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Shows & fairs, 1909

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Royal Agricultural Society

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the council of the R.A.S. the secretary reported that good progress was being made with the works on the show ground. The farm…

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Union Afternoon Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 8

Good entries for the half-mile Open Handicap to be run on Saturday afternoon next were received at the Sports Club last night. Any arriving by post to-morrow will have to be shut out…

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Union's Championship Carnival

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 15

The championship carnival, at which the inter-State representatives will be competing, which is to be held on Wednesday evening, February 24, is going to boom…

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Union's Afternoon Carnival

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 15

Next Saturday afternoon the Cyclists' Union will hold their annual Griffith Shield inter-club competition at the Sports Ground, Moore Park. The occasion will also…

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Exhibition Building—fight Pictures

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 2

Good business is being done at the Exhibition Building, where the pictures showing the contest between Johnson and Burns together with the incidents…

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Sydney-redfern-swift Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 8

This fixture, which had to be postponed on account of rain last Wednesday week, will be run at the Sports Ground to-morrow night. The principal events are the five miles Championship…

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Manly Surf Carnival a Big Attendance

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 15

The annual surf carnival of the Manly Club was held yesterday afternoon in favorable, weather. There was a large attendance, every point of vantage being…

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To-morrow's Night's Carnival. Motor Match Race

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 31 January 1909 · page 15

The feature of to-morrow night's cycling carnival, which is to be held at the Sydney Sports Ground, is the motor car match race. This event is the first of its kind…

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Exhibition Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

The reproduction of the Burns-Johnson fight was more than usually attractive at the Exhibition-building, Prince Alfred Park, on Saturday, because of a reduction in the prices hitherto charged for…

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The Exhibition Building

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

The pictures of the battle for the world's boxing championship between Burns and Johnson are still a strong magnet at the Exhibition Building. In addition to the fight, a good…

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Union's Afternoon Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 10

The Cyclists Union, the governing body of amateur riders in this State, has decided to run a carnival at the Sports Ground on Saturday. Many club and open races will be decided at the meet. The principal…

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Union's Day Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 10

Excellent entries were received by the Union's honorary secretary on Saturday night for next Saturday's amateur carnival at the Sports Ground. The open half-mile attracted nearly 100 nominations. The majority of…

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Union's Championship Carnival

The Australian Star · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 7

The championship carnival, at which the inter-State representatives will be competing, which is to be held on Wednesday evening, February 24, is going to boom…

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Balmain Club's Carnival

The Australian Star · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 7

At Elkington Park Baths on Saturday the 27th annual carnival of the Balmain Swimming Club was held. The event attracted a large number of spectators. The…

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Cycling. To-night's Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 10

To-night the postponed carnival of the Sydney, Swift, and Redfern Clubs will be held at the Sydney Sports Ground. The opening event is timed for 8 o'clock, and the concluding item for 10, and the promoters promise…

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The Surf Carnival at Manly

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 9

SOME OF THE SPECTATORS ON THE BEACH ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

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Manly Surf Carnival. Fine Spectacular Display

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 5

Venus was born on Saturday at half-past 2; not this time of ocean foam, but on the smooth water of Manly Cove, where the ferry boats come in, a couple of hundred yards out…

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Manly Surf Carnival. a Big Attendance

The Australian Star · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 7

The annual surf carnival of the Manly Club was held on Saturday afternoon in favorable weather. There was a large attendance, every point of vantage being…

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Inter-state Dingy Sailing Carnival. the Final Races

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 9

The final racing in connection with the interstate dingy carnival was held on Saturday afternoon, when two events, viz., the 10ft. Australasian championship and a 14ft. inter-State…

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