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Shows & fairs, 1913

3,914 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 196

Skuthorp's Buckjumping Show

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 11

There was a fair attendance at the Sports Ground this afternoon when a series of buckjumping and other competition were decided including events by American…

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A Gipsy Woman at a Horse Fair

The World's News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 8

The illustration reproduced on this rage is a magnificent study of action of an uncommon kind. At a hone fair in the picturesque Turkish town of Adianople, a strong, daring gipsy…

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Skuthorp's Sports Ground Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 19

Mt. Skuthorp has returned to Sydney, and intends holding a big carnival on the Sports Ground, commencing this afternoon, at 2 o'clock. When Mr. Skuthorp last held a show in Sydney he donated 10 per…

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Show Improvements. Two Fine Buildings

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 16

Visitors to the Royal Agricultural Show Moore Park, at Easter will and several improvement which will be conductive her only to the comfort of the crowds, but to display…

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Swimming. Bondi Club's and Fort-street School's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 24

Swimming enthusiasts have the choice of two great gatherings this afternoon. At the Domain Baths and also at the pretty Bondi basin, the State's best swim.mers will be seen in action. The clash between the…

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Wirth's Circus. Greatest Show on Earth

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 10

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The Pat Bullock at the Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 3

The exact Weight of the fat bullock in the guessing competition at the Nepean District Show was 88lbs, and the following guessed correctly:—Miss…

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Royal Agricultural Show. A Sacriligious Monopoly

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

Easter will be shortly upon as [?] the Royal Agricultural Show, and churches [?] are wondering as to whether the…

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The Moving Picture Show Tastes in Literature

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 6

"You don't read Deadwood Dicks, do you?--No, generally love yarns."--Cross-examination of a witness in the stabbing case. This statement does away with many old…

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Next Week's Show., £40,000 Expended. a Year's Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 24

More elbow-room for the tens of thousands of spectators who generally attend the Royal Easter Show has during the year been provided. The year, which will, so to speak, be…

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The Referendum No.7 A Desperate Scheme Exposed. Labor Gives the Show Away

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

A desperate scheme and a mean one has hidden [?] the Referendum man[?] and an [?] of the thing will show how a few [?]…

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Mme. Bartet's Advice. Actress Who Wears Sandals. "If Your Foot Is Pretty, Show It."

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 11

"Beautiful feet should be seen just as are beautiful, hands," says Mme. Bartet of the Comedie Francaise, Paris. And a large number of people are…

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Motors, Botors, and Aeroplanes. Motor Import Increasing. R.a. Show Exhibits. a New 50-H.p. Chassis

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

Last week I published a table of figures showing the registrations of motor vehicles to the end of 1912. The return, which was compiled from official sources, was of…

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Horticultural Show

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 20

We understand that Sir Gerald and Lady Strickland have consented to open the great flower show to be held under the auspices of the. Horticultural Society and the Horticultural As…

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Royal Easter Show

Truth · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 2

The great additions to the Royal Agricultural Society's Showground this year make it one of the most famous sights possible, and extra accommodation has…

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Lowe's Easter Show

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 4

With premises four times the size of that of last Easter, and builders still pegging away with more new buildings, Lowe's, Ltd., are in a great position to handle the usual big Easter trade, and their record is…

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Buckjumping Show. Fun at Sports Ground

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 6

Two mules caused a good deal of fun at the Sports Ground yesterday. They were performers in the Skuthorp Buckjumplng Show that has opened a Sydney season. A…

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Wirth's Circus. a Show with Thrills

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 4

With a thrill every ten minutes Wirth's Circus amply fulfilled expectations at the Haymarket last night. Just over from New Zealand, the circus combination went with…

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Give Us a Show. Wirth's Circus

Truth · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 2

Wirth's Circus is so well and favorably known in Sydney that it is no wonder their huge show at the old Belmore Markets, which opened last night,…

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In a Hurry. the Governor's Exit. "Not a Fair Deal."

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 4

Members of the South African Soldiers' Association had a surprise and an honor conferred upon them by the presence of the new State Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland)…

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