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Shows & fairs, 1915

3,296 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 165

Police and Firemen's Carnival. Procession Through City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 15

The arrangements for the police and fire brigades' patriotic carnival at the Showground on Saturday, February 27, are being gradually completed…

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Country Show Committee. Trundle

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 8

[?] have been received for the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Twenty are to be elected. [?]…

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The Moving Picture-Show Thinly Concealed

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

According to one of the morning papers, there have been "thinly concealed attacks" on some Ministers by some members of the Caucus…

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Actors' Day. at the White City. This Afternoon's Carnival

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Disciples of Theeple took possession of the White City this afternoon, and held high carrival, and it was a grotesque, yet pleasing cene that met the [?] care of the…

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Artists' Forthcoming Exhibition

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 2

At the meeting of the committee of the, Australian Artists and Art Workers Fund on Tuesday at the Royal Art Society's rooms, presided over by Mr. Julian Ashton, Miss Ethel Stephens…

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State Championship Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 9

The track and field games championships of New South Wales are scheduled for March 6 and 13 at Pratten Park, Ashfield. The change of venue has been dictated by financial considerations,…

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Patriotic Carnival. Police and Firemen's Turnout

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 3

The directors and managers of the leading theatres in Sydney are doing all they can to assist the Police and Fire Brigades Carnival in aid of the patriotic funds, to be held at…

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The V.r.c. St. Leger a Fair Field Probable

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 11

There were nalf-a-eozen runners when Radnor (5 to 4 on) won the last V.R.C. St. Leger, and a similar number is probable this year. Thirty-nine were left in on the declaration of…

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Acres and Lots Farms and Home Sites in Big Demand Fair Week's Business

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 15

Few of the real estate people are dissatisfied with the present outlook of the market. The fight continues between the holders of land who desire to sell, but who consider values…

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Go-as-you-please Carnival Thursday's Attraction at the White City

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 6

The White City management are certainly giving up to their promise to give the public something new every now and again. Next Thursday night, for example, the premier…

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Actors' Carnival. Busy Day at White City. Attendance of 10,000

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 5

"Come inside, folks, and get inoculated with the. fun microbe." This was one of the many pleas with which Mr. Fred Nibio tried to snare people into his side-show at the White…

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Hot Time for the Labor Party Censure Conference at Easter Totalisator Taken Up Upper House and Fair Rents

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 9

There was a row in the Labor Caucus last week, which raged for three days, and nearly brought about the resignation of the Premier, but it will be nothing to the row threatened for…

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Longworth and Duke There Will Be No Meeting in New Patriotic Carnival Scheme a Dual Relay Race

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1915 · page 13

"Despite the fact that the Association has tried in every conceivable manner to arrange a patriotic carnival at which the star event would be a contest between Duke…

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Rose Bay and North Sydney Clubs. Championship Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 13

A combined championship carnival of the North Sydney and Rose Bay swimming clubs was held on Saturday at the Lavender Bay baths The principal events were the 220yds championship of Eastern Suburbs…

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Dee Why Carnival. Kahanamoku and His Surf Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 13

D. P. Kahanamoku, the famous Hawaiian swimmer, gave an exhibition on the surf board at the Dee Why surf carnival on Saturday. The beach was lined with people, all anxious to obtain a good view. The…

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The Moving Picture-Show And Nobody Noticed It

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

It required a special Interview with Mr. Hughes, and a specially emphatic statement from him, to make us realise that the visit of Federal Ministers to Sydney was really of…

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Stage, Song, and Show High Jinks at Her Majesty's

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 6

High Jinks, tho American musical extravaganza at Her Majesty's, promises to have the greatest success. In music it is much above the average of pieces of its type, and it is…

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Berry Show

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 5

The thirty-first annual show at Berry (N.S.W.) was opened on Thursday under delightful weather conditions. There was a good attendance. The cattle…

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Java Exhibition. Openings for Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 13

The Premier last night tabled in the Legislative Assembly a report by Mr. A. Davies on the Samarang (Java) Colonial Exhibition, 1914. He says that the main object of the…

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Thursday's Carnival. at the White City

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

The wide range of time, place, and character which the various classes and the varied entries cover assure a kaleidoscopic confusion of national, historical, illustrative, comical, and…

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