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Shows & fairs, 1909

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Kaufman No Champion. Wins From Barry in 39 Rounds a Poor Exhibition

Referee · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 7

Judging by what is contained in the following clipping from our latest Canadian exchanges, "the only man in sight likely to have a chance with Jack Johnson" (A[?]…

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Warwick Farm Races. Dull Weather—fair. Attendance Rose of Lancaster to the Fore. Nursery Handicap Won by Primrose League. Starting Prices of Winners

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 8

Evens v. Specimen. 8 to 1 v. San Jose. 0 to 4 v. Primrose League. 10 to 1 v. Point Piper…

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Sporting Review. Australian Eleven. "The Rest" Easily Beaten. Victorian Racing Carnival Newmarket and Australian Cup. Sculling Championship. America and the Davis Cup. Sheffield Shield Records. Training Notes. Lang Wants to Fight Burns. Cycling, Motoring, Bowls, Sailing, Swimming, Football, Boxing. the Turf

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 13

First acceptances declared yesterday for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup leave 54 in the sprint event, and 40 in the Cup, so it will be seen that large fields are highly probable in each event. Nothing of…

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Mr. Percy Spence's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 5

When Mr. Percy F. S. Spence last returned "for rest, recreation, and sunlight" to Sydney (1905-6), he had been away seven years in London, during which period he exhibited at…

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Nowra Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 10

NOWRA.—The annual exhibition of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Association was opened to-day. The total entries were over 1000 in excess of last show. Cattle made a fine…

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North Sydney and Sydney Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 12

Among the championships to be contested on Saturday at the combined carnival of the North Sydney and Sydney clubs at Lavender Bay Municipal Baths is the 100yds championship of the Sydney Club. This will…

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Moruya Show. First Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 6

MORUYA.—For the first day the weather was good, and the attendance large. There was a record number of entries, particularly of good draught and light horses and cattle…

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Bathurst Club's Carnival. Solomon Breaks Records

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 10

BATHURST, Wednesday,--The Bathurst Swimming Club's annual championship carnival was held this after noon. The principal event was The unpaced attempt of L. Solomon, of North Sydney, to lower the 100ds…

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Sydney and North Sydney Clubs' Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 12

Next Saturday, at the combined carnival of the North Sydney and Sydney Clubs the diving championship of New South Wales will be held. The entries are A. G. Humphreys. A. Murray, A. Wickham, C. A…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 3

I will confess that we got something like order when the battle was done, and that some of the Druidical rites were pretty and imposing. A dance of "early British maidens,"…

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A Fair Living Wage. the Broken-hill Inquiry. Question of Adjournment to Melbourne. the Case for the Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--The Common wealth Arbitration Court met again at 10 this morning, when there was a good attendance of the public…

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Alliance Exhibition and Fair

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

At meetings of the general committee of the Alliance Exhibition and Fair, to be held in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, reports from the various branches showed that…

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Show Disqualifications

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 3

At last meeting of Casino show committee the secretary, Mr. Rayner, pointed out that he had not been officially notified of any disqualifications…

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Charity Carnival. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 10

The annual carnival in aid of the local charities, by commercial travellers, was held yesterday. A procession left the Occidental corner at 1 o'clock. Major Jackson acted as…

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A Show Difficulty

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 3

At last Maclean show two persons guessed the correct weight of the bullock in the guessing competition, but they refused to divide the prize—a…

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Peak Hill Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 12

Mr. J. A. Mclntyre. secretary of the Peak Hill Association. advises us that the next [?] show has been fixed for Wednesday and Thursday. July 28 and 29 1909…

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Robertson's Coming Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 3

By advertisement in our business columns the general reader is inform-ed of the fact that Robertson annual show is to be held on 25th and 26th…

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Trotting at Brisbane Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

The National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland promise soon to lead the way amongst show societies of the Commonwealth…

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Marcus Clark's Shoe Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 14

I am illustrating this week a man's calf lace boot, and a woman's glace kid shoe. The woman's shoe is the…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 4

"He will never forgive me, she said, "never --never--you don't know him, Harry. I shall hear of this to my dying day." "Of course you will. He will toll it proudly…

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