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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 122

In Memory of the Pioneers Historic Tablet Designed for Jubilee of the Royal Agricultural Society

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1919 · page 10

It was the intention of the Council, of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. to mark publicly the jubilee of the institution by placing a memorial…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival Abandoned

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1919 · page 11

The influenza epidemic has again affected the police and firemen's efforts on behalf of the public hospitals of the i State…

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ABANDONED Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 20 April 1919 · page 4

The police and firemen's carnival in aid of the hospitals, originally set down for March 1, and postponed until May 3, has now been abandoned…

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What We Would Me Seen at the Show

The Mirror · Sunday 20 April 1919 · page 3

A display of fruit which was to have been exhibited at the Show, and it now to be [?], excellently arranged, in a window at Grace Bothers.—Mirror photo…

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Culcairn Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 3

CULCAIRN, Saturday. -- The Culcairn P. and A Society has fixed September 16 and 17 as show dates for 1919. The feature will again be the hunting and ring events, among which the…

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New York Beauty Show

Evening News · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 5

The three judges of New York's "Golden Appel Beauty Ball, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Christy and Mr Stanlaws, announce that the ideals of feminine beauty which will…

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The Moving Picture Show Language of the Future

The Sun · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 4

"Although Esperanto has gained a deal of ground, its success, so far, has not justified its adaption." There is room for another universal…

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At the Show. Last Easter and This. Pleasure Ground Becomes Plague Hospital

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 4

On Easter Saturday last year the attendance at the Royal Agricultural Show was 70,000. The weather on Saturday was just as perfect; but the attendance was only 350. And 200 of…

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The Moving Picture Show Mandate Goes Begging

The Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 4

A mandate for the German portions of Antarctica is going bogging. Britain doesn't want it because she has similar holiday resorts within a few days sail…

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Royal Agricultural Society

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 6

The annual meeting of the member of the Royal Agricultural Society of N S. Wales will be held on May 26, when the election of office-bearers will take…

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International Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 30

A meeting was held in the Town Hall, Armidale, to form a committee to cooperate with Sydney during the approaching exhibition. Mr. Proctor…

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Adelaide's Peace Exhibition, 1920

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 12

The South Australian Chamber of Manufactures has decided to hold nn All-Australian Industrial Exhibition at Adelaide from March 26 to May 22, 1920. It will be the first…

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Sydney Show Entrants

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 3

Trotters and pacers would have been well represented at the Sydney Show, and many of the horses entered had not appeared in the show ring before. The…

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Shows. Liverpool Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

The secretary of the Liverpool A. H., and I. Society has issued the schedule for the society's next show, to be held on May 2 and 3. The events will be out-door…

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Lavington Fruit Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 9

ALBURY.—Lavington (Albury North) held its first fruit show last week. The exhibition was the finest of the kind ever held in the district, in regard to both fruit and vegetables. There were at the same…

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Wellington Show Ground

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 30

Messrs. Crane and Halliday, the contractors for the sheds at the Wellington Show Ground, are very busy. The principal posts have been erected, and the…

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The Peace Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 36

Above all else, the 1919 Show would have been the Peace Show. It is five years since the last one that was not overshadowed by the grim spectre of…

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Liverpool Show Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 9

The Liverpool A. H. and L. Society's show, set. down for May 2 and 3, has Been postponed until the deaths for the peace celebrations are announced…

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Royal Show Wines. Official Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 9

The following report has been received by the Royal Agricultural Society from Mr. M. Segur:—The full-bodied wines, red and white, are, as usual, of good quality, but I do not…

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The Sheep Show. Horse Parade and Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 9

Influenza developments permitting, the annual sheep allow, under the Joint ausplces of the Royal Agriculture Society and the N.S.W. Shcepbreeders' Association, will be held at…

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