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Shows & fairs, 1922

3,552 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 178

Cycling Night Carnival Postponed

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 11

The much-postponed night cycling and athletic carnival promoted by the South Sydney Band, and listed for last night, was postponed indefinitely owing to the unsettled state of the…

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News in Brief Mosman Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 4

The Mosman-Cremorne Venetian carnival was postponed from yesterday until next Saturday. Schooner in Distress…

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SWIMMING Taxation Club's Carnival Clubs' Off Day

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 10

The Federal Taxation Amateur Swimming Club hold Its first carnival at the Coogoe Aquarium on Friday. There was a fairly large attendance,…

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Trade with East Opportunities to Advertise A Singapore Exhibition

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 4

In previous articles I have dealt in detail with Eastern requirements and the means at our disposal to promote a very big trade with Malaya, Java, the nnr…

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Wentworth Cafe Revels Farewell Carnival for the Old Year

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 2

The old year was given a right royal good-bye at the Wentworth last night, before he slipped into the ages that make the past. Over 750 jolly people…

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Give Us a Show. Her Majesty's—royal—criterion—palace

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 9

Her Majesty's—"The Boy", Gladys Moncrieff, Arthur Stigant, Ethel Morrison, Leslie Holland, Lance Lister with the Royal Comic Opera Co. Theatre…

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Art in Australia Splendid Volume to Show Quality of Blamire Young New Quarterly Number

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1922 · page 3

A special number of Art in Australia deals with the work of Blamire Young. This book is an ambitious effort, in which there has been infinite capacity…

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Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 9

Since the arrangement of divisions for the men's teams competition wan decided upon by the management committee of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association some alterations have been found…

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The Moving Picture Show An Easy One

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

"Mudface!" said the Count de Main., "Uh?" replied Weary Willie. "Yesterday I made a New Year's resolution. At my age you'd think I…

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Lawn Tennis Carnival Postponed

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 8

The sodden state of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association courts at Double Bay has resulted in the postponement of to-morrow's play…

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Bowling Carnival. Interstate Games. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 9

The hottest weather so far experienced by the players participating in the Australian bowling carnival occurred to-day, when the morning was devoted to the playing of the championship semi-finals, and the…

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Bowls Carnival S.a. Wins Inter- State Match

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Australian bowls carnival will be concluded to -morrow, when the final of the single-handed championship will be fought out between T. A. Williams, of Ballarat, and S. Pickering, a young…

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Growing Popular the Fair Rents Court More Applications Than Ever

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 8

In addition to his duties and City Coro-ner Mr. Jamieson has also to attend to the Fair Rents Court. There has been a [?] cularly heavy increase of work in…

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The Moving Picture Show What's in a Name

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 6

"These Japanese," said Weary "Willie, "'ave got names wot to our unaccustomed Western hears sounds a bit strange, notter say rediclus."…

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Champion Athletic State New South Wales Team Victorious Great Contests at Adelaide Carnival

Evening News · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 10

When the selectors (Messrs. W. B. Alexander. T. H. Ferguson. A. L Har-wood and A. W. Pickard) announced the N.S.W. team for the championship…

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Brussels Fair

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 13

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) has received from the Consul for Belgium particulars of the Brussels annual commercial fair, to be held from April 3 to 15 next. Particulars of the…

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Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 14

The country lawn tennis carnival, which was to have commenced on the Donble Ray courts to-day, will not be started until to-morrow…

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Fair Rents Five Increases Granted

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 7

Eleven applications were made to the Fair Rents Court to-day. Three cases were withdrawn, and one was adjourned. The places affected were:—"Loura,…

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Bowls. Interstate Carnival. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 12

The weather was decidely hot to-day for the twelfth and last day of the Australian bowling carnival of 1921-22. The carnival ended as auspiciously as it began, and the arrangements throughout have been…

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The Moving Picture Show Water

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 6

As the social gossip would put it, "The Count de Main and W. Willie, Esq., spent the New Year holidays camping out in the Domain."…

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