Martini's), has got together a splendid buckjumping team…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 37
With the opening year comes a succession of country shows which afford good opportunities for the young exhibitor of poultry to make his debut. True, such shows are not…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1908 · page 7
It was a happy-go-lucky, boisterous crowd that last night accompanied Old Man Time past another of the milestones of life's long journey. Old men and women with curving spines…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4
Circulars in connection with the returned exhibits from the Women's Exhibition will be issued next week. The New South Wales exhibits are now warehoused in Sydney,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 6
[?]ollowing are the results:— Half-mile Bicycle Race, for members of the New South Wales Cyclists' Union. Prizes: £5, £2, £1. First in each heat and second in two fastest heats to…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 7
The Kiama Amateur Swimming Club's carnival took place in the gentlemen's baths this afternoon. The weather was fine, and there was a good attendance of specttors. An exhibition of fancy diving by Mr…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 7
Billy "Waite opened his buckjumping show at Newtown to a large attendance. The company includes such well-known knights of the pigskin as Billy Waite, Curley, Chocolate, Little Arthur, the two Dempseys,…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 7
"There was no doubt in the minds of a large party of French and British journalists whom the Duke of Argyll entertained at Shepherd's Bush that the Franco-British…
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The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 3
The secretary of the P. and A. societies' union of N.S.W. (Mr. T. I. Campbell), has written to the secretaries of all affiliated societies…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5
To-morrow the annual championship carnival of the Manly Club will be held at the local baths when an interesting programme will be gone through. The 410yds chamionship of the State will be swum, and…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
The Union secretary will be at the Sports Club this evening, from 8 to 9 o'clock, to issue books of tickets for the forthcoming carnival to any members of clubs who may wish to obtain them early…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8
Her Majesty's: "The Girls of Gottenberg" Royal: "The Scarlet Pimpernel" Criterion: "When Knights Were Bold" [?] "Cinderella" Pantomime…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 13
There is to be a groat merrymaking at Manila during the week commencing February 3, when the "first annual Philippine carnival" is to be held. No efforts are being spared to make the inaugural celebration a success, and…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 12
It may very likely be that the disgraceful incidents of New Year's Eve have already been half forgotten by those who shared in them; but the Nemesis which…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 15
At Waite's Buckjumping Show, at Newtown, there are 45 bucking horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, etc., and Waite and his team of rough riders given excellent exhibitions each evening. "Fun in the Stockyard"…
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