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Shows & fairs, 1910

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Art Students' Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

The attendance of teachers and students a[?] visitors to this exhibition has during the week been very satisfactory. Arrangements have been made by Mr. J. W. Turner, Director…

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Germanton Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

Mr. James S. Stewart secretary of the Germanton P., A. and H. Society informs us that the show dates for 1910 are Wednesday and Thursday…

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Picture Show Blaze. a Film Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 8

A spark from the carbon is supposed to have been the lause of a sudden flare-up at an open-air picture show in Pairamatta-road, Leichhardt, shortly after 9 p.m. yesterday…

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Fire in the City. Good Save with Private Hydrant. Outbreak at a Picture Show

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

A fire broke out at the premises occupied by Messrs. Frank M'Donald and Company, manufacturing agents, 9 Queensland Chambers, Dalley-street, city, on Monday afternoon, at…

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Australian Bicycle Club's Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

To-night the Australian Bicycle Club will hold their second night's carnival a[?] the Sydney Sports Ground, when another large attendance is expected. All the…

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Wollongong Annual Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 34

The annual show of the Wollongong Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was held on February 3, 4, and 5, when the weather was of a satisfactory Character,…

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Motor Cycling. the Championship Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 14

Motor eyelists who intend to participate in the championship earnival of the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales which is to be held at the Sports Ground on Wednesday night next, are reminded of the fact that…

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Australian Club's Carnival. Concluding Night

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 13

The two nights' carnival of the Australian Club, under the auspices of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen, which was commenced last Wednesday, will be concluded at the Sports Ground to-night, when a good programme…

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Fire at a Picture Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

A spark from the carbon ignited a film during the progress of Hooper Brothers' open-air picture show at Leichhardt on Monday night. Owing to the promptitude of the officials, the…

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Entries for the Royal Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 14

The Sydney Royal Show begins more than a fortnight earlier this year than was the case in 1909. It is, therefore, as well for intending exhibitors to bear in mind the dates on which…

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Royal Easter Show. Closing of Entries

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 12

Intending exhibitors at the Royal Show, which begins on March 22 next, may possibly overlook the dates showing that the exhibition will be held more than a fortnight earlier…

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Queensland Letter. Difficulties of Show Judges

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 11

A difficulty cropped up at the Allora show this week, which is of some interest to judges and cattle-owners alike, as it led to the striking out of the competitors' list of a…

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The Royal Show. Reminder to Exhibitors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

Intending exhibitors at the Royal Show, which begins on March 22 next may possibly overlook the dates showing that the exhibition will be held more than a fortnight earlier…

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Show Lunchons Condemned. the Wrong People Inside

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society today Mr. C. E. Merrett moved:—"That the official luncheon hold at the show grounds on Thursday…

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The Royal Show. Dates for Entries to Close

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 12

Intending exhibitors at the Royal Show, which begins on March 22 next, may possibly overlook the dates showing that the exhibition will be held more than a fortnight curlier than in 1909…

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Sheepbreeders' Show. Where Is the Schedule for the Year?

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 8

A member of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association writes:—"I, with many others, are at a loss to know why the prize schedule of the above association has not…

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Tommy Burns at Armidale. Gives a Profitable Show for Charity

Referee · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

Tommy Burns spent a week or two in Armidale and returned to Sydney last Sunday morning benefited a good deal by the bracing air of New England's…

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Sporting Review. Victorian Racing Carnival. Newmarket and Cup. World's Great Boxers. Golf Gossip. Bowling Notes. Features of Rowing. Among the Cricketers. Turf Notes and Tips. Sydney Melbourne Motor Record. Cycling, Motoring, Sailing, Boxing, Athletics, Swimming. the Turf

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 13

The Sydney horse Black Buck has arrived at Colombo. Mr. D. H. Williams a horseowner in Ceylon, recently returned after a trip to India, said that there was some talk of abolishing bookmakers in Calcutta, but it would…

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Cathedral Fair at Armidale

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 27

The fair inaugurated by the committee appointed to raise funds for the erection of Bishop O'Connor's new cathedral at Armidale was opened in the local Town Hall on…

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General Notes. Melbourne Royal Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 5

Members of the Melbourne Royal Agricultural Society, for some time past, have been discussing tho advisability of altering the date of their annual show, with the idea of securing…

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