Local racegoers will be catered for this afternoon at Canterbury Park; Mentone will be the trysting-place for Melbourne sporting folk; and the seaside racecourse at Sandgate, ...
Article : 904 words"The Girls of Gottenberg" continues to fill Her Majesty's Theatre, where the fourth matinee of this dashing musical comedy will be given on Wednesday. With important characters in the hands of Misses ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 936 wordsA telegram has been received by a London journal announcing the safe arrival at Adisababa of Messrs. Bently and Wells, two English motorists who were making an adventurous journey on a Siddeley ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 314 wordsThe Baroness Orckzy-Barstow's romantic drama, "The Scarlet Pimpernel," takes audiences at the Theatre Royal within earshot of the thunders of the French Revolution, which matter ominously around the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe habit of smoking cigarettes in close proximity to petrol has always been looked upon as a perfectly safe proceeding. The cigarette and the average chauffeur seem to be inseparable. According to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 wordsThe tender fairy dream-play, "Blue Bell in Fairyland," occupies the Theatre Royal every afternoon, when the story of Blue Bell's visit to the Kingdom of Sleep, her love for the merry bootblack, and her care ...
Article : 78 words"When Knights Were Bold" has inaugurated a season of laughter at the Criterion Theatre. The new farcical comedy, which will soon complete a year's run in London, brings forward Mr. Frank Thornton in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 207 wordsThis afternoon there will be a sixth matinee of "Cinderella" at the Palace Theatre, these extra afternoon performances of Messrs. Anderson and Sheridan's pantomime being always largely attended, especially ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 118 wordsThis afternoon and evening, at the Tivoli Theatre, Mr. Harry Rickards will present a beautiful new first part, painted by Mr. Alfred Clint, entitled "La Danse de Rubans," especially arranged by La Sylphe. La ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 98 wordsEntries for all events to be held at the Anniversary Regatta close on January 18, at 9 p.m., at Messrs. Hardie and German's rooms, 131 Pitt-street, and the committee-room, 17 Bridge-street. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Vanderbilt Cup contest will be held over the Long Island course, near New York, in October. This year the course will be properly guarded. Ten cars will be allowed to each country, but only three of ...
Article : 58 wordsAt the National Amphitheatre the usual matinee will be given to-day, when, and also in the evening. Mr. Brennan's list of new artists will include the Lentons, comedy acrobats, jugglers, and hat-spinners; ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 wordsAlthough the association competitions were opened a week or two before Christmas by the playing of the John Young trophy contest, yet the season proper does not start until to-day, when the opening round ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 wordsMr. T. J. West's changes this afternoon and evening will include "The Touching Episode in the Life of a Clown," "The Mystery of a Cab," "The Reckless Horseman," "The Mill Girl," "The Wood Industry in ...
Article : 78 wordsThe [?]00yds Continental handicap held recently by the Rose Bay Club was won by C. N. Northcote from P. H. Burke, by the narrow margin of 1-5th of a second. ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Wm. Anderson has secured Messrs. Beebe and O'Donnell[?] great [?]lloons, one 80ft high and 150ft round, for show at Wonderland City next Wednesday at 4 p.m., when Alphonse Stewart, King of the Air, ...
Article : 80 wordsThe opinion that the new Gaming Act would kill racing in New Zealand was not borne out at the yearling sales of the Glenora and Cambria Park studs in the first week of the ...
Article : 387 wordsThe following ladies have entered for the 50 yards backstroke championship of New South Wales and the competition for the Lady Rawson Shield:—Miss Elsie Rea, Miss Cathie Hewitt (Balmain): Miss Mina ...
Article : 78 wordsThis afternoon and evening, owing to the success of "Robinson Crusoe" at Wonderland City, Mr. Wm. Crawley has arranged with Mr. Anderson for the transfer of that children's pantomime to the Oxford ...
Article : 72 wordsReports from the trout rivers are somewhat bright than last week, although one large catch of 70 trout in a Monaro stream included several fish which must have been under the legal length, as the average ...
Article : 1,578 wordsInspector John Duncan, of the City Council, proceeded against William Allan yesterday at the Central Police Court for allowing thick smoke to emit from a chimney for a period in excess of the ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Sydney Philharmonic Society will open its season for 1908 with Handel's martial oratoric "Judas Maccabaeus," for which Mr. Andrew Black has been specially engaged. Choir practice will be resumed ...
Article : 62 wordsA recital of a popular character will be given this evening in the Town Hall by Mr. T. H. Massey, the Bathurst organist, who made an excellent impression last Wednesday. Mr. Massey's items will include the ...
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Advertising : 3,837 wordsThe London Bio-Tableaux entertainments at Queen's Hall are now presenting a newly-executed film of the stubborn fight between Sam Langford and Tiger Smith, whilst at the same time many novel pictures of a ...
Article : 51 wordsThis afternoon and evening at the Victoria Hall, Pitt and Park streets, the American Picturescope Company will exhibit a fresh series of tableaux, with incidental music, illustrating current events of the day, ...
Article : 44 wordsThe team of New Zealand players arriving here on the 17th have a good programme arranged for them. Part of the original arrangement was that three test matches should be played, each four rinks, but last ...
Article : 238 wordsMr. Harry Clay's Company will be joined to-night at the Royal Standard Theatre by Mr. Post Mason, the American baritone, whose dramatic style should prove attractive. Mr. Will Rollow wil be new, and there ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Cooma Polo Club's annual gymkhana is to be held on March 20, followed by a match with a Bombala club. The secretary has been instructed to write to all the polo clubs in the State pointing out that ...
Article : 86 wordsTurf patrons are invited to Canterbury Park this afternoon, when a six-event programme promises interesting sport. The track is reported to be splendid going, and the ...
Article : 492 wordsNext Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings the Beale Musical Society will revive Gilbert and Sullivan's beautiful romantic opera, "The Yeomen of the Guard," at the Royal Standard Theatre. Great ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 184 wordsAt the Haymarket Hippodrome to-night Mr. Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company will produce the American Indian comedy drama, "Road Agents or the Ferrit's Grip." A matinee will be held this afternoon. ...
Article : 39 wordsBilly Waite's buckjumping show is drawing large audiences at King-street, Newtown, and the season will accordingly be extended. Special attractions are notified for to-night. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe championship of the Prince Alfred Yacht Club is to be decided by one event, instead of three heats, as hitherto. The reason for the change is that Awanui, other things being equal, is practically certain of ...
Article : 201 wordsMiss Sylvia Blackston forwards programmes and press notices showing that she was engaged as the only contralto singer at the Scotch Festival directed by Mr. N. Vert at Queen's Hall, London, on November ...
Article : 68 wordsAn entertainment was given recently by Mr. Ernest Hosking to the inmates of the Carrington Convalescent Hospital at Camden. The performances of the artist, consisting of tricks in conjuring, ventriloquism, ...
Article : 49 wordsColeridge Taylor's melodious cantata "Hiawatha" will be the subject of the Enmore Choral Society's concert, St. George's Hall, Newtown on Tuesday evening next. Mr. George A. Grimm will then conduct an ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 156 wordsMr. and Mrs. A. K. Virgil, who have returned to Australia from the United States after an absence of nearly two years, will begin their music course by a lecture and recital at St. James's Hall on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 wordsThe above society, under the conductorship of Mr Wm. Downs Johnstone, held their first rehearsal in the new season at their rooms on Tuesday night last, when there was a large muster of about 60 playing ...
Article : 72 wordsThe singing classes for adults, started by Mr. G. E. Boyle in Sydney 24 years ago, and continuously in session ever since, will commence a new term on Wednesday evening next at the Hunter-street studies. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 582 wordsBlind people in the city and suburbs will be glad to learn that through the kindness of Mr. Harry Rickards they will have an opportunity of hearing the blind musician, Mr. Martin Henderson, now appearing at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 130 wordsFollowing the disaster to the British airship Nulli Secundus, the loss of the French vessel La Patrie emphasises the unlikelihood of success being attained with the steerable balloon. It is true that better ...
Article : 314 wordsWord has been received by the interstate committee that the Western Australian 18-footers, Aeolus and Robin, left by the R.M.S. Macedonia on the 7th instant, accompanied by 18 men, with Mr. Greer ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 160 wordsOn the Brooklands motor track at Weybridge, England, recently. Mr. F. Newton created class records for the half-mile and 10 laps (nearly 27 miles) for motors of 60 horse-power. He drove a 60 h.p. ...
Article : 106 wordsEntries, etc., for the Sydney Amateur Club's general handicaps this afternoon are as follows:— "A" Class: Brothers (T. B. Dibbs), [?] (light to [?] ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 11 Jan 1908, Page 16
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