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Shows & fairs, 1910

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Swimming. State Championships. To-morrows Carnival

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 6

At the Municipal Bathe in the Domain the third and last of the present series of State championship carnivals will be held tomorrow. The programme is an attractive one, the chief…

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Objected to "Scabbing." a "Fair Go" at Balmain

The Star · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 6

Thomas Wallace proceeded against Thomas Mullen, before Mr. Smithers,. S. M., at the Balmain Police Court, this morning, for assaulting him, and Mullen cross-summoned…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Plays, Players, and the Public. a Week of Laughter-makers

The Star · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

We hear so much from the non-theatre-goer about the degeneracy of the stage that one begins to wonder whether it is the play, the player, the public, or the…

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Agricultural Society

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Nepean District Agricultural, H[?]l, and Industrial Society was held at the Exchange on Wednesday evening last. Present—Mr…

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Interstate 18Ft Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 16

At a meeting of the Interstate Carnival Committee on Thursday evening a letter was received from the Queensland Flying Squadron stating that their representative, the Ariel, was leaving Brisbane to-day by the…

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The P[?]lippine Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 14

Messrs. Burns. Philp, and Co., Ltd. (managing agents of the Nippon Yusea Kaisha in Austral[?]) point out that the Japanese mail steamer [?] [?] [?] from Sydney on the 28th inst, will arrive at manila on…

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Argentine Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 16

Mr. J. T. Tillock, Consul-General for the Argentine, has been advised by cable from the President of the Rural Society in Buenos Aires, that the date the loding application for space…

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Western Australia. the Perth Carnival. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 16

Receipts from the recent Perth carnival did not come up to expeditions, and a loss of from £400 to £500 has to be met by the committee…

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Swimming. State Championships. Final Carnival at Domain. Baths

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 9

The final carnival in connection with the swimming championships of the State was held at the New Municipal Baths, Sydney Domain, this afternoon, under favorable weather…

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Government Railway Monopoly. Is It Fair to Shipping? Dangers to Be Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 11

Australia is an island continent. This fact needs to be borne in mind by Australians in these days of electrical disturbances in the international air, and just now the…

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Mr. Chamberlain's Appeal. "Prolong the Traditions of the Race." Free Trade Not Fair Competition. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 13

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has issued a stirring appeal to the electors, largely consisting of extracts from his tariff reform campaign speeches…

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Origin of Military Salute. To Show That a Person's Intentions Were Peaceable

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 16 January 1910 · page 15

The custom of firing a salute in honor of admirals, captains, and other naval dignitaries, as well as other forms of greeting, originated in the desire to show to the person saluted that the saluting person was unarmed,…

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Interstate 18Ft Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 10

The selection committee met on Saturday evening and chose the following five boats to meet the Queensland and Western Australian 18-footers in the interstate championship race next Saturday:—Australian,…

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Redfern Club's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 10

The following handicaps have been issued by the union handicapper (Mr. C. W. Goatley) for the two events to be run off at the Redfern clubs night carnival at the Sports Ground on Wednesday evening:…

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Hospital Sports Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 10

A fine programme his been mapped out in connection with the charity carnival at North Shore on the 29th inst. The Proceeds are to be handed over to the Royal North Shore Hospital. Following is the list of…

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The Swimming Carnival at the Municipal Baths

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

THE TRIPLE DIVE. The three performers are (from left to right):--L. M'Curty, C. A. Bell, and E. Goodin. THE DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES. A. Wickham, who on Saturday defeated all challengers to his title of champion diver of the State…

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State Swimming Championships. Carnival Concluded. Three More Premierships Contested

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

New South Wales is the first country in Australasia to decide all local championships at one carnival. Hitherto, those events have been distributed among clubs as star attractions for their annual galas. The experiment…

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Parting Advice. Sir George Reid to Australians "Fair Hearing for All." Commercial Travellers' Farewell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 6

"I hope that in this approaching contest throughout the length and broadth of Australia the people of Australia will endeavour to prove the intelligen[?] and manliness of their…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Revival of "The Merry Widow." Music at the Criterion; Laughter at the Palace. New Arrivals at the Tivoli. Her Majesty's

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 8

A royal welcome was extended to "The Merry Widow" on her return to Her Majesty's on Saturday night. When she first visited tills city, September, 1908, Miss Carrie…

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