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Shows & fairs, 1912

3,693 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 185

Manly Surf Carnival

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

"Saturday last I took a journey down, to Manly, and I got one of the shocks of my life. The Surf Club were holding a carnival on the Ocean Beach, and the thing that astounded [?]e was that they had fenced off portion…

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Professional Scullers' Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 16

The Kemp Professional Sculling Club has decided to hold a £100 carnival in March for all professional scullers throughout the State and New Zealand, the dates decided upon being the…

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Eastern Suburbs Carnival

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 10

The Eastern Suburbs Bicycle Club's first championship carnival took place on the Sydney Sports Ground on Monday evening, and though the weather was threatening all the…

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Manly's Venetian Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 11

Good weather is the only thing needed to make the Venetian carnival at Manly on Saturday next about the most attractive spectacle that has set been provided on the teach. A…

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Manly Venetian Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 22

Complete arrangements have been made for the holding of a Venetian carnival at Manly on Saturday, and a large number of sailing and motor boats will take part. A choir of 150 voices will…

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Sailing. Interstate Carnival Doings

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

The Anniversary Regatta committee will hold a meeting at the Australia Hotel, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, this evening. The [?] interstate sailing committee will…

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To-morrow Night's Carnival

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

To-morrow evening the Leichhardt League Club will hold their first carnival at the local baths. One hundred and twelve competitors have entered for the 60 yards…

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Ayrshires, Show and Utility

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 15

Some time ago two members of the staff of the University of Illinois Experiment Station visited Europe with a view of reporting on European dairying methods, their vist taking…

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Manly Club — 7th Annual Championship Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

The above club's 7th annual carnival will be held in the local Municipal baths on Saturday, 27th January, 1912, at 3 p.m. A splendid programme has been arranged, and…

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General News. a Parliamentary Picture Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 8

One of the many rooms in the Chief Secretary's Department was an irresistible attraction for members of the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Legislators could be seen going…

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The Moving Picture Show The Test Match

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 6

The fact that Englishmen can still play cricket is being borne in upon the Australian heart and conscience with considerable force. Although a match is never lost until…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival at Double Bay. Comments on the Play

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 5

The Double Day courts presented on animated scane on Monday, when the third country carnival began. Eleven teams are competing for the [?] Cup. which trophy represents the…

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State Swimming Championships Congluded Longworth Gathers Five Distinctions. Carnival Results Most Successfully

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 8

The New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association is to be congratulated upon having carried through must successfully the annual State Championship Carnival, which began on the Oth and terminated on the 13th…

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Sailing. Next Saturday. Manly Regatta. Interstate Carnival, 14 Foot Championship. 10 Foot Handicap

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 4

The breeze on Saturday last was light to moderate, from N.E., with a flood tide…

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Students Riot Over Gaby. Demand Rest of Show. Police Censor Performance and Theatre Wrecked. Parisian Beauty- Escapes to Carriage Under Guard

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

Yale students, including some of the Yale football team, started a riot at the Hyperion Theatre, New Haven, U.S., last month, where Gaby Deslys was giving a performance…

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Fresh Water Surf Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 12

The Manly Council has granted permission to the committee of the Freshwater Surf Carnival to conduct a fancy dress procession from the pier along the main street to Freshwater. The carnival will be held on…

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Fire at Picture Show

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 6

A small are occurred at the Drummoyne Picture Show in Bridge-street, Drummoyne, of which Mr. W. H. Sutton is the proprietor, shortly before the entertainment was commerced last night, only slight damage being done…

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Mining. All Lines Down. Fair Business in British

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 11

Cables from London yesterday reported a rise of 17b Gd per ton in the price of copper. However, the market on the Stock Exchange was not in any way influenced thereby, the steady…

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Why the National Show Died

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 6

Since the present Government came into office the policy adopted by its predecessors, of encouraging a national show by making a contribution of £300 to the funds of some…

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The Moving Picture Show Maps

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 6

The Japanese invasion which has filled out streets with vast numbers of small sturdy persons of yellowish brown countenance has been chiefly notable for the sudden activity…

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