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Shows & fairs, 1914

3,974 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 199

Gundagai Show Judges

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

The committee of the Gundagai P.A. Society has appointed the following judges for the annual show next month: Horses, F. R. Reid; cattle, J. Roberts;…

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League. To-night's Big Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 5

The Municipal Baths at Leichhardt will to-night be the seene of the most important race carnival held under the of the League this season The Leichhardt Club, which is fortunate in the possession…

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Panama Exhibition. Increased Australian Expenditure. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 8

The Acting Premier (Mr. Barnes) has recoived a telegram from the Prime Minister, asking if the State would be prepared to increase its guarantee in connection with the…

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The Passing Show Dorrigo Railway

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 4

It is stated on good authority that the construction of the construction of the Glenreagh-Dorrigo railway will be commenced during March, or early in April…

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The Moving Pictures Show Liblab Wheat

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 6

A new kind of wheat, has appeared in the Riverina, and is puzzling the experts. The stalk is wen grown, and a field in crop icoks handsome from a distance, but when you…

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Mining. London Market Easier. Australian Exchanges Follow Suit. Fair Business, at Reduced Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 12

The fact that the London Stock Exchange on Saturday recorded a general set-back in share values, together with the knowledge that the London Metal Market likewise indicated…

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What the Windows Show. Some Quaint Little Shoes and Sydney Women's Footgear

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 8

Never since I can remember has there been such a variety of styles, shapes, and materials in women's footwear as that at present shown in…

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Fair Rents

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 8

IN spite of the destructive criticism to which it has been subjected the "fair rents: notion has not only been endorsed by a committee of the P.L.L. Conference, but…

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Rookwood Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 16

The following heats have been drawn for the Rookwood-Auburn Club's one mile championship, to be held under the auspices of the Now South Wales Cyclists Union, at the Rookwood open carnival on Saturday…

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The Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 17

The Queensland association, headed by the enthusiastic president and assisted by the best of secretaries, is pushing along carnival arrangements in the northern State. The…

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Cycling. Olympic Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 16

The following teams have entered for the one-hour's teams race to be held in connection with the New South Wales Cyclists' Union Olympic Carnival at the Sydney Sports Ground on Monday afternoon…

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North Sydney Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 17

Longworth, Barry, Healy, Hardwick, and Solomons will all swim at the North Sydney Club's carnival on Saturday afternoon, February 21, in the Lavender Bay Baths. In a 150…

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The Actors' Charity Carnival

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 6

Everybody concedes that actors and actresses are the readiest people in the world to assist in any charitable cause, and their readiness to give such help springs mainly, from true generosity of mind, not from a professional love of the limelight. Consequently, the general public, which so often has asked the aid of actors in other efforts…

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New Show Secretary

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 28

The position of, secretary to the Queensland National Association, Brisbane, rendered vacant by the death of the late Mr. C. A. Arvier, has been filled by the appointment of Mr. J…

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The Amateurs. Sydney Club Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 17

For the Coogee Aquarium to-night at 8 p.m., the Sydney Club has arranged a ladies' invitation carnival. The 100 yards and 60 yards junior club championships should prove…

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Athletics. Ladies' Carnival and Club Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 16

There was a large attendance at the Sydney Sports Ground last night to witness the first ladies' amateur athletic carnival. The events included cycling, footracing, hurdling, and high-jumping. The [?]arrier…

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Olympic Carnival. Entries Due To-night

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 17

Entries close this evening for all events at the Olympic Carnival of the New South Wales Cyclists' Union, which is to be held at the Sports Ground on Monday evening, February 23…

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The Samarang Exhibition. Queensland Will Not Subscribe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- In the absence of any information giving all the facts, the Queensland Government decided not to subscribe towards the cost of representation at the Samarang…

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Wheats for the Royal Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 12

The first entries for the coming Royal Show were those in the wheat section, and the secretary states that there has 'been a satisfactory increase in the number this year. The classes…

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Swimming. Leichhardt League. Championship Carnival. Wickham's Great Swim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 16

The Leichhardt League of Swimmers held its third annual carnival in the local municipal baths last evening. A splendid programme was submitted, including three championships, in which a number of the best…

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