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Shows & fairs, 1926

4,621 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 232

Young Carnival Young

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 10

The Young Carnival Week will be held on March 9, 10 and 11…

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Patterson Again Win Over Anderson Exhibition Tennis

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 5

In the interstate tennis exhibition games to-day in Melbourne, Patterson was in capital form, and beat J. O. Anderson, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4…

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Anderson Hurt Exhibition Tennis Victoria Successful Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 18

Exhibition tennis was played to-day, and representatives from New South Wales and Victoria at the Australasian tournament at Adelaide, took part…

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Vic. Wins Three Games Exhibition Tennis Brilliant Flashes Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 6

Australia's best players were opposed in an exhibition match between N.S.W. and Victoria at the Albert courts to-day…

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The Moving Picture Show Deeper and Deeper

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 4

"Why so depressed, Watson?" said Porsnurlock Holmes, pouring himself a second cup of Cocainoa. "You look as if you were about to be ill."…

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Big Prize Money Shoalhaven Show Nowra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 8

The S[?]haven Agricultural Association will give away over £1000 in prize-money at the forthcoming show. This is the largest sum given by any South Coast…

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Round the Shows Jim Gerald Season Fullers' Big Show

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 5

The revival of the old-time nigger minstrels at Fullers' Theatre, has provided the success the management anticipated. To-day these comedians in…

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Busy Day for Club Swimmers To-day's Carnival Champions at the Spit

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 3

Swimmers will be well catered for to-day as no less than three club carnivals are to be held at The Spit, Abbotsford and Coogee…

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Manly's Night Wonder Carnival Ends

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 5

Manly teemed with people last night. Thousands came from all parts of Sydney and Suburbs. The Corso was crammed like a tin of sardines, and it…

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Newcastle Next Big Carnival Next

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 13

Next Saturday will be a gala day at Newcastle, when the local club will hold its annual surf carnival. The Northern metropolis will also be the Mecca of…

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Fleecing the Landlord The New Fair Rents Act

Truth · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 8

SOME of the plutocratic owners of Sydney's tenement houses whose incomes in some instances approach the princely sum of £30,000 per annum will not materially suffer when next week His Majesty's representative gives his Vice Regal assent…

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Blaze of Light Manly Carnival the Final Display

The Sun · Sunday 7 February 1926 · page 5

Manly was a blaze of color and light last night. The concluding night of the annual carnival is always celebrated by a…

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Newcastle Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 14

The annual Newcastle carnival will be held on Saturday next, and nineteen clubs will send representatives for the various events. All the local clubs—Newcastle, Merewether, Stockton, Cook's Hill,…

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Harbour Pageant. Carnival at Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 12

Many thousands of people visited Manly on Saturday evening to witness the Venetian Carnival, which marked the conclusion of the fortnight's festivities in aid of local…

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Surf Life-saving. Championship Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 14

Until the holding on Saturday next of the South Coast qualifying tests, the complete programme for the championship carnival to be held at Bondi on February 27 will not be available. To date the…

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A.b.c. 1926 Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 16

The following addition has to be made in the rink championship preliminary round, to he played at St. George on Friday, February 20, at 10 a.m.— R. Rogerson (W.A.) meets C. Bristow (N.S.W.) and…

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Manly's Great Night End of the Carnival

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 5

Amid a blaze of fireworks, swinging music, and hosts of merrymakers on Saturday evening, Manly concluded the moat successful carnival…

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Fullers' Bright Show Jim Gerald's Success

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 7

THE much-heralded Jim Gerald made a successful appearance at Fullers' on Saturday evening. He exceeded the anticipations of those…

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On Board the Japanese Cruiser The Spit Swimming Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 10

Visitors to the Iwate yesterday found plenty, to interest them. One of the exhibitions given by the crew. The laundry of the Japanese cruiser, Iwate, has a busy time. This is the washing which was hung out for, drying yesterday…

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The Moving Picture Show Our Decadent Days

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 8

" 'Ot tempered blokes them Spaniards mus' be" said Weary Willie. " 'Ere's a Duchess bin shot dead be 'er 'usband because she let the two kids…

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