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Shows & fairs, 1919

2,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 122

Horse-shoe Nails Mark Foy Shipment Offered at "Fair" Prices. to "F. & S." Readers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

Small savings spell big profits in the long run. It pays well to take the trouble to stop the many little leaks in a farmer's purse, and the…

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Politics and Jobs Spoiling the Show Window Third-year Precautions

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

A fear has arisen in some quarters of the public service that the Government intends to appoint several inspectors for the service without…

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Wheat at R.a.s. Show Rail Freights Operate Against Heavy Entries. Bushel Exhibits

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has made additions to the wheat section of the jubilee show, and the prizes also have been…

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A Scheme for a Memorial to Our Fallen Men Something That Will Have Grown Into the Hearts of the Next Generation "Victory Square" to Be Sydney's Show Spot

The Mirror · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Some form of memorial that will stand out as striking evidence of our respect for those who have fallen is becoming a topic demanding consideration. Many…

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Agricultural Society

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 1

A meeting of the Committee of the Nepean District, A.H. and I. Society was held at the new Exchange on Friday night last, when there were present—Messrs. D. Fitch (President, in…

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An Appeal for Funds for the Labor Fair and Carnival

Labor News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

The Women's C.[?] Committee appeal to friends and sympathisers for funds to assist in making the carnival a success. The whole proceeds are to be used for…

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Hospital Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 13

The police and firemen's eighth carnival and hospital art u[?]ion will be held on the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds on Saturday, March 1, to [?]aise £30,000 to distribute…

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The Band Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 15

The programme for the interstate band contest on January 22 and four follwoing days, under the suspices of the New South Wales Band Association, promises to be of exceptional interest. January 26 will be…

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Show Associations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 11

YOUNG.—At a conference of the Pastoral and Agricultural Associations, held here on Thursday, it was decided to form a union of the show associations of the southern and…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The St George Call · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

The Police and Firemen's eighth annual Hospital Carnival takes place at the Agricultural Show Ground, on Saturday, 1st March next, and promises to…

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Annual Brass-band Carnival

The World's News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 5

BRASS-BAND music throughout Australia was hard hit by the war. Six hundred men enlisted from the ranks of bandsmen in New South Wales alone. In all the other…

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Lyons Exhibition. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 13

The Commonwealth is participating in the Lyons Exhibition, which will be opened on March 1. Mr. Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia) has requested Ang[?] Australian…

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Carnival at Brighton-le-sands

The St George Call · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

The second annual carnival in aid of the St. George Ambulance will be held at Brighton-le-Sands, on January 22nd to 27th inst., and already promises to…

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Hospitals Carnival Police and Firemen's Gala

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

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State Hospitals' Carnival Police and Firemen's Gala

Labor News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 5

In connection with the forthcoming annual carnival organised by the combined metropolitan forces of the police and fire brigades, the secretary, Mr. B. Fortescue,…

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Help for Hospitals. the Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 11

An appeal is being made on behalf of the public hospitals of New South Wales by the police and firemen. A carnival and hospital art union will be held on the Royal…

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The Moving Picture Show The Book of Pearce

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Who is it that cometh like Jehovah, who raiseth armies that darken the land? Behold, it is Senator Pearce. Who giveth them courage and…

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Minister Beats Governor Opening Bathurst Show BATHURST

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

"But what will" the Governor cost us?" inquired Mr. R. Cousins at a meeting of the Bathurst A.H. and P. Association Committee during a…

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Opening a Country Show Who Should Be Invited? BATHURST

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

The question, who should be invited to open the forthcoming Bathurst Show—the State member for the district (Mr. Carl Johnson), the Minister for Agriculture,…

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