The Passing Show
THERE was a time when the hobby of collecting cigarette cards provided a fascinating hour or two for boys. But things…
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Shows & fairs, 1949
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The Passing Show
FROM an old book (1823), some rabbit lore: "Rabbits should be kept dry and warm. Their best food is celery,…
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The first school swimming carnival of the season will be South Lismore School carnival on Tuesday at 7.30 p.m…
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IN a tiny tobacconist's shop in a little turning off Regen[?] Street, one of London's smartest thoroughfares, there are two…
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A REGINA (Canada) solicitor was called to the police station by a man arrested on a charge of making home brew…
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CASINO, Tuesday. — About 20 riders will take part in the Anzac orogramme to be conducted by the Lismore Cycling Association on…
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I SNEEZED a sneeze into the air, It fell to earth, I know not where, But hard and frozen were the…
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The following have been selected to represent Ballina Lighthouse Club at Byron Bay surf carnival on Sunday. Transport will leave Turner's, Lismore,…
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The C.S.R. Coy. Ltd. would not support the Carnival Week proposal if the week were held in September, the manager of…
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The Murwillumbah-Tweed Carnival Week Committee should aim to make sufficient money to provide the town with an imposing civic centre, Mr J. Smith said at a meeting of the committee…
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SHED a tear for Uncle Barna bus. He is on a diet! Before the day is out he will be stuffed, with sage and onions like…
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Kyogle District Ambulance will be in attendance at Urbenville Show, which will be held on April 1 and 2…
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Practically every surf club on the Queensland South Coast will be represented at the Byron Bay carnival on Sunday next…
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At the Byron Bay surf carnival on Sunday there will be a bigger representation from Queensland Surf Clubs than from N.S.W. North…
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The coach of the Australian swimming team at the Olympic Games in London (Mr. Forbes Carlisle) will arrive in Lismore on…
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Only 30 entries have been made by the Kyogle Club for the first of three carnivals for the Far North Coast swimming premiership to…
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Mullumbimby Agricultural Society will oppose the proposal to hold two shows in one week, especially where it concerns the Mullumbimby Society, put forward at the latest…
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A HIGHLIGHT of the heat wave! Scene: Outside Murwillumbah Post Office, mid-day yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A spectator removed his coat and dived into the North Sydney Olympic Pool last night at the N.S.w. swimming…
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Byron Bay Surf Club champion, Graham Timperley, put up a marathon performance at the annual surf carnival at Byron Bay yesterday. He figured prominently in making the carnival a field day for his club. On the day he proved himself…
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