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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1921

3,216 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 161

The Royal Show Opening Arrangements a Children's Night

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society in Sydney on Monday it was decided to invite the Governor of New South…

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Swine-breeding Pigs at Penrith Show a Fine Display

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 7

When the Nepean District Pig Breeders' Association was formed some months ago it was suggested that as the pig pens on the Penrith show ground…

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Sans Souci Carnival

The St George Call · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 3

Sans Souci and District Working Men's Institute have decided to hold a carnival in April, at Ramsgate…

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The Children's Welfare Exhibition

The Methodist · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 6

Our first effort in the direction of giving to the public a complete demonstration of work for children under twelve years of age has been carried through with a good degree of success…

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Luddenham Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

The following are the results of the guessing competitions at Luddenham Show:—The fat cow weighed 402½lb)., and the exact weight was guessed by…

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Nepean Show Items

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 5

The attendance on Saturday numbered a couple of thousand. On the previous day, of course, it was not nearly so large, but nevertheless was…

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Accidents at the Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

Penrith Show did not pass off without some of those mishaps. that too often mar public gatherings of this kind. The most serious was that…

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Fruit and Flower Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 6

This (Saturday) afternoon Mr. E. K. Bowden, M.P.. will open a fruit and flower show in the Baulkham Hills School of Arts, under the suspices of that body. We understand that there are…

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Weight-guessing at the Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 2

The weight-guessing competitions at Ponrith Show rosultod as follows:— Sheep, 631bs., guessed by Miss Price (Penrith) and Mr. G. Innes (Mt…

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A Fair Share. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 13

Sir,—In reading your article of Tuesday's issue, together with several letters from various correspondents on the above, I notice that an attempt is made to blame the dairy…

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The Moving Picture Show a Recruit

The Sun · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

"The Idea propounded by Mr. W. S. Gilbert that the lot of a policeman is not happy has been, I will confess, one of the reasons which deterred me from…

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Milperra Poultry Club. Successful Inaugural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 14

The officials of the Milperra and District Fancy and Utility Poultry Club have reason to be satisfied with the success of the first annual show, which was opened at the Milperra…

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Penrith Band the Music at the Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 6

A meeting of the subscribers and bandsmen of the Penrith Band was held at the Exchange on Monday night. There was a poor attendance…

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By the Way Something to Show For It

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 11

GOULBURN (N.S.W.) has a taxi-driver who, in his spare time, shears sheep, spins the wool and then knits socks and other sundries…

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The Nepean Show. Cattle and Pigs Splendidly Represented. Mr. Jos. Field's Magnificent Display. Flattering Eulogies From Visitors. Show Opened by Minister for Agriculture

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 3

There is an almost unanimous opinion among those who visited the show held in Penrith on Friday and Saturday of last week that the Nepean…

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The Nepean Show Officially Opened by Minister for Agriculture References to the Milk Strike

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 5

The ofllcial opening of the Nepean Show took place shortly before noon on Saturday last, the speakers addressing a large gathering from the…

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Speeches About the Show Visitors Highly Praise Exhibits. a Little Candid Criticism. Many Specials for Next Year Offered

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1921 · page 4

The Nepean District A.H. and I. Society held a smoke concert in the Masonic Hall on the first night of the Show (Friday), at which a fair…

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The County Fair

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 22

A typical little sleepy hollow, showing all the simple little things that go to make up country life in an old fashioned village. Here we have the…

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Exhibition of Medals

The Sun · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 11

A display which owes its origin to Messrs. Walter E. Bethel, Harold H. Hardwick, and A. H. Grimsley, of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic…

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Fort Street Boys Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 March 1921 · page 9

The 20th annual carnival of the Fort.street Buy' High School will be held at the Domain Baths on Saturday, 19th inst…

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