Next Royal Show. Prize List of £9000
The organising for the Royal Show in Sydney, which begins on April 3 next, is now far enough, advanced to enable the secretary to form an idea of the prospects of the exhibition…
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V.R.C. Carnival To-day's Gallops Caulfield Melbourne
There was a good deal of activity at Caulfield this morning. Patrobas and Shepherd King went a mile and a quarter on the grass in 2min. 25sec. Aleconner did the best six…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Passing Show War Subjects in the Schools
Subsequent to the decision of Cabinet to include war subjects in the school syllabus for this year, two capable officers have been appointed to compile a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Moving Picture Show Not An Overt Act
It appears that the sinking of the Housatonic was all nice and regular. The vessel was politely warned, the crew got away, and then she was torpedoed pleasantly and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field, Orchard and Garden Crops. the Wheat Pool Disconcerting Rumors Are the Farmers Getting a Fair Deal?
Many classes of the community, and many thousands of individual persons are vitally interested in the wheat pool Naturally therefore its every public…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Exhibition Billiards
A grand fete will be opened by Lady Fairfax this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the rooms of the Y.M.C.A., Pitt-street, and a big programme by amateurs and professionals has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Fair and Warmer."
The large audience at the Criterion Theatre, Sydney, on February 3, was convulsed with daughter during the three acts of the latest American far[?]ce, "Fair and Warmer." It is…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Police Carnival
Quartermaster-Sergeant J. H. Fair announced that he is organising novel motor cycle events in connection with the policemen's and Firemen's Carnival…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Easter Show Programme
Entries for all trotting events at the Royal Agricultural Society's show at Easter close on Saturday, March 3. There are 17 items altogether, some of which, for the first time, will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Semaphore (S.A.) Patriotic Carnival
Walker Miles writes from Adelaide: There was a very poor attendance of competitors on Monday, January 29, when the amateurs contributed four events to the shore…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fair and Warmer Brilliant Success of English Comedians
Fair and warmer, sultry in parts, with : thunderstorms; then a general clearing up. That's what the new farce at the Criterion amounts to in the language of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sydney's Easter Show. Preparations for April 3
The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Passing Show Farewell Enth usiastic Send-Off from Big Audience
Saturday last saw the farewell of the Passing Show to Sydney for a while. At both the : afternoon and evening services at the Tivoli there were scene of great enthusiasm from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Moving Picture Show How Berlin Spelt It Ho! U.S.A. tonic! Outrage on Printers
"These Huns," said the head printer "commit the most fearful atrocities. You should see my poor linotype staff going home of an evening--absolute wrecks with trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Fair City
A Sydney Woman writes:- I think the Queenslander's satirical sketch of Sydney ("Everlasting No") unreal and untrue. Particularly is this the case regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fair Rents Act
Dear Worker,— In reply to a deputation from the Rentpayers' Association last Thursday, N.S.W. Minister for Justice Garland sermonised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police and Firemen's Carnival
There will be an abandance of fun for visiters at the Police and Firemen's Carnival at the Royal Agricultural Ground on Saturday, February 24, when their annual carnival is held…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fair Rents Court. How It Is Working
The Fair Rents Court in Sydney is not doing much business just now, although when opened it seemed that it would never be able to cope with the rush of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Moving Picture Show Bulldog Henry
"Has anybody seen my lovin' Henery?" ran the coon song half a dozen years ago. And hero is Henry Ford, of motor cur fame, popping up without being called, full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Racing Carnival This Morning's Gallops Melbourne, Thursday. Flemington Flemington
At Flemington several horses galloped before it was light enough to time them accurately. The items noted were as follow:-Stage Fright and Opera Bouffe ran…
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