Royal Show Weight-guessing
The dressed weight of the bullock penned at the Royal Show for the weight-estimating competition was 1099¾lb. None of the competitors guessed the correct weight, but five placed it at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shows & fairs, 1911
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The Moving Picture Show Her Maiden Hat
Alas! We are never without our labor troubles! While the members of the New South Wales Labor Ministry wore bringing' their vast intellects to bear on the question…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amateur Aquatic Carnival. Interesting Rowing Contests. W.a. Crew in Sydney. Fixing the Preliminaries
The historic Parramatta is to be the scene in less than a fortnight of the greatest rowing event on the Australian calendar. This is the inter-State eight-oar premiership contest, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pitfalls at Watson's Bay. Didn't Show Where She Was Hurt
Disclosures were made at the Vaucluse Council meeting last night regarding the state of certain drains, and gutters, and roads in the municipality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liquor at the Show. Scope of a Publican's Licence. Interesting Point of Law
In the Water Summons Court to-day. Sub-inspector Branston proceeded against James Lees, licensee of the Nottingham Castle Hotel, Campbell-street, city, charging him…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aviation Exhibition
Until fully an hour after the gates were opened at Ascot yesterday afternoon, Mr. Hammond was intend upon making a [?]ght in his Bristol biplane. The [?] which had been very shifty, was not promising…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Mundooran Carnival
The first farmers' carnival, field at Mundooran on April 21, was a great success, and was well attended. Splendid weather prevailed. The following awards were made:--…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gulargambone Carnival
The fifth annual Farmers' Carnival turned out to be ahead of any previous gathering of the kind, particularly as regards the class of exhibits. Light harness horses and hunters made…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Page of History. Early Days of the Royal. Agricultural Society
Mr. Richard W. Cox, of Mudgee, writes:—"It is now 40 years since the Agricultural Society's show was opened in Sydney, and it may be interesting for the public to know how…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Technical College Exhibition
The annual exhibition for 1911 of students' work was officially opened on April 19 at the Technical College, Ultimo, by Mr. J. W. Turner, Superintendent of Technical Education. A…
Continued on Trove, page 58 →Giving Ratepayers a Fair Deal
The Mayor's [?]minnie, which was read at a special meeting of the Randwick Council on Tuesday night, commenced to the the aldermen the following as a sound business proposition:…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rowing. Inter-state Carnival
The Inter-State rowing carnival is advancing in interest as the day fixed for holding it is now fast approaching. The representatives of the various States as they arrive are to be received…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sydney Royal Show
Had the fine weather that obtained for the first five and the last two days of the annual show of the New South Wales Royal Agricultural Society, continued on the sixth day (Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sydney Show Figures
For the first five days of the Royal Agricultural Society's Show at Sydney the takings totalled £3249, and the attendance 178,000, as against £5588 and 165,000 for the corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane's August Show
The 36th annual show of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queens-land is to be held at Brisbane on August 7 and 12, 1911. Being Coronation year,, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our Girls. Lady Dudley Opens Exhibition
The second "What to do with our Girls" exhibition, organised by the Girls' Realm Guild, was opered in the Town Hall at 3.30 this afternoon by her Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Royal Show Trumilk
The moisture in cows' milk is merely water. "Trumilk" Full Cream is fresh cows' milk pasteurised and reduced to a very fine powder by being sprayed into hot agitated…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Improvements for Next Sydney Show
"The play's the thing." So wrote a sage of olden time. The declaration of modern days, however, is:-- "The Show's the thing." It certainly is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Girls' Realm Guild. Exhibition at Town Hall. Interesting Display
The Sydney Town Hall presented an interesting scene this afternoon when the "What to do with our girls" Exhibition, in connection with the Girls Realm Guild of Service and Good…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Contributor at the Show Ring
L was wedged into that pepper-and-salt mass of humanity keenly watching the hunters negotiating their Jumps at the Royal Show. It was ever an exciting moment for me when…
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