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Shows & fairs, 1920

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Exhibition of Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 10

An exhibition of pictures by Mr. Arthur Streeton will take place in Sydney during April. The exhibition will include two large canvases of Somme battlefields, namely, "Mont St. Quentin" and "Amiens, Key of the…

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Current News. the Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

The carnival in aid of the soldiers memorial and Parramatta District Hospital wound up on Saturday with a grand gala day for the children in the afternoon,…

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Swimming. Catholic Schools Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 12

Following are the principal results at the Catholic schools annual carnival at the Domain Baths yesterday:- 100yds senior champoinship: Final—C. Pauling…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 5

This year's charity effort of the police and firemen is drawing to a close. On Friday night they will hold a concert at the Sydney Town Hall, at which the art union will be…

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Royal Easter Show

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 3

The sporting side of the ring proceedings at the Royal Easter Show has received more that the usual amount of attention this year. Even though…

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Maitland Show. Profit of £350

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 9

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--An approximate financial statement submitted to a committee meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association showed a profit on…

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Higher Cost of Royal Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 7

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society line found it necessary to raise the charges at the gates for the coming Royal Show, in order that additional revenue may be gained to meet…

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Children's Night at Sydney Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 20

WHAT promises to be a great spectacular event at the Show Ground on Wednesday, 31st inst, will be children's night, when 5000 gaily-dressed, specially-trained girls and boys will make a display…

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Bovine Aristocrats. Invasion of Show-ground

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 8

The Showground at Moore Park is just now the mecca of the most noted cattle-breeders of Australia. From all States, and also New Zealand, the aristocrats of the bovine world…

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Admission to the Royal Show. Alteration in Gate Tariff

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 9

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society has found it necessary to increase the charge at the gates for the show in order that additional revenue may be gained to meet the…

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Olympic Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Many representative amateur sportsmen assembled at the Town Hall to-day to consider representations direct from Belgium that Australia, as a…

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Royal Easter Show

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 19

A comprehensive programme has been drawn up for the Royal Easter Show this year, and one which will delight the hearts of the city people…

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An Amusing Show Incident

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 37

An amusing incident occurred in the Warwick Show ring during the judging of the harness classes. A swarm of bees were, flying low from the west,…

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The Moving Picture Show Advice

The Sun · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 6

Father Vaughan, preaching on divorce, said he remembered a funeral in America where there were five mourners who had each been in turn the dead man's…

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A.J.C. Carnival Poitrel Backed for Cup Yearling from New Zealand

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 7

Someone who backed a "spec" double last week will have reason to recollect the circumstance to-day as his fancies the New Zealand owned Arrowsmith and…

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To-day's Sporting. Editor of Athletic Sporting, REG. L. (Snowy) Baker, Australia's Champion All-round Athlets the Turf A.J.C. CARNIVAL Records Expected

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 2

If one were to accept the listlessness of the betting market as a criterion, one would imagine that the interest in the A.J.C. carnival was far from keen. That,…

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Swimming Carnival

The Propeller · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 3

Kogarah Superior Public School held its 23rd annual swimming carnival at Sans Souci Baths on Friday last. A good programme of 21 events…

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Red Cross. Junior Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

At a meeting of the finance committee of the New South Wales branch of the Red Cross Society held yesterday, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. O. Fairfax, the convalescent…

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Baby Week. Mothercraft Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

Arrangements have now been completed for the Baby Week Mothercratt Exhibition in the Town Hall on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week. The baby show will…

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Show Admission Prices

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 6

John T. Phillips:— It is not too late for the authorities of the Show to reduce the price of administration to 1s 6d per head on the four days…

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