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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

5,068 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

Century Makers Fail in Big Cricket Carnival Carnival of Big Cricket Collins Comes to N.S.W's RESCUE Chatty Comment on Local Matches

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 4

There is perpetual motion in big cricket in Australia now. Following their have match against New South Wales the Queenslanders have played Victoria and South Australia and are now enyaged in the return game with New South Wales…

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Football Combine Matches on Show Ground Four Codes to Play

The Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 8

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has waived its insistence as to the class of football to be played on the Show Ground, and…

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A New Year Start Do Not Miss Wednesday Night's Mixed Show

Referee · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 10

Manager Jack Munro is making a good start with a fine programme of boxing events at the Stadium for January, whereby excellent sport and plenty of thrill and…

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The Latrobe Carnival M.Dakers Takes Wheel Race :R. C. Supple the Five Miles Scratch

Referee · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 15

Competitions from Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, West Australia, and Victoria took part in the Latrobe Cycling Club's carnival at…

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Holiday Sport Around Sydney Start of the Senior Alarm Reel Race at the North Steyne Carnival

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 9

The event was won by Bondi A—Sea brook (belt), Brown, Lees, Scott, andi Campbell. The Junior Alarm Keel Hare was won hy Manly A, with Bondi A second. BASEBALL REPRESENTATIVES OF VICTORIA. Back Row (Left to Right) : H. Stuckey. J. Harry, J. R. Taylor, C. [?]…

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Empire Fair. Opening Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

Entertainment will be combined with instruction at the Empire Fair, which will be opened by the Lord Mayor at the Sydney Town Hall this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The…

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Empire Fair Representative Stalls

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Gilpin) the Empire Fair in the Town Hall this afternoon. He was introduced by General Ryrie. The object of…

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Kurin-gai Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand to ensure the success of the Kuring-gai Show, to be held at St. Ives on the 11th and 12th inst. Owing to the…

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Surfing. Carnival at Palm Beach

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 12

The second annual carnival of the Palm Beach Surf Club was held at Palm Beach on New Year's Day un-1 der favourable conditions. North Narrabeen secured six wins out of the nine events decided…

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Empike Fair Many Fine Displays Opening This Afternoon

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

The Empire Fair will be opened at the Town Hall at 4 o'clock this afternoon by the Lord Mayor (Aid. David Gilpin), in the presence of many…

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Football Combine Secures Show Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

"The conference of delegates reprcsenting the Australian Rules, Rugby League,League Union, and the Soccer Association, convened by the Royal Agriculural…

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St. Ignatius' School, Oberon. Annual Exhibition of Work

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 41

The annual exhibition of work, and presentation of prizes at St. Ignatius' School, Oberon, was largely attended, and made most interesting by a programme of…

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Stadium Show O'Malley Knocked Out

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

There was a crowd of between three and four thousand at the Stadium last night, when a good programme was enjoyed. Vic. King who m[?] [?]ibby Oray…

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The Moving Picture Show Dangerous Sport

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

The late Hon. N. C. Rothechild was the world's leading authority on fleas. The fleas collected by him, numbering some thousands, are to be added to the…

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A Page for Little People Going to Show 'Em

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 46

I've got an older brother, and another one that's new, Got a father an' a mother, and a cat and kittens, too…

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Show Fruit N.S.W. State Quota The Empire Exhibition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 9

The N.S.W. department of Agriculture last week sent twenty transport cases of dried and bottled fruits to London for the British Empire…

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Surfing. Bondi Carnival

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 3

At Bondi to-morrow, Clo[?] Bondi, North Bondi, and Congee Surf Life Saving Clubs, are holding a [?] surf carnival in conjunction with the [?]…

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Berry Carnival. Berry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

A successful swimming carnival was held in the local baths on New year's Day. The proceds of the carnival will go towards the funds of the Berry Amateur Swimming Club. Frank Doyle, the State junior sprint…

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Swimming. Lidcombe Club Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 10

The Lidcombe Amateur Swimming Club will hold its annual carnival on Saturday. Moss Christie will compele in the 220yds western district championship…

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Sheep for the Empire Exhibition

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 15

We learn that the British authorities have prohibited the importation of Australian stud sheep for the British Empire…

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