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Shows & fairs, 1915

3,296 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 165

Stage, Song, and Show Farewell Nights at Royal. Criterion and Palace Comedy Merry Vaudeville

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 4

The Girl on the Film at Her Majesty's Theatre is acting as a good correcter of war nightmare, and any feeling of gloom. The next matinee will be on Wednesday…

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The Panama Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 9

PALACE OF HORTICULTURE. AVENUE OF PROGRESS…

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Royal Show Entries

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Entries for wheat at the last Royal Show numbered about 100. and were representative of the best wheat-growing districts in New South Wales. This season the wheat-growers…

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The Royal Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 5
Also in The Sun

Entries for wheat at the last Royal show numbered about 100, and were very representative of the best wheatgrowing districts in New South Wales. This season the wheatgrowers have not been nea[?]ly so…

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Four Merry Days. Manly's Big Carnival

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Manly's annual carnival will commence tomorrow evening, and will run on until Saturday night. The business people will cooperate by making attractive window…

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Mining. a Weak Opening. Business Fair, Values Slack

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 11

For the opening day of the week, business yesterday morning was on fairly active lines. But that is all that can be said in its favour. The tone of the market was not at all too…

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Mr. Deakin. Dispute with Federal Ministry. Panama Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 10

The correspondence which has passed between Mr. Alfred Deakin and Mr. Mahon, Minister for External Affairs in the Commonwealth Government, in regard to the…

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Manly's Big Carnival to Be Opened To-morrow

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

All preparation for Manly's carnival which opens to-morrow evening, have now been made, and saly [?] weather is required ti assure [?] The Cerso is being kung with a…

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The Passing Show Utilising Enemy Ships

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

The Comptroller—General of Customs said on Friday, that, of the enemy ships now under the control of the Commonwealth, six had been utilised…

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Among the Bowlers. That Easter Carnival. Inferior Quality of Play

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 8

Once again there is friction between the Australian Bowling Council and a contributing association. The A.B.C. was cradled in friction. Remember the protests and…

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The Moving Picture Show The Long Way with Mexico

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

President Wilson, of the United States, has had enough of interference between belligerents, and it is possible that neither Russia nor Germany will have anything to fear…

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The Window Show Sydney Summer Sales a Great Display of Licht Dress Fabrics

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 8

The windows are attractive beyond the ordinary in these days from the feminine view point, for all the drapery emporiums are now holding their summer sales, and…

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Trade with Neutrals. Shipments From U.S.A. Figures Show Big Increase. Vancouver

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 1

A message from Washington says that Sir Edward Gray's long note shows room for misconception as to whether tho United States trade with neutrals has been so seriously…

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Bowls. the Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 6

Notwithstanding the opinion of a Victorian writer, New South Wales bowlers will, no doubt, send another 50 players to the front and raise another £1500 from the different clubs if they…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 42

The country week tennis carnival began in Sydney on January 6, at the Double Bay Courts. Unfortunately, rain interfered with play on January 8. and the following day the weather…

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Allies' Carnival at White City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 15

In order not to clash with the big effort being made this week for patriotic purposes, the management of the White City has decided to postpone the "Allies' Carnival" till Thursday week, January 21st…

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Patriotic Fund. Manly Venetian Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 3

Manly will be en fete from Wednesday, 13th inst., until Saturday, 16th, when the residents of the popular seaside resort will lay themselves out to materially…

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Golf. Club Competitions. Kosciusko Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 6

These are the slack days of the golfing year. It is always the way in the middle of summer. The weather is, as a rule, just a little too hot for pleasurable golf, and the…

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