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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 122

Golf Notes Fine Play in Exhibition Match at Concord Professionals Defeat Amateurs: Interesting American Experiment: Vardon and America

Referee · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 7

The open bogey competition at Concord in aid of the Prince Alfred Hospital Jubilee Fund, attracted a large entry, every club in the metropolitan area being…

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CYCLING N.S.W. League Carnival Has Been Abandoned Fine Programme Arranged for the Union's Opening Run at Sports Ground

Referee · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 6

The League of Wheelmen's carnival, arranged for Monday night at the Sports Ground, at which the five miles State championship was to have been run has…

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On the Land. Royal Agricultural Society. Honouring Pioneers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Part of the commemorative proceedings in connection with the jubilee of the Royal Agricultural Society, which were to have culminated in the Jubilee Show, was the…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival Abandoned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 9

The Police and Firemen's Carnival in aid of the hospitals, fixed for May 3, has been abandoned, owing to influenza. This action will not interfere with the sale of art union…

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ABANDONED Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 3

The police and firemen's annual carnival has teen definitely abandoned. Owing to the epidemic restrictions the carnival was postponed from…

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Hope Revived Randwick Autumn Carnival the Hospital Question

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 7

Although the A.J.C. is not likely to be able to hold its Autumn carnival on the dates fixed--a week later than those originally chosen--there is…

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The Moving Picture Show Small Nations

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 6

When President Wilson laid down his 34 points (Including the right of self- determination to all countries), a delegation from the Philippines was…

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The Show of the Week. Lavington

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 7

The first annual fruit show at Lavington (N.S.W.) was held last week, and was a decided success. There were nearly 700 exhibits, and the…

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Winter Dairy Show. The Exhibits to be Judged

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 6

The secretary of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers' Association (Mr. G. Searl) stated that good progress is being made with…

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The Sheep-breeders Show. To be Held in Melbourne in July

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 6

The annual show of the Australian Sheep-breeders' Association will be held in Melbourne on July 28th and 29th…

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The Last Phase War to Close with Pomp and Show Speech by Lloyd George Complete Understanding Reached 158th Day of the Armistice VANCOUVER, April 16

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 1

Speaking in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Lloyd George announced that the Allied representatives in Paris had reached a complete understanding on the great fundamental questions that would affect peace with Germany…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Annual Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 3

The annual meeting of the members of the Royal Agricultural Society is called for May 26, when the annual election of office-bearers will take place. The system of voting…

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Canterbury Carnival

Arrow · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 4

The great success that attended the last big Canterbury Park track carnival has so pleased the committee of the Canterbury Park racecourse, that…

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Winter Dairy Show

The Land · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 11

The secretary of the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers' Association (Mr. G. Searl) advises that good progress is being made with preparations…

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Date of Royal Show

The Land · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 7

"Countryman" writes:—I notice that the Sydney Show has had to be postponed on account of the present "plague" and drought. Now is the time for all concerned to strongly…

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The Passing Show: Rabbits and Disease

The Land · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 8

The idea of getting rid of rabbits by artificially communicating a virulent disease to them is one which has long been cherished by numbers of people…

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The Passing Show Soldiers for N.s.w. Railways

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners in New South Wales have arranged with the Repatriation Department to train a large number of men in various trades…

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The Abandoned Show

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 4

"Thus far shalt thou go!" How forcibly those words come home to us at this sacred season of the year. For many years Archbishop Wright has…

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The Moving Picture Show Only Possible Explanation

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 4

"Well, it was this way," said the lone man of Mons. "I don't mind admitting at once that my vote went the way it did out of spite."…

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In Divorce Greatest Show on Earth the House of Pathos

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 6

All theatres, all picture-shows, all indoor entertainments in Sydney, are closed--all except one. And that is the great uncensored show for the…

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