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Shows & fairs, 1921

3,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 161

High Jumping at Carnival

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 14

The high jumping at the Horse Carnival, to be opened at the Show Ground next Saturday night, has .attracted some of the finest horses ever brought…

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The Royal Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 11

Indications are that the Royal Show, which opens on March 21, will surpass any of its predecessors. At the last monthly meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural…

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Art in the Schools. Interesting Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 14

A walk round the exhibition of artistic work performed by the pupils of the Public schools throughout the State, which was opened by the Minister for Education, Mr. T. D. Mutch,…

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Athletics. Events at Australian House Carnival

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 10

Record entries for athletic events have been received by the Australian Horse Carnival, which is to commence on February 5 at the Show Ground, and…

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Art in the Schools. an Interesting Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 8

Parents have no idea of the effective work being done by the public school teachers in teaching their children art. If they visited the art gallery of the Education Building they…

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More About the Motor Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 35

In my notes of last week I described my first impressions formed on the opening night of the show. On a subsequent evening I found myself well and truly ensconsed amidst the motor lorry section on behalf of those "Mail" readers who are interested in the problem of motor transport…

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Lessons of the Motor Show

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 7

"So far as the management and the response of the motor dealers are concerned," said Mr. M. G. Witham, a well-known man in motordom in this…

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MOTORING H. A. Parsons Wins State Motor Cycle Title Frank McClure Killed: Carnival's big Success: Motor Show Attracts Big Crowds

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 15

The Anniversary Day carnival on the Gilgandra racecourse was a huge success from a racing standpoint, and also financially, as over £300 was taken at the…

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The End of the Motor Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 9

PROCESSION OF LORRIES PASSING ALONG CASTLEREAGH STREET. Forty motor lorries of various types were driven from the Motor Show yesterday as a wind-up to the exhibition…

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Anniversary Regatta.—more About the Motor Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

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The Moving Picture Show Stocks for Australia

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 6

Sir Conan Doyle declares that Australia is too big a country to be peopled entirely by British stock. There is not enough British stock to go round. Peter…

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Athletics the Australian Horse Carnival Gossip of the Track and Field

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 9

The chief attraction in Sydney in the immediate future is the Australian Horse Carnival, which is to take place on the Show Ground from February 5 to 12…

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Q'l'd. Sport Trying to Find Young Cricketers Holiday Provider, Carnival Day for Various Sports

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 15

With Australia Day thrown in, the week has been quite a gala time for the sporting world, practically all our Summer sports being placed well, before the…

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Albion Park Racing Small Fields: Backers Unsuccessful Darginnie and Deween Show Good Form

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 5

Small fields was the order at the meeting at Albion Park on Saturday, and, as is usually the case when fields are small, course winners are hard to pick. Only…

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Swimming. Randwick and Googee Carnival To-night — Langer's Performances — Clubs Resume—[?]land and Longworth in Form —Miles Blbibtrey (America) Due February 12

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 7

With the visitors showing their prowess in the other States Sydney has setting their down to the normal club swimming, aided with memories of the styles of…

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Horse Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 10

At the Australian horse carnival, to commence at the showground next Saturday, Happy Voyage, which won a trotting event at Victoria Park on Monday from a mark 160…

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The Horse Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

There will be another fall drees rehearsal at the Agricultural Ground to-night for the Australian horse carnival. On Tuesday night last trotters which had…

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Cook's River Carnival

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 9

The carnival now being held on the eastern of Cooke River Bridge is proving [?] of the most successful held in the St. Pate[?] Temps district and large crowds are being…

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Horse Carnival Interest in High Jump

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 2

All the horses engaged in the big events to be decided at the Horse Carnival at the Agricultural Ground next Saturday and the following week have…

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The Horse Carnival Rehearsal To-night

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 4

The Sydney [?]ground will be the scene of great activity this evening, when the promoters will hold their full-d[?] rehearsal to perfect the arrangements for…

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