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Shows & fairs, 1909

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Swimming Fort-street Carnival

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 3

Swimmers are reminged mat entries for the 500 Yards State Championship, 100 Yards Inter-Club Handicap, and 100 Yards Old Boys' Handicap at Fort-street Model School…

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The Forthcoming Royal Show

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 13

Those who have watched the progress of the Royal Agricultural Show must have been convinced that whilst great consideration was given to exhibitors (and justly so),…

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Swimming. Fort-street Model School Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 10

Entries for the 500 yards State championship, 110 yarda Interclub [?]ndicap, and 100 yards Old Boys' Handican, close on Saturday, with Mr. A. C. W. Hill at the Sports Club, Hunter-street. Times for Old…

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League Carnival May Be Held at Easter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 8

Mr. George Cuthbertsoon, the secretary to the Newcastle Amusement Company, Writing to the cycling reporter of "The Daily Telegraph" states that, althoug the idea of running a march carninval in Sydney has been…

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The Lord's Supper Scripture Teaching and Roman Dogma. Fair, Unbiassed Reasoning

Watchman · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 3

The following thoughtful and carefully worded disquisition on the origin and development of different views on the Lord's Supper will be read with interest, and is…

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The Show Girl. Chapter X.LII.--(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 3

I did not demur, and finding my clothes already laid out for me, I dressed with what baste I could and descended to a little salon upon the first floor, where they told me I should find…

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Almost Finished. Arbitration and the Barrier Dispute. "We Had Not a Fair Opportunity"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The hearing of the industrial dispute between the Amalgamated Miners' Association and the Broken-hill Proprietary Company was continued by Mr…

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The North Botany Raid £40 Said to Be Missing. Is Fantan a Fair Game?

Evening News · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 5

Daring the cross-examination of Sub-inspector Kelly, in cases in widen he was prosecuting 20 Chinamen for various breaches of the Gambling Houses Suppression Act, at Redfern…

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The Kooyong Bump. Finding of the Marine Court. Second Engineer to Show Cause

Evening News · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 3

Judge Murray presided at a Court of Marine Inquiry in the Sydney District Court, this morning, with Captain Bracegirdle and Mr. R. Cromack as assessors, and concluded the…

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Ladies' Carnival

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

The teams for the 300yds interstate event on Saturday at Lavender Bay Baths are:— New South Wales: N. Wylie, D. Hill, G. Tate, F. Durack, M. Hill, D. Davis…

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North Steyne Carnival

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

The collection made at the club's carnival last Saturday amounted to £9 7s. The trophy presented by the Burlington Proof Art Gallery, for the lady collecting the highest amount, was won by Miss B…

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Goulburn Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 5

The schedules for the annual show of the Goulburn A., P. and H. Society, which is to be held on 18th, 19th and 20th insts., are now ready. If you…

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Royal Show Entries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The first entries for the Royal Easter Show closed this week, and the totals show marked increases on those received for the same classes in the 1908 exhibition. In the class…

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Australian Rules. the Melbourne Carnival

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

At the close of last season a carnival was held in Melbourne. It was understood that if it returned a profit the expenses of the players for the various States would be defrayed by the finance committee…

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Entries for the Show

The Australian Star · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 4

The first entries for the Royal Easter Show closed this week, and the totals show marked increases on those received for tho same classes in the 1908 exhibiton. In the…

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A Toowong Swimming Carnival. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 8

At the Toowong Swimming Club's carnival to-night, the 440yds championship of Queensland was won by C, Graham, who finished alone in 5m 45s. Springfield did not…

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The Show Girl. Chapter Xliv

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 3

(Mr. James Fogg, of Serjeant's Inn, receives an unexpected answer to an expectant letter.) Chateau de Bougival, near Paris, December 2, 1905…

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Autumn Show at the White House

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 14

The shops are now displaying their autumn goods, and the windows are full of beautiful colorings. Messrs. David Jones, Ltd., have devoted each…

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Kooyong Mishap. Second Engineer to Show Cause

The Australian Star · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 6

Further evidence was taken in the Marine Court today concerning the mishap to the steamer Kooyong, which bumped the Pyrmont Wharf on the night of February 19…

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