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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 122

The Moving Picture Show The In-betweens

The Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 4

A number of Sydney men have formed the citizens' Rights and Liquor Reform Association. They believe that the solution of the liquor question [?]es not…

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Day of the Shamrock. Sydney Irishmen Celebrate Sports at Show Ground Two V.C. Heroes Present

Evening News · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 5

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Coogee Surf Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 8

The Coogee Surf Club could not have wished for a butter day than yesterday to have held their carnival. The surf was very moderate, and the wind was not at all heavy. A fair crowd…

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Soldiers' Swimming Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 13

A long programme of events is promised for the Soldiers' Club swimming carnival to take place at the Coogee Aquarium baths next Wednesday night…

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Successful Surf Carnival at Coogee Yesterday

The Mirror · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 3

General view of one of the events at the Coogee Surf Carnival yesterday, which attracted a considerable crowd and proved a success.—(Mirror Photo.)…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival. Date Now Fixed for May 3

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 2

The Police and Firemen's Carnival, postponed from March 1, will be held on May 3. The whole of the proceeds will go to the hospitals…

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SWIMMING Notes Around the Clubs By BILLY T. the Diggers' Carnival

The Mirror · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 5

Preparations for the Soldiers' Club's carnival at the Coogee Aquarium on Wednesday night are tuned to concert pitch. The baths are to be festooned…

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Notes From the Picture Show the Week's First-release Features

The Sun · Sunday 23 March 1919 · page 21

Maker. Title. Star. Theatre. Jewel ........... "Price of a Good Time" .. Mrs. Charlie Chaplin Crystal Palace & Strand. Commonwealth ... "The Australians in Palestine" ................ Lyceum…

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Trucking Show Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 3

WOLLONGONG.--Mr. L. Carr, at a meeting of the South Coast Agricultural Union, complained that the present system of trucking cattle to the shows was unsatisfactory. Under the…

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Northern Suburbs Flower Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 10

Though the season has been very much against gardeners, the Northern Suburbs Horticultural Society's autumn flower show, held in the Willoughby Town Hall on Saturday, was…

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Northern Suburbs' Flower Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 9

The dahlias shown at the Northern Suburbs Horticultural Society's autumn display in the Chatswood Town Hall on Saturday were "things of beauty," and were objects of admiration, visitors came to the benches…

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The Moving Picture Show Symposium

The Sun · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 6

The Persnurkusham election was over. The Smashionlist candidate was elected by a narrow majority. "My word," said Major O'Goblinton…

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Delayed Diggers Not Getting a Fair Deal Melbourne Has Prevaricated Why Not Use Warships Paris, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 1

Since my last cable on the subject of shipping evidence has come from a dozen sources in further confirmation of my statement that…

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Cycling Carnival Season

The Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 5

The enthusiasm displayed at the Cyclists Union championships on Saturday augurs well for the season. Honors' are now even between Gerald…

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The Gloria Blaze a Brilliant Illuminant at the Sydney Show. Preparing for the Carnival

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 4

The Sydney Show of 1919 promises to be what [?] American friends would call the "best ever." Notwithstanding the drought and the bush-ares, the…

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First Fifty Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 3

The organisers of the Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival have received a cheque for £50 from Kleemo, Ltd., wholesale jewellers, as a…

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Ministers Confer with Doctors. Position of Easter Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 7

There was a conference last night between the Premier (Mr. Holman), the Minister for Health (Mr. Fitzgerald), and the doctors comprising the Medical Consultative…

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Show Cattle Railway Delays DAPTO

The Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 9

"Absolutely absurd" was the term applied by Mr. L. Carr, at a meetings of the South Coast Agricultural Union to the present facilities for the…

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The Moving Picture Show News Items

The Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 6

The Rev. James Watson explains that when he told the Methodist Conference that blacks had boon shot down in a compound, he was referring to Incidents…

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The Passing Show Profit-sharing Potato Firm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 4

A London cable states that an English politician, head of one of the largest firms of potato-growers, has arranged for a scheme of profit-sharing…

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