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Shows & fairs, 1909

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Nyngan Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Mr. R. H. A. Lyne, secretary of the Nyngan and District P. and A. Association, advises us that the dates for the next annual show have been fixed for…

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Surf Bathing. Bondi Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 10

The date for the second annual gymkhana of the Bondi Surf bathers' Life-saving Club has been fixed for Saturday, February 13, at Wonderland City. Large entries for the various events have been…

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Cycling. the Combined Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 10

The combined carnival of the Sydney, and Redfern Clubs, which was postponed on Monday. night last owing to the inclement weather until next Monday night, has been further postponed until Wednesday…

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The Show Girl. Chapter XII.--(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Admit with me, my dear Paddy, that there is something wonderfully line in this superb Independence. Reflect upon the homes you know, the motherhood there, the gregarious instincts…

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Ministers in the North. at Coram Isa Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 8

CORAMBA, Thursday.--The annual agricultural show is being hold here to-day. The Colonial Treasurer, Mr. 'Waddell. and his colleague, Mr. Oakes, arrived last night, and were…

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The Newcastle Show. Lord Dudley Unable to Attend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

Some time ago the committee of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association forwarded an invitation to the Govornor-General, Lord Dudley, to open…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Banner Houses at Her Majesty's. Julius Knight at the Royal. To-morrow Night's Performances

The Australian Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 8

Her Majesty's: "The Duchess of Pantile," Royal: "The Breed of the Treshwms." Criterion: "The Squatter's Daughter" (revival), Tivoli: Rickards's Vaudeville.' Co…

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Sport and Pastime Australian XI v. Rest of Australia. Thelma Meeting Sayonara. Waverley Swimming Carnival. Cycling for Griffiths Shield. To-morrow's Teams and Fixtures

The Australian Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Main interest in the Sydney, sporting world tomorrow centres in the big- cricket match at Sydney Cricket Ground between the Australian XI. and the Rest or Australia. If…

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Alliance Exhibition and Fair

The Methodist · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 8

An Exhibition aud Fair, on a largo scale, under the auspices of the New South Wales Alliance, is to be held in the Exhibition Buildings, Prince Alfred Park, from Wednesday, February 24th to Wednesday,…

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The Alliance Exhibition and Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 20

The committee which, has in hand the preparations for the Alliance fair, met on Thursday afternoon. Progress reports received showed that interest in the movement is widespread. Comptent adjudicators in…

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Exhibition-building

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 20

At the Exhibition Building Prince Alfred Park, there are new pictures weekly, in addition to those illustrating the Burns-Johnson light…

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A Fair Warning

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 12

A new railway was being built, and the route including a small farm, officers of the line paid a visit to the owner, an old lady. "Madam," said the surveyor, "we understand…

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Union's Carnival This Afternoon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 21

The first race at the afternoon carnival fo the union to-day will be started punctually at 2.45 p.m. The programme is a long one, and includes the Griffith Shield inter-club teams contest, for which there are eleven…

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Inter-state Championship Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 21

The executive of the Cyclists' Union has decided on in programme for the annual Australasian championship carnival to be held on Wednesday evening, February 24. The chief events will be the two inter-State…

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Motor Boat Carnival Postponed

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 13

Owing to the threatening state of the weather the Motor Boat Club's Venetian Night, which was to have been held in Gore Bay to-night, has been postponed…

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Swimming. Waverley Club Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 21

The annual championship carnival of the Waverley Swimming Club will be held at Bond's Bronte Baths this afternoon…

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To-day's Cycling Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 16

The Cyclists Union will hold its annual carnival at the Sydeney Sports Ground to-day, when a big programme will be decided. The principal events will be Griffith Shield Competition, open to teams of five from…

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N.s.w. Alliance Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 17

THE N.S.W., Alliance will held an exhibition and fair at the Exhibition Building, Prince. Alfred Park, from February 24 to March 17, inclusive. A feature will be some 250 competitions for 800 prises in fine arts,…

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Show Committee in a Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 11

MACLEAN, Friday. -- At the last show, two persons guessed the correct weight of the bullock in the guessing competition. The prize was a bicycle, and each party claimed the machine,…

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The Show Girl. Chapter Xii. -- (Continued)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 23

You can have no idea, Paddy, of the moaning of these pageants to country towns, or of the enthusiasm they excite. People are in and out of this house every ton minutes to consult, the…

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