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Shows & fairs, 1918

2,466 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 124

Lawn Tennis. Double Bay Carnival Points and Averages

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

At the [?] of yesterday's play in the tennis matches in the country carnival at Double may the positions of the leading teams have somewhat changed. The records of the…

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Q'land Sport Sailing Carnival: Local Boats Win

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 11

The Inter-State Sailing Carnival has been brought to a successful conclusion, and as it turned out, all the honors have gone to the local boats, the only place secured by the New…

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The Kennel Scottish Terrier Club's Championship Show

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 10

Entries for the Scottish Terrier Club's championship show, held in connection with the Highland Gathering, were very satisfactory. Honors in open dogs, open bitches, and…

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Lawn Tennis Country Players in Sydney for Carnival Week: Much New Blood: Several Old Teams Missing: Sudden Death of Famous Woman Champion

Referee · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 16

Once more the courts at Double Bay are filled with those fine sportsmen, the lawn tennis players of the country districts, down for the annual Country Carnival, the third gathering…

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Coogee Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 6

The chief feature at the Coogee carnival last evening was the dress competitions, which re-suited:--Ladies best costume, Mrs. Wagg (Egyptian bride); gentleman's costume, H…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 8

A heavy programme was, run through yesterday, but the players were favoured by ideal weather. Some very close matches occurred in the country teams' competition, including one in which Bathurst and…

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Scott's "Fair" Bargain Rook: a Key to Economy

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 37

News of much money to bn saved is contained in Scott's Fair Catalogue, a copy of which has just reached us. Its 32 pages are crammed with bargain news of many…

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Fair Deal to Labor. Suggestions by U.s. Defence Departments

The Australian Worker · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 20

Fair wage scales, reasonable hours, and good working conditions are suggested to arsenal commanders and maufacturers executing orders for the bureau of…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Tit-bits at Double Bay

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

To Dubbo has fallen the honor of being the first team to lower the colors of the [?] unbeaten Toowoomba team in the country carnival at Doul[?] Bay. The match between these two teams was the…

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The Moving Picture Show Now, Would You?

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 4

Just at the present time upwards of 100 children of school age are engaged in Sydney theatres. There is of course, a plenitude of soothing explanations, but one rehearsal,…

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Will Dyson's Exhibition. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

Queen Alexandra, yesterday Inspected Will Dyson's exhibition of pictures of battle scenes…

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For the Hospitals Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

When the police patrol motor drove up rapidly opposite the main entrance to the General Post Office yesterday with a considerable quantity of mail matter there was…

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Snapshots at the Country Week Lawn Tennis Carnival

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

The country week lawn tennis carnival is in progress at present at the Double Bay courts, and the wet weather, though it has frequently stopped…

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Foreign Cables Imperial War Exhibition Some Notable Australian Pictures

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Field-Marshal Viscount French on Monday opened the Imperial war Exhibition, at Burlington House, London, street…

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Motor Cycling Speed Judging Contest To-morrow: Anniversary Carnival

Arrow · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 7

To-morrow afternoon the Northern Suburbs Motor-cycle Club will decide a speed-judging contest. Competitors will ride without watches and with speedometers disconnected over a…

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Lawn Tennis The Country Carnival Old Friends in Sydney

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

It the present country carnival is not as large as some of the ante-war events it is certainly one of the most enjoyable since the inauguration of those fixtures…

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The Moving Picture Show Paper-bite Cure

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Papers are more numerous and vicious than over this summer, and you may be the next victim. (Thus runs a pamphlet addressed to Ministers of State.) Do you know how to…

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The Passing Show. Poverty of Political Material

The Land · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 8

Writing on the Federal political situation the Melbourne representative of the "S.M. Herald" says. In some quarters the view is held…

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