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Shows & fairs, 1916

2,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 145

Tableaus for Procession Hospital Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 3

The returned soldiers have decided to have a tableau in the big procession which Is being arranged In connection with the carnival and art union of the Police and Fire…

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Acres and Lots Market Subdivision Sales Successful Fair Turnover in Cottages

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 16

The real estate market has kept up pretty well during the week, though the turnover, with one or two exceptions, has not been so heavy as expected. At Richardson and Wrench's auction…

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Big Hospital Carnival Returned Soldiers to Help in Battlefield Scene

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 2

The returned soldiers have decided to have a tableau in the big procession which is being arranged in connection with the Carnival and Art Union of the Police and Fire Brigades, in…

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What Mothers Are Thinking Now About the War They Will Not Show their Grief to their Sons, but it is Very Real

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1916 · page 27

"Now that thousands upon thousands of young men are enlisting right away without waiting to be called up under the group system, homes are being unexpectedly emptied…

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Fair Rents Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Application forms in connection with the Fair Rents Court are now available at the offices of all clerks of Petty Sessions in the city and suburbs…

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Light Horse Carnival

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 7

Interest in the projected carnival in aid of the Light Horse Comforts Funds on March 10 and 11 has been so keen as to embolden the promoters. Colonel Lenchan and Mr. R…

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Light Horse Comforts Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 6

Details of the carnival in aid of the Light Horse Comforts Funds, which Colonel Lene han and Mr. R. L. Baker are promoting for March 10 and 11, are being worked out, and…

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Arranging the Tableaux. for Hospital Carnival Procession

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 7

The [?] of the tableaus which are to be the feature of the big [?] in connection with the carnival and art union of the [?]in aid of the public [?] is proceeding [?]…

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The Big Carnival. the Governor to Be Present

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 9

General Finn (Private Secretary to Sir Gerald Strickland) has written to the honorary secretary (Sergeant C. T. Ferguson) of the Police and Firemen's Carnival and Art Union, to be…

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The Moving Picture- Show Australia and the U.S.A.

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 6

Once the Australians were accused of boasting too much about their native land and themselves. For the time being the Anzac- worshippers are saying enough to…

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Light Horse Comforts Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 3

Subscriptions continue to reach Mr. R. L. Baker in connection with the carnival which he and Colonel Lenehan are promoting on March 10 and 11 for the benefit of the Light Horse…

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Nowra Show. Some Champion Prizes

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

At the Nowra thus last week the judging in the dairy classes of the grand championships created great interest, the blue [?] going to Mr. J. Pritchard's…

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A Sad Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 10

Sir,—The memory of the abominable scene in the city this afternoon is rankling in my mind—a horde of riotous persons, who at first sight might be mistaken for men or soldiers,…

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The Moving Picture-Show Civilised War

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

General Blank-Dash reports from the western field force in Egypt:-- "We pursued a body of the enemy to within an hour of sundown, and our horses being…

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The Passing Show Moewe Takes £40,000 Gold Bars

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

Lieutenant Berg, Commander of the Appam, states that the Moewe took £40,000 worth of gold bars from his ship. Worth a six months' roam on…

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Wheat for the Royal Show. Entry Period Closes an February 19

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 5

The period for entries for the wheaf classes of the Sydney Royal Show has been extended to Saturday, the 19th inst. It is necessary for entries to close at a…

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Wharf Labourers. to Show Cause. Comments by the Judge. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 10

Mr.Starke, on behalf of the Victorian Stevedoring and General Contracting, Company Limited applied in the Arbitration Court to-day for a summons calling upon the…

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Hospital Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 7

Five tableaux are to be placed in the big procession in connection with the carnival and art union of the Police and Fire Brigades on February 26 in aid of the public hospitals by…

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Light Horse Comfort's Carnival

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 8

[?] and diver, has [?] Mr. R. L. Baker to [?] of his [?]…

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