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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 122

Cycling League Carnival Arandoned

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 8

The carnival of the League of Wheelmen arranged for to-morrow evening at the Sport Ground has been abandoned. For some unaccountable reason only four entries were…

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Good Friday Carnival Off

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 8

The carnival of the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union arranged for Good Friday evening has been postponed und[?]tely…

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Fine Golf by Big Four Exhibition Match at Concord in Aid of Prince Alfred Hospital

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 9

The four-ball best-ball match 0. G. Soutar and A. East v. E. L. Apperly and T. E. Howard attracted a considerable number of spectators to Concord Golf links yesterday…

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Australian Gum Suitable for Paper Tests Made in Canada Show That Otherwise Useless Timber Here Especially Good

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 12

Six months ago the N.S.W. Government forwarded a parcel of 11 tons of hitherto commercially useless specimens of timber, known as mountain gum, to…

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Coal Strike Probable State Government Acts Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., Appointed Royal Commissioner to Investigate Profits Proprietors are Already Making and Whether Miners are Getting Fair Wages

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 2

The State Government has intervened in the proposed settlement arranged by the Acting Prime Minister, of the demands of the coalminers upon the proprietors. A corollary of the grant of the increase in wages to the men was a n advance in the price of coal. The…

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The Moving Picture Show Soldiers and Soldiers

The Sun · Monday 14 April 1919 · page 4

Recent military orders show the appointment of a captain of the A.I.F., with the D.S.O., as a trainee of the compulsory forces…

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Yango Canning Factory. And Its Fair Employees

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 8

On the Yanco (N.S.W.) area, three-fourths of the girls that do the canning come from outside the district. They earn on an average 13, or 14/…

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Cycling Road Racing Season League Carnival Off

The Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

With the track-racing season drawing to a close, there are ample signs of a busy road-racing season ahead. Operations on the road start next Saturday…

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Industrial Application to Show Cause

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 3

An application was made before Mr. Justice Edmunds, in No. 1 Industrial Court, 011 behalf of Walter Ernest Cooper, of The Rock, calling upon Perry Joseph Smith, secretary of the…

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The Show of the Week. Pambula

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 7

The Pambula (N.S.W.) show was opened last week in fine weather, after two postponements, and was a success in every way. The…

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The Moving Picture Show Wood Notes Wild

The Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

Joseph Henry Shakespear wan fined £3 for having damaged a cruet, a table, and a quantity of crockery in a restaurant. The complainant said that Shakespear…

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Royal Show Awards the Exhibits of Wines Judged in Sydney. and the Prize-winners

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 7

Although the Sydney Royal Show was abandoned this year because of the influenza epidemic, the exhibits in the wine section had been delivered at the…

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Berrigan Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 15

The last show of the Berrigan Agricultural and Horticultural Society resulted in a profit £88 19s 9d. The election…

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Double Bay Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 5

Something is expected of the sports meeting being promoted hy A. E. A. Goldman" for the returned soldiers of Double Hay, on May 10. Captain…

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Barraba. Hospital Carnival

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 16

The hospital carnival was a success. It is expected that the day will result in nearly £200 being netted…

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Bellingen Show Secretary Speaks

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 4

Mr. J. Reynolds, a "live wire" in respect to the advocacy of the interess of the producer, and who is secretary of the Bellingen P. and A. Association, in…

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Controlling Body for Show Associations

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 3

The Southern and Western Show Societies' Association. at its last meeting. dealt with a proposal to organise the societies on a similar basis to the…

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The Moving Picture Show Charity

The Sun · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 4

The Moonee Valley meeting was a charity fixture but not for the bookmakers. They must have had a very bad day. as five favorites were…

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Motoring Victoria Park Carnival Arrangements Should Fields Be Smaller: Distances Shorter?: Reliability Trial for Easter

Referee · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 6

The principal topic of conversation in places where motorists mostly congregate, is the track carnival to be held very shortly on Victoria Park racecourse…

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