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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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Publican's Booth for Show Ground. License Objected to and Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 9

At the Parramatta Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. E. L. Maitland S.M., and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, L.M. Charles George Hadley, licensee of Tattersall's Hotel, Paramatta, applied for a licence for a publication's booth…

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Parramatta District. No Liquor for the Show. "Reasonable Requirements" Satisfied

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 8

Considerable interest was evinced by the residents of the fruitgrowing districts of the hills in the question as to whether there should be a publican's booth at the forthcoming…

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What the Savings Banks Show. Deposits in New South Wales £17,813,002

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1909 · page 9

Political economists regard the Savings Bank as one of the tests of the financial-prosperity of a nation. In the comparisons which follow we shall proceed, along this line to…

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Exhibition and Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 12

An exhibition and fair, under the auspices of the Now South Wales Alliance, is to be opened on Wednesday, February 24, at. the Exhibition Building. It is announced that there will be 280 competitions and…

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Nowra Show. A Fine Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 34

Sir John Hay's Rosella, Grand Champion Cow. Horse Judges. Messrs. Lamond, Roberts, and Comerford. Mr. C. Lamond's M'Kallam More,…

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N.s.w. Alliance Exhibition and Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

At the general committee meeting on Monday in connection with the A.S.W. Alliance Fair, which will be officially opened bv Sir Joseph Carruthers this afternoon at 3 o'clock, the reports from various…

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Exhibition of Paintings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 10

There is now on view at the spacious gallery that forms an annex to Messrs. Angus and Robertson's library, a fine collection of about 100 oil and water-colour paintings. This…

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Not Fair to the Chameleon

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 3

A lady had a pet chameleon that changed its colon in sympathy with its environments. It was in charge of an old und faithful servant, who when asked to bring it to show a visitor, and he could not. "Why not?"…

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Surf Carnival at Coogee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 11

On Saturday afternoon next the Coogee Surf Life saving Brigade will hold their first annual surf carnival at the local beach. The event, which will be all the more auspicious, inasmuch as it will be held in…

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Coramba's Annual Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 35

CORAMBA is one of the centres on the rich North Coast which is moving with great rapidity. It is situated within the Dorrigo zone, so that the influence of that place of great possibilities is…

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Coramba Annual Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 33

From every point of view the annual show of the Coramba P., A., and H. Association, which took place on February 3 and 4, was a success. The show ground, which is prettily situated on the banks of the Orara River, was thronged each day with local people and visitors from the…

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March League Carnival Is Off

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 14

The proposed league two-nights' carnival in March, will not take place. The Newcastle syndicate which holds night meetings at the Coaly City, proposed to run in Sydney on March 8 and 10, and had…

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Successful Show at Nowra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 28

A CORNER OF THE SHOW GROUND. C. S. McCOLL'S SCOTCH REEL, CHAMPION ALL-ROUND SHOW HORSE. LARKE, HOSKINS, AND CO.'S MOTOR BUGGY, This novel vehicle has been touring the Illawarra and Southern highlands during the past ten days. It…

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Cycle and Motor Motor-cycle Carnival

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 57

A carnival, at which motor-cycle racing will be the distinctive feature, will be held at an early date by the Pioneer Motor Cycle Club. Racing will be divided into handicap and scratch contests. It is…

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Picture Exhibition. Angus and Robertson's Art Gallery

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 3

Agents and Robertson have at last opened their long-promised picture gallery. It is a perfect model of its kind, the lighting and general arrangements are admirable, and the…

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Alstonville And Its Annual Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 37

It is not surprising, considering the splendid seasons that the North Coast has experienced for a good number of years in succession-- the ramrall, in some instances,…

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Progress of Aerial Navigation-- Aeroplane Exhibition in Paris

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 24

The flying machine, that is, the heavier than air type, supposed to be a development from the airship, is by no means a recent invention; as, for many years people…

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Newcastle. Prime Minister and the Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 11

The committee of the Newcastle Agricultural Society recently sent an invitation to the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth (Mr. A. Fisher) to be present at and officially open the…

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Swimming. To-morrow Night Leichhardt Carnival—100yds Club Championship. Next Saturday. Palace Emporium Carnival—Mile State Mc[?]man Carnival—220yds Championship of Northern Suburbs. North Sydney-sydney Carnival. Norths Win the Local Squadron. Diving Championship Won by Alick Wickham

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 5

The Lavender Bay Baths was the scene of the second carnival carried out conjointly by the Sydney-North Sydney Clubs, the weather being glorious for an aquatic function…

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In the Rich Kangaroo Valley--The District and the Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 20

Kangaroo Valley is a little spot embracing some of the grandest mountain scenery in the State, and at the same time some splendid agricultural land. Years back it was…

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