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Shows & fairs, 1925

4,559 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 228

Wool Sales. Fair Competition for Good Wools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7947 bales, and the sales, including private transcations,…

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World Exhibition. Mr. G. A. Taylor's Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 10

The proposal put forward by Mr. G. A. Taylor that an International exhibition should be held in Sydney to mark the opening of the harbour bridge in 1930 was discussed at a…

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The Holy Year of Jubilee. Missionary Exhibition

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

At the inauguration of the great Missionary Exhibition at the Vatican in the Braccio Nuova Museum, Pope Pius told in glowing terms of his objects in amassing…

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General Country Items Australian-made Bathurst Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 7

BATHURST. -- Speaking at the official opening of the Australian-made Preference week in Bathurst on Wednesday, Ald. Buddie (Mayor) referred to the…

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Moss Christie's New Record Pyrmont Swimming Carnival

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

The rain did not keep a large crowd from attending the Pyrmont Baths last night, to witness the local [?] swimming clubs annual…

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London Weaker Cargoes Show Decline

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 8

Wheat cargoes were to-day from 3d to 9d lower, owing to initial weakness in America, and also to hesitancy on the part of buyers. Parcels were neglected…

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Davis Cup Matters Night Championships Off Exhibition Match

The Sun · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Discussing Davis Cup matters yesterday with J. O. Anderson, he again declared himself strongly in favor of the team going through Europe, even to the extent of…

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Maitland's Show Stupendous Agricultural Arches Maitland

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

There are features to be seen at the Maitland Show not seen even at the Royal in Sydney. Mankind specialises in its great…

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Art Union Tickets Mudgee Show's Action MUDGEE

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 12

The Mudgee Agricultural Society re-fused the request of the New town Band Art Union committee to have one of their chief prizes on the ground…

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In the Eternal City. a Rumor About Papini. Inauguration of Vatican Missionary Exhibition December 27, 1924

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 17

From the Spanish and the South American press comes the news that the Nobel i Prize has been awarded this year to Papini for his "Life of Christ," which…

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Agricultural Society

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

According to the takings at the agricultural show on Anniversary Day, it was stated at the meeting of the committees, on Monday night, approximately 12,000…

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Agricultural Society

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 3

A meeting of the council of Blacktown and District Agricultural Society was held in the local School of Arts on Monday night. The president, Mr. Joe Hicks,…

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Royal Agricultural Society

The Land · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Council was well attended, His Honor Judge Hamilton, Acting President, in the chair…

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Coogee Carnival

Evening News · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 8
Also in The Sun

Coogee carnival will be closed [?] to-morrow night's session. There [?] free display of fireworks. By [?]…

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N.z. Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

The British Government has decided to take 28,000 square feet of space in the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, to be held in 1923. and a similar space has been reserved for the…

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Harvest Festival and Fair

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

On Sunday last, St. Luke's Church of England was resplendent with decorations, the occasion being the harvest festival of St. Luke's. The Rev. E. C…

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The Hospitals Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

Merrylands is not behind any of the other suburbs in its energetic interest for the success of the New South Wales Hospital Carnival, which has been organised…

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Takings at Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

Just over 900 was taken at the carnival in connection with Ryde and District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. This amount, of course, is not all profit, for…

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Greystanes. the Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 3

Greystanes residents wish to erect a public hall, and with this object in view, intend holding a carnival, on February 28, on the proposal site of the building. On…

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