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Shows & fairs, 1912

3,693 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 185

Shops and Shopping. Vanity Fair on the Business Side

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 4

Without exception every woman is in town these days, viewing for herself the sartorial delights designed by oversea artists for the Australian autumn season. The modes of the…

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Picture Show Melee. "Low Type of Larrikin."

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 9

An interesting story of a stirring melee which occurred at the Crown Picture Gardens, Parramatta-road, Camperdown, on Monday night, was told to Mr. Barnett at…

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Row at a Picture Show. Greatest Cowards on Earth

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

The story of a lively fracas which occurred at a picture show in Parramatta-road. Camperdown, on February 12, was told to Mr. B[?] S.M. at the Globe Police Court. Edward John…

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Loss of the Brooklyn. Captain Baverstock to Show Cause

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 4

Before His Honor Judge Backhouse and Captains Dakin and Bracegirdle (assessors) an inquiry into the loss of the steamer Brooklyn, which vessel…

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The Moving Picture Show Mr. Wade Discovers the Devil

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 6

Every big strike has the same feature in its history. Within a week employers and employed are at each other's throats so busily that everybody has forgotten the…

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Wreck of the Brooklyn S. Marine Court Finding. Master to Show Cause

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

An Inquiry concerning the circumstances attending the grounding of the steamer Brooklyn S. (one of the fleet of the Nowra and Jervis Bay Steamship Co.) on the reef outside…

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Marine Court. (Before Judge Backhouse and Captains Dakin and Bracegirdle, assessors.) Vessel on a Reef. Grounding of the Brooklyn. Master to Show Cause

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

This was an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the foundering of the steamer Brooklyn S., one of the vessels of the fleet of the Nowra and Jervis Bay Steamship…

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Show Disqualifications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

BATHURST.—The A., H., and P. Association to-day decided to register with the Appeal Board of the P. and A. Society of New South Wales…

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The Moving Picture Show

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

The Grim Truth About Victoria. A darkly-suggestive item, came this morning from Horsham (Vic.), where an immigrant of two years' experience blew his head…

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Australian Wild Flower Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

In September, 1912, an Australian Wild Flower Show will be held in the Sydney Town Hall. It will be open for three days, from September 26…

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The Passing Show Never to Be Seen Again

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

A "Stock Journal" subscriber who lives in India writes us: "The Durbar was a show never to be seen, again, and a triumph of good organisation…

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Shoalhaven Show. Second Day. (By Our Special Reporter.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 10

The second day of the Shoalhaven sbow was carried through in showery weather. Late in the afternoon the conditions became finer, with the result that the attendance was only…

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Show Disqualifications THE R.A.S. Scheme Not Yet Approved

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

The board of appeal elected by the Royal Agricultural Society to deal with show disqualifications has not yet been approved of by the Minister for…

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Stage Song and Show Hilda Spong's Return. Anderson Season at the Palace. Mayoral Election at Tiny Town

The Sun · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 10

To-morrow evening "The Quaker Girl" will be left in undivided possession of the mirth and melody supply of the city. The picturesquely mounted musical comedy enters on its…

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Fair Exchange

Evening News · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

The late Archbishop Ryan in the course of his social experiences in Philadelphia won a name for wit and repartee. At a dinner given him by Catholic citizens a brilliant company of…

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The Royal Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 7

The schedule for the next Royal Show in Sydney, which takes place April 2nd to 10th, is now available for intending exhibitors. Alterations…

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The Passing Show

The International Socialist · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 1

ON Tuesday of last week, Sydney D.T. denounced the Brisbane strikers for not caring whether peopled starved as a result of the strike. The same paper on the same day…

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Castle Hill Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture os to open the annual show at Castle Hill next Friday, and it is expected will explain why Sherbrooke is being cut out of the list of…

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Carnival at Watson's Bay. Swimmers and Footlight Favorites

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 21

At the Watson's Bay Baths this afternoon, a club which was recently formed in the neighborhood, will hold a big theatrical and swimming gala, commencing at 2.30 sharp. At the carnival a mixed programme of…

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Tiny Town. A Most Remarkable Show

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 9

No doubt Tiny Town at the Exhibition Building is about the most remarkable show ever seen in Australia; and just as it is the…

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