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Shows & fairs, 1922

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Hospital Appreciation Carnival Realises £3700

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 9

Before the meeting of the subscribers to the Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital adjourned at the Concord Town Hall on Thursday night. Mr. H. G. Beach and Mr. J. M'Culloch, president and…

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Carlingford's Big Day. Carnival Committee Nets Over £200

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 8

After being twice postponed, the Carlingford carnival was held in Loftus Park on Saturday, 14th January, in delightful weather. There was a goodly…

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The Centenary Royal Show. Unique Programme

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has made many additions to the schedule for the show which will begin on April 10 next…

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The Moving Picture Show Objects of Travel

The Sun · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

"Education by Travel," remarked Peter Pers[?]urkus, "is, to speak vulgarly, in the boom." "Some people," said Amelia severely,…

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The Sex-Reel Ad. Some excerpts from current picture show advertisements:--

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 10

"A young and pretty wife who paid the penalty of her indiscretion -- " "You will live the thrills of this court case!"…

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A Fair Fight. Magisterial Verdict on a High Street Row. Says He Accepts the Evidence of "Experts."

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 3

There was a large audience at Penrith Police Court on Monday to listen to the evidence in a couple of cases concerning a "scrap" in High Street. Charles Co[?]…

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Fair Punters

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 1

Apart from the women who use racecourses as exhibition grounds for their frocks, and the young ladies who squeal delightedly at the finish of a race…

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Manly Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 3

The annual carnival of the Manly Surf Club, to be held next Saturday, will be the opening event of the Venetian Carnival, which is to last till Feb. 11…

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Manly Venetian Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 2

The fortnight of the season at Manly will begin next Friday night, when with illuminations and pageantry the Manly Venetian carnival will be ushered in. On…

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Bondi Ambulance Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 5

A one-day carnival is to be held at Bondi Beach next Thursday (Anniversary Day), to secure' funds for an ambulance station for Bondi and district…

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The Opposition Show

The Sun · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 4

While Australia's best swimmers were fighting for championship honors in the Domain Baths yesterday this little band ran an opposition show next door-- entrance free…

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Winners in the Country Week Tennis Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 6

READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT C. AND R. SPENCER WHO DEFEATED GROGAN AND GROGAN IN THE FINAL OF THE MEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. MISS COX, WHO DEFEATED MISS GRAY (LAST YEARS' CHAMPION) IN THE LADIES SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. L. G. WATSON, WHO WON THE MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. MISS GRAY, WHO WAS CONQUERED BY MISS COX IN THE LADIES' SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP. MRS. AND MISS COX, WINNERS OF THE LADIES' DOUBLES HANDICAP…

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In the Theatres the Leg Show Tailor Made and Chiffon

The Sun · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 21

Flesh or fleshings? Silk tights or bare legs? While the storm in the teacup rages between the stage and the purity…

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

Truth · Sunday 22 January 1922 · page 2

"The Boy" is charming packed houses at Her Majesty's Theatre. Gladys Mon-crieff. Arthur Stigant, Lance Lister, Ethel Morrison. Nellie Payne. Mione…

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Carlingford Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 11

At the late Carlingford carnival, in aid of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund, which had been twice postponed through the weather from the beginning of the month, the first prize…

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Parramatta Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 6

There was another good attendance at the night cycling carnival, Parramatta Park, on Saturday, under the auspices of the Cumberland Amateur Cycling Club. Results:…

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Cycling Parramatta Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 11

The Following are the results at the night cycling carnival of the Cumberland District Amateur Cycling Club at Parramatta Park On Saturday "evening:-- New South Wales Cyclists' Union. Half-mile Handicap…

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Albion Park Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 7

ALBION PARK.—The show concluded on Saturday. The rain on Friday night and during the morning made the ground soft, but fine weather prevailed. There was a large attendance, and Sir George Fuller…

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A.j.c. Racing Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 10

OVER THE FIRST HURDLE ON SATURDAY. QUINTRO (THE WINNER) SAFELY NEGOTIATES THE LAST OBSTACLE…

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Club Events. Tennyson Club's Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 6

At Tennyson Baths on Saturday Tennyson Amateur Swimming Club held its fourth annual carnival. Results:- Championships.—Club, 120yds: J. Wark, J: C…

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