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Shows & fairs, 1916

2,886 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 145

Wheat for the Royal Show

The Land · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 11

The closing of entries for the wheat classes for the Royul Show has been extended to Saturday, 19th February, 1916. It is necessary for entries to close…

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Regimental Comfort Committees. Light Hours Fund, Patriotic Carnival

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 8

A general meeting of the committee of the Light House Comforts Fund was held at the board-room of the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company. Ltd., sydney, on Friday afternoon, to make…

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The Moving Picture- Show The Silencer

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

The Premier last night said he had no comment to make on the order issued by the Minister for Defence. "Everybody please listen to me," said the…

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The Passing Show Germany's Fourth War Loan

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 6

Germany's fourth war loan, of £500,000,000 is to be issued shortly, says a Copenhagen message. If we are [?] believe all we hear it will be a hard…

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On the Land. Farm and Station, Show Judging

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

The show season being again with us, and the great Sydney show close at hand, interest centres once more in the important matter of show Judging. It is generally recognised that…

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Agricultural Society

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society was held at the Exchange, Penrith, on…

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Big Hospital Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 11

The monster carnival and art union of the police and fire bridages, the proceeds of which are to be divided between 33 of the public hospitals, are now only a week off. Arrangements…

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Pyrmont Patriotic Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 13

The Pyrmont Amateur Swimming Club will hold a patriotic carnival at the local baths, Point Street, next Monday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. Tile net proceeds will be devoted…

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Light Horse Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 13

Mr. H. Y. Braddon yesterday presided at the meeting of the executive of the Bight Horse carnival committee, which reviewed the draft programme submitted by Colonel Lenehan, Mr…

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Light Horse Funds Carnival

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 7

In connection with the efforts being made to augment the Light Horse Regimental Funds a military carnival on a grand scale, of which the joint…

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Castle Hill Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The annual show in connection with the Central CSumberland A. and If. Association was opened on. Friday, under very favorable conditions and the interest…

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Tilba's Patriotic Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 7

TILBA TILBA, Friday. -- The annual show of the Tilba District A.P. and H. Society was held yesterday, and was confined on this occasion to one day. Entries were extremely good, and limited to the pavilion and Poultry…

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The Passing Show

The International Socialist · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 1

The history of war is just a tale of one bunch of murderers after another. Rome fell when one per cent. of the population owned ninety per cent. of the…

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The Royal Show Australian protests:--

The Sun · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 3

Will you allow me space in your columns to protest against the holding of the Royal Agricultural Show this year, and any year until the war ceases?…

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The Moving Picture Show The Last Mechanic

The Sun · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 4

He was old and white-headed; the burden of his years had enfeebled the giant strength of his youth; but in his mien there was that indefinable Something, a suggestion of…

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Turf Notes and News (Continued From Page 1) Australian Cup Horses Prospects of a Fair Field

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 4

The record field for the Australian Cup is 22, when the light-weighted Pollio won in 1880, while last year 16 went to the post. The chances etc, however, that the field this year…

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Hard-fighting Bantams Listed for Melbourne Two Ryans, " Dodger " and Tommy, Likely to Show Well

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 7

Dodger Ryan, where Melbourne friends claim as being ex-bantam champion, is to try conclusion with Tommy Ryan—who has beatan all opposition at Brisbane of laze, and, in the…

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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

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 7

"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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Hospital Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 20 February 1916 · page 9

Inspector Wallace, the chairman of the organising committee of the police and firemen's carnival and art union, reports that there is already £5000 in hand towards the…

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