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Shows & fairs, 1915

3,296 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 165

Flying Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 7

Mr. Delfosse Badgery's exhibition of flying on Saturday afternoon attracted a large number of visitors to Victoria Park racecourse. It proved indeed well worth watching. Mr…

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Carnival at Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 12

Mr. J. Kilner is promoting a carnival at Katoomba baths on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30. The programme consists of 18 events, and trophies to the value of £25 will be awarded to the winners. Mr…

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Pamama Exhibition. Opening Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 8

LONDON, Saturday. -- The ceremonial opening of the Panama Exhibition has been postponed until July…

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Fire at Picture Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 11

A few minutes before 8 o'clock last, night, a fire accidentally occurred in the operating box at Messrs. Dix and Baker's picture show in the Methodist Mission Hall, King Street. The…

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Up in the Clouds. Mr. Badgery's Flying Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 8

Before very long people will take as little notice of other people flying in aeroplanes as one now takes of motorists. In countries where aviation is practised more extensively than it…

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Panama Exhibition. Ceremonial Opening Postponed. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 10

The ceremonial opening of the Panama Exhibition has been postponed till July…

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The Moving Picture-Show Harmony in Politics

The Sun · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

A beautiful sight was presented at the opening of the Parramatta Liberal Club on Saturday. The Liberal politicians met to make speeches, and with one accord they put party…

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Government Subsidy. Withheld From Country Show. Orange

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

Although the Government is withholding the annual subsidy from the Agricultural and Pastoral Association the members have decided to hold the show, Mr. W. J. T. Nancarrow (the…

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Stage, Song and Show. Theatrical Brief Mention. Vaudeville and Pictures

The Sun · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 4

The Glad Eye was revived by the Beaumont Smith Comedy Company at the Palace Theatre on Saturday night. The merry farce will occupy the final five nights of the…

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Wollongong Show. a Unique Exhibition of Fruit

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 7

The show at Wollongong (N.S.W,), which opened on Thursday, was to tome extent marred by the extremely oppressive weather conditions prevailing. This…

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Kosciusko Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 12

The Kosciusko Carnival was brought to a successful conclusion. Considerable interest was taken in the golf and tennis matches. The president of the golf club (Mr. J. Paton) presided over a large…

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A Flying Exhibition. Australian Man and Machine

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

On Saturday last at Victoria Park. Sydney. Mr. Sydney Mr. Del[?] Badgery the young Moss Vale aviator, gave a display of flying with the monoplane that he…

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Fire at Picture Show. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 10

Just before 8 o'clock on Saturday night, as a crowded house had assembled to see the pictures at the Lyceum Theatre, a fire broke out in the operating-room through the films…

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Building & Construction. Improvements at Show Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 3

The approach of Easter and the big Agricultural Show have impressed upon business people the necessity of renovating the smaller pavilion at the Royal Agricultural Society's…

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The Passing Show "The Old British Lion."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

The acting—Premier has received a copy of the "New Statesman." containing a criticism on the French Yellow Book by Mr. Bernard Shaw. The…

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The Moving Picture Show What to Do With Garbage

The Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

It is said that the City Council is perplexed by its garbage, and does not know what to do with all the refuse it accumulates. The plan of strewing the stuff on…

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The Window Show Patriotic Emblems Adorning Every Sydney Window

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 8

The windows are full of small patriotic devices applied to every possible article that will bear such [?] We are already quite familiar with the…

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The Man with the Plough Not a Fair Price. Albury and the Wheat. Labor Member on Deck

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 9

The largest meeting of wheatgrowers ever held at Albury protested against the "iniquitous legislation" by which the wheat grown by the farmers of New…

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The Meat Trade. Mr. Flowers Would Take Charge. Show Them How to Do It

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 12

Mr. Flowers used to talk about the "nationalisation" of the meat trade years ago. Evidently he is of the came opinion still, which may be cherru…

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Royal Show

The Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

Entries for the Royal Show have been coming in very well, but the principal ones do not close until the end of this month. The wheat section will not be quite so large as at the…

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