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Shows & fairs, 1916

2,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 145

The Moving Picture Show The Knocker

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

Dr. Archibald Grubb writes:-- I suppose everybody knows what a knocker is--the slang term, I believe, is American, but it is worth using, being shorter than its…

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White City Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 8

The [?] carnival [?] City will take place to-morrow evening. [?]…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 6
Also in Evening News

Numerous entries have been received for almost all the events to be contested at the country carnival, which will begin on the Double Bay courts next Friday [?] Eleven teams…

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Carnival To-morrow Night

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 8

During both the first and second seasons of the White City, the many different carnivals were notable for their success. No matter what title the carnival carried, the…

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Ladies Swimming. Carnival Next Month

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 4

Australasian championships will be decided at the Amateur Ladies' Carnival to be held on February 12 and 16, at the Manly and Coogee Aquarium baths respectively…

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The Moving Picture Show Something Brought Back

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 4

Yesterday a man came into a hospital yard. He had two catches, and one leg looked very different from the other, but the other soldiers waiting bandaged or limping in…

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Boxed Seed for Potatoes. Tails Show Great Cains

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 7

The Victorian Department of Agriculture advocates the boxing of seed potatoes and the digging of potatoes for seed when immature. In the "Journal of…

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German War Trophies on Exhibition in London. Guns From the Western Front

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 23

Great interest has been created in London by the display on the Horse Guards' Parade of a number of guns and other trophies captured from the Germans. A GERMAN TORPEDO. This also is one of the war trophies on exhibition in London. It was secured quite recently. A GUN THAT SHOULD BE IN SYDNEY…

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Axemen's Carnival the New Zealand Championships Provide Some Splendid Performances at Eltham

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 13

The fifteenth annual championship carnival, which was held under the auspices of the New Zealand Axemen's Association at Eltham on December 27, proved very interesting…

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A Big Gun in the Recent Lord Mayor's Show in London

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 31

The above interesting pictures were only recently released for publication by the authorities at Ottawa. Since they were taken the submarines have crossed the Atlantic under convoy, and have taken part in the operations in the Mediterranean and Baltic war zones. They have been responsible for the destruction of many…

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Our Newcastle Letter. Wallsend, Cessnock, and Newcastle Races. Boxing.—Sporting Sparks.—Exhibition Baseball.—Sculling Club's Regatta.—Exit Foot-running. Wallsend Races

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 5

The Wallsend Jockey Club's Christmas race meeting was as successful as any of its predecessors, which is something for the committee to be proud of. There…

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A Fair Start

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 7

In times gone by a wreck was the great event on the Cornish coast, and the entire countryside turned out in an endeavour to procure a portion of whatever came ashore…

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Amusements. White City Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 10

This evening, at the White City, the first fancy dress carnival of the season will be held. A very liberal list of prizes is to be given for the best costume shown in eight different classes of fancy dress. In quite…

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The Moving Picture-Show The Beer to Be

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 4

The beer that was, the beer that is, and the boor that will one day be, are all suggested by a reverend gentleman's letter to the press to-day. He points out that…

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White City Carnival

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2
Also in Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

The White City fancy dress carnivals were begun last evening, and the first of the series drew a big attendance. Judging was no easy task, but the decisions by the honorary…

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Manly Venetian Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

The Venetian Carnival, which has become an annual event at Manly, will take place from January 26 to 29, and the proceeds will go to the local hospital. Following are the officers:--…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 12

The Country Carnival will begin to-day at 9.30 on the Double Bay grounds of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association. There will be two rounds of the men's teams' competition, and one of the country…

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