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Shows & fairs, 1915

3,296 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 165

Kaiianamoku Carnival Three Championships To-day

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

To-day will mark the final appearance of Kahan[?] in Sydney, and it is anticipated that the programme will be the best of the three carnivals…

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Manly Carnival. for the Patriotic Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 13

Manly will be en fete from Wednesday to Saturday next. Venetian carnival week has become an annual function in the Village, but tho programme…

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A Flying Exhibition. Evolutions of the Hydroplane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

Perhaps one of the most thri[?]ng sights it is possible to view [?]s a flight by Commander Samson, the pioneer of naval aeronautics. This officer has an absolutely perfect…

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Manly's Venetian Carnival Great Preparations in Hand

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

Manly residents are showing by their energy and enthusiasm that they intend making next week's carnival the most successful on record. A large committee of…

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Manly's Venetian Carnival for the Patriotic Fund

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

If the energy and enthusiasm displayed by the Manly citizens who are making preparations for next week's carnival in aid of the patriotic Fund can be taken as a criterion the…

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Swimming. Kahanamoku Carnival. Three Championships to Be Decided

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 16

The final Kahanamoku Carnival will be held at the Domain Baths this afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock. The programme arranged is by far the best submitted during the series, as three State Championships will…

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The Moving Picture Show. The Invaders

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

Strange things are happening in Sydney. They are omens, perhaps, or portents, foretelling great and earth-shaking events, such as changes in the composition of the…

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John Bull and Uncle Sam. Everything is Not Fair in War

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 1

It is pretty safe to conclude that John Bull has made no international mistake in his vigorous searching of American vessels for…

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Champion Swimmers. the Third Carnival. Duke Takes Championship. No Records Broken Page Beats Cunha

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 7

The third and concluding meeting of the N.S.W. Swimming Association carnival was held at the Domain Baths this afternoon under weather conditions not altogether favorable…

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Poultry R.a.s. Show Schedule Debility: Its Causes and Cure

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 10

Poultry shows have got to a very low cbb[?] in N.S.W., and It is high time something was done to keep up or revive the interest. The Poultry Club of N.S.W. has not been heard of since the annual show. I was in…

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Lord Mayor's Show, 1914

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 7

The new Lord Mayor (Sir Charles Johnson) at the Law Courts…

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Manly's Venetian Carnival. Great Preparations in Hand

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 5

Manly residents are showing by their energy and enthusiasm that they intend making next week's carnival the most successful on record…

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Manly Venetian Carnival Joy at the Seaside

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 12

Manly by the sea is to be the scene of much festivity four days during this week. Commencing on Wednesday next, and continuing each day with new attractions until Saturday next…

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"Urge Your Boys to Enlist" Representative Sydney Women Show the True Spartan Spirit

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 9

That many Australian women, as well as the men, have inherited the martial spirit of their ancestors, is proved by the following pathetic letter from "An Australian Mother," and the…

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Wanted Immediately: An Exhibition of Goods "Not made in Germany" Patriotism in the Cry "No More Made-in-germany" Must Become Permanent Main German Stocks Exhausted

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 8

The main stocks of German and Austrian goods held in this country at the commencement of the war must have been thoroughly exhausted. It is time, therefore, to tighten up…

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Manly Venetian Carnival

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 7

Manly will be en fete from Wednesday until Saturday, when the residents of the popular seaside resort will lay themselves out to materially assist the Patriotic Fund…

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Hawkesbury Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 3

RICHMOND.—Notwithstanding the withdrawal of Government subsidy for this year, it has been decided to proceed with the show, on May 7 and 8—two days only, instead…

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Mudgee Wheat Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 5

An attractive display of wheat and also of wheaten and oaten hay is being made in the Challis House window of the Tourist and Immigration Bureau, by the Mudgee Wheatgrowers'…

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How to Run the Show

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 4

SUGGESTED PROCEDURE IN CARRYING OUT THE NECESSARY COMMODITIES COMMISSION…

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The Moving Picture Show On Strike

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 4

It had to happen somewhere. Things were being adjusted smoothly and easily in Sydney, but there was a volcano under the quiet surface, and it broke out in Kurri Kurri. "The…

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