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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 122

Swimming Success of the Victory Carnival

Arrow · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 5

The Victory Carnival at Bond[?] was the great show of last Saturday's swimming. Financially and as a spectacle the…

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The Passing Show Twice a Freak

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 6

A Sydney daily paper announces that "a calf has just been born at Mr. G. Lyon's station. "Maroombah," Molong, which bears identically the same…

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The Passing Show: Whose is the Hand?

The Land · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 8

Some people in South Australia are extremely active in their opposition to the continuation of the Wheat Pool. Some of the gentlemen most actively…

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The Moving Picture Show Slaves of Time

The Sun · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

Amongst the measures taken by the Cabinet to fight the Influenza is a provision that one must not remain longer in an hotel bar than five minutes…

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The Royal Show. a Million of Money

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 6

Sir Samuel Hordern, president of the Royal Agricultural Society,was in consultation with the secretary (Mr. H. M. Somer) for an hour yesterday. He preferred, he said not to…

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Show Losses Position of Exhibitors Claim for Compensation

The Sun · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 6

The exhibitors who have lost money as a result of the Easter Show having teen abandoned intend to approach the Government with a request that they…

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Transit of Show Stock. Railway Bungling Causes Losses

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 6

A number of stock-owners in the [?] (N.S.W.) district, who intended to exhibit stock at the Wollongong show last week were informed upon their…

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Beef Catte. Angus-Durham Gross. Heaviest Cow at Sydney Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 5

The heaviest cow in the Sydney Show for Easter, 1918, was bred and exhibited by Mr. G. W. Dight, Jnr., of Yetman, N.S.W. But she didn't get the…

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Easter Show Off. Stud Cattle Sales Affected. Races will Be Held

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 12

Because of the influenza outbreak in Sydney, the Royal Easter Show has been abandoned. There will be no Royal Show this year…

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The Influenza Epidemic Easter Show Abandoned. Probable Travel Precautions. Decisions of Cabinet

The Land · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 8

The State Cabinet held a protracted sitting on Wednesday to discuss the recommendations of the Medical Consultative Council concerning the influenza…

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Western Shows Representatives of Show Committees Confer at Dubbo. Cycle of Spring Events

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 3

A conference of representatives of western show committees was held [?] Dubbo (N.S.W.) on Friday to consider the possibility of holding a…

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Tamworth Show. Good Exhibits Despite the Drought. (By Our Special Reporter.) Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 5

The Tamworth Pastoral and Agricultural Association like most of other northern agricultural asociations, this year was faced with many obstacles against its show, but the results promise to justify the…

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The Abandoned Show Producers Lose Heavily Government Aid Asked To-day B Meeting Of' Exhibitors

Evening News · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 8

Many prodacers who had intended exhibiting at tha Agricultural she have been financially emba[?] as a result of its aba[?] and small…

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Repatriation Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The Minister for Works. Mr. Ball, this afternoon opened a carnival in aid of the Newcastle Repatriation Fund…

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Not Fair to Dairymen

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 11

Councillor G. Lalor, at Tuesday's meeting of the Blacktown Council, drew attention to the disadvantage dairy farmers labored under through the great lapse of…

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Soldiers' Club Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 20

In the "Herald's" report of the soldiers' carnival, Lieut. G. E. Johnston, winner of the veterans' race, was mentioned as 7th Light Horse, instead of 12th Light Horse…

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Castle Hill Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 6

The showers which fell on Thursday night nicely laid the dust, and made travelling to the annual show at Castle. Hill rather pleasant. The show was in full…

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An Autumn Flower Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 9

The autumn flower show in aid of the Lane Cove cot in the Royal North Shore Hospital will be opened by Rev. William Allen in the Town Hall, Gore Hill, to-dny, at 4 p.m…

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Parramatta Hospitals Carnival. Distribution of Funds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 17

About 12 months ago a carnival, which lasted two weeks, was held in aid of the district hospitals of Parramatta, Granville, and Auburn. At the conclusion of the…

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