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Shows & fairs, 1920

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The Motor Show

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

This Evening session of the M.T.A. Motor Show will be extended to 11 o'clock and a specially interesting series of motor substrial and raning films will be…

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Motoring the Trade Exhibition Satisfactory Results

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

From an agency point of view the big show of motors and accessories at Moore Park has been a decided success…

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Fair Distribution Old Battlers Rewarded [?]Uarale's Costly Failures

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 5

Quarale presented backers with a bitter pill at Warwick Farm, on Saturday, and his dual failure is not likely to be soon forgotten…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival Premiership to Dubbo

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 2

Congratulation to Dubbo the winners of the 1990 men's teams premiership at the Country Carnival at Strathfield yesterday. They were however hard…

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Motoring. Lessons Op the Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 3

The motor Show clones to-night, after a successful run of seven days. The attendance on the opening afternoon and evening was near the 5000 mark. Mondays was just on 2000…

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Great Exhibition Industry and Commerce, May Become Permanent LONDON

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 1

Preliminaries government the British Empire Exhibition in 1930, have been completed. It will probably be held in Regent's Park…

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Empire Exhibition May Last Two Years Preliminaries Completed LONDON, January 8

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 1

The preliminaries governing the British Empire Exhibition of 1921, to begin on September 19, have been completed. The Exhibition will…

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The Moving Picture Show Two Classes on Trams

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

A correspondent tells how tramcars built to carry 70 carry 120 to 140. On top of that the Commissioners raise the fare. Now, Peter has studied the…

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Where the Bovril Went Wife and Mother-in-Law Give the Show Away

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 6

A case of a rather dramatic nature was heard at the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday when the mystery of the disappearance of large quantities of potted…

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Coogee Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 8

The Coogee Carnival, which has been run in aid of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Eastern Suburbs Corps, for the last three weeks, concluded last…

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Bondi Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 2

A varied programme of entertainments has been arranged by the committee of the Bondi carnival, which is being run in the hope of raising…

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Coogee Carnival Ends

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 2

The Coogee carnival concluded last night. During the afternoon gold rush the £10 nugget was unearthed by Mr. K. Leigh, of Dolphin-street, Coogee. As…

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Ross for Newcastle Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 7

Newcastle residents will have an opoprtunity of seeing Norman Ross in action. Accompanied by a number of metropolitan swimmers who opposed him during the State championships, the…

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Motor Show Closes

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 9

The Motor Show, under the auspices of the Motor Traders' Association of N.S.W., closed last evening after a successful run of a week. The Show was…

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Remarkable Diving at Yesterday's Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 1

Striking diving display by the N.S.W.A.S.A. diving troupe (L. McCarthy, leader), at the State Championship Swimming Carnival at the Domain Baths yesterday. The three figures in the picture dived simultaneously from different boards…

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Empire Exhibition Permanent London Showroom for Imperial Commerce LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 1

Preliminaries governing the British Empire Exhibition in 1920 have been completed. It will probably be held in Regent's Park…

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Picture Notes What's on at the Show? a Local Classic

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1920 · page 18

"The Hayseeds" is to be the main attraction to the Empress all this week. It is filled with the humor that Australians can understand and enjoy…

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Bondi Carnival

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 3

A programme of entertainments has been arranged by the committee of the Bondi Carnival with a view to raising funds to establish a permanent depot…

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Coogee Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 5

In a blaze of gorgeous fireworks the Coogee Carnival, which has been in run for the last three weeks in aid of the funds of St. John Ambulance Brigade (Eastern Suburbs Corps), concluded on Saturday night…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 8

Three events on the programme of the country carnival were completed on the Strathfield courts on Saturday. These were the ladies teams championship, ladies doubles championship, and men's doubles…

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