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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 122

Royal Jubilee Show

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 15

A copy of the schedule for the Jubilee Show of the H.A.S., which will open in Sydney on April 14, has come to hand. The prizes given are, with some exceptions,…

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The Show of the Week. Nowra

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

The forty-fifth annual show was opened on Wednesday last at Nowra (N.S.W.). There was a fine entry in farm horses, the exhibits being the…

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Bathurst Show Races. Representations to Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

BATHURST. Thursday.--There is a strong probability that an early move will be made to urge the State Cabinet to lift the bar on country racing, as far as Bathurst is concerned,…

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The Moving Picture Show Round and Round

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

"And then," said Mr. Hook of Holland, as his arm performed inimitable gestures of embrace, "you find that she is round and round and round."…

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Sydney Royal Show. Improvoments in the Fruit Section

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

The fruit committee of the Sydney R.A.S. has made several alterations in the schedule for this year's show. For instance, Carrington apples have…

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"No Change" People Show More Courage MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

Dr. Robertson, chairman of the Board of Health, informed, Mr. Bowser, Minister for Health, this afternoon that there was practically no change in the…

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The "Royal" Jubilee Show. Additional Attractions on the Grounds

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales last week, the committees reported that judges and…

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The Passing Show: How to "Help" the Returned Solider

The Land · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 8

Mr. Frank J. Grogan writes:—Sir,—Kindly give me space to say a few words regarding Mr. Trethowan's proposal for the payment of interest on…

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Fancy Work at the Show. Interesting by Reason of its Absence

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 8

The most striking alteration in the schedule for the Easter Show in Sydney is the almost entire deletion of the women's industries section…

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The Passing Show I.w.w. Scotched in U.s.a

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

According to a Vancouver cable, 50 I.W.W. leaders have been deported, and the deportation of others is to follow. It is stated that the…

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Bee-goods at the Show. The R.A.S. Refuses to Meet the Apiarists

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 7

The schedule for the coming Easter Show at Sydney of the Royal Agricultural Society makes it clear that despite the protest of the bee-keepers,…

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An Appeal for Funds for the Labor Fair and Carnival

Labor News · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 3

The Women's C.O. Committee appeal to friends and sympathisers for funds to assist in making the carnival a success. The whole proceeds are to be used for…

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The Moving Picture Show Rhadamanthus

The Sun · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

I have studiously refrained from praising or blaming the State of Victoria, with which I have been associated for so many years.--Mr. Watt…

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Outlook Better. Nuns' Offer Accepted. Control of Exhibition Building

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The latest reports to-night show the deaths to be 13 in the metropolitan hospitals and 12 in the country and suburbs, the total for Friday being 25…

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Newcastle Show Must Be Postponed Possible Loss of £700

The Sun · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 3

This morning the secretary of the Newcastle A.H. and I. Association (Mr. E. J. Dann) interviewed the Minister of Public Health with regard to the…

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The Exhibition Building. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 17

Largest covered area in the Commonwealth, part of which is being used as an emergency hospital. The Victorian State Parliament is housed in one of the annexes…

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Interior of the Exhibition Building

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 17

Showing the patients suffering from influenza in the area used as a temporary hospital…

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Rivetting Records Work on the Railways 95 Daily by Hand "By Machine -- 600 Fair"

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1919 · page 2

The boiler shop of the Railway Department at Evelelgh for the past two yours has had practically no material for boiler construction…

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Newcastle Show. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 8

The secretary of the Newcastle Agricultural Society has been requested by the Govern[?] [?] the annual show…

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The Moving Picture Show The Enigma

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

The bride looked charming in her pretty white gown of shimmerine and lace. She carried a shower bouquet. . . Everybody wore masks…

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