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Shows & fairs, 1927

5,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Popular Secretary West Wyalong Show West Wyalong

The Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 11

The West Wyalong Show Association has accepted, with regret, the resignation of Mr. Thomas A. Smith, for 20 years secretary of the…

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SECRETARY 20 Years Show Assn's. Tribute Wyalong

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

MR. THOMAS A. SMITH, secretary of the local show association for the past 20 yeas, has tendered his resignation owing to his leaving the…

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Better Motors for Lower Prices Big Show Features

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 9

"BETTER care for lower prices" is the key note of the Motor Show, which is being conducted by the Motor Traders' Association at…

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Our Beam Radio Faults Apparent What Tests Show London

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

THE tests of Australia's beam wireless service over the week-end have not shown material improvements on the opening day's results…

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Laws and Rolls Over Twelve Leichhardt Fight To-night's Show

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

PAT McHUGH has a splendid attraction at his fight resort to-night, when Bert Laws, the recently arrived boxer from Ireland,…

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First Sale Motor Show Feat Lucky Salesman the Shower-bath Buick

The Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 13

"Nice car." "Yep," muttered life salesman, brushing a speck of dust off the flashing bonnet…

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Still Crowding in Visitors to The Motor Show a Popular Evening Rendezvous

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 5

The large attendances at the Motor Show yesterday, both in the afternoon and evening indicate the great interest that motoring has to-day upon the general public. A noteworthy feature of the show up to the…

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Loughlin Back? to the Labor Fold New Leader an Essential Will Goodin Get a Fair Deal? Gillies Watching and Waiting

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

WILL Mr. Loughlin, the lone survivor of the rebel Labor trinity, return to the fold? Although he denies the persistent rumors in the lobbies of Parliament, and asserts that there have been no…

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A Lot for a Little Why Not a Percentage for Locals? Mid-week Show Meanness

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 5

WHEN the Monday evening programmes were abandoned at the Stadium, and slightly increased prices charged for the mid-week offerings, the idea—as announced from Rush—cutter's Bay—was to give local boys a chance to get in the…

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Long Skirts a Memory: Trousers Next? "Masculine" Women Can't Show More Le London

Evening News · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 10

"WOMEN have reached the limit as regards short skirts. They cannot decently show more leg. Therefore, it s[?] that the only…

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Coogee Carnival Closing

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 13

Coogee Carnival, in aid of Eastern Suburbs Ambulance, will close on Saturday. This will be the last opportunity people will have of seeing Ben…

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Athletics. Tratten Park Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 21

Western Suburbs A.A.C. will control the athletic section of the combined carnival, in conjunction with the N.S.W. League of Wheelmen, at Pratten Park, Ashfield, to-night. Events for members of the Western…

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Big Tennis Country Carnival

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 13

In pleasantly cool, cloudy weather, the country championships started on time to-day, the competitors appreciating the change…

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KOSCIUSKO Sports Carnival Golf Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 12

Mr. C. R. Grossman, head of the firm of Edward Arnold, Ltd,, who is the president of the recently-formed Kosciusko bummer Club, has donated a silver…

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Venetian Carnival Manly: Next

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 3

The Manly Venetian Carnival, that worthy effort which during the last five years has raised nearly £27,000 for Manly charities, will be opened on…

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Women's Championships. First Carnival on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 21

The first of the women's swimming championship carnivals will be decided at the Coogee Aquarium Baths on Thursday evening. The principal events will be the 500 yards teams' race and the junior diving…

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SWIMMING Busy Times Ahead Australian Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 7

The Australian championship swimming carnivals for the Keiran Shield are scheduled to start in Melbourne to-night, when tho 100 yards and 100 yards back-stroke titles are…

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Motor Show. Large Attendances. Interesting Demonstrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 18

There were large attendances again at both the afternoon and evening sessions of the Motor Show yesterday. Great interest was shown not only in the motor vehicles on…

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The Moving Picture Show Oojah Plot

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 12

Sonic of the aldermen of Erskineville object to singing in public in honor of the Duke, and Alderman McCarthy has gone so far as to protest that it…

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Motoring A Record Show : Some Outstanding Features

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 41

The visitor making his first inspection of the great Motor Show now in progress at the Royal Sydney Agricultural Grounds and the scribe who seeks to compress into a few brief columns the essence of such an important and varied exhibition are both in the same perplexity as the sportsman who "puts up" so much game that he is uncertain in which direction to shoot first. IT must be our pleasurable duty, first of all, to pay…

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