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Shows & fairs, 1927

5,125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Big Tennis Carnival Maitland I. v. Junee. Country Contests J. 0. Anderson Looks on

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 6

Tennis players from all parts of the State flocked to the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Ground at Rush cutters' Bay yesterday for the opening of the annual country carnival--this year the biggest in the history…

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Good News for Rugby Union Footballers Fights Ahead To-night'js Show More Carnage?

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 2

THOSE two modern [?]diatore—it really is the correct term for them when they face each [?]Joe M[?] and Joe Golssives, are [?]…

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Parliament Settles Down Quietly to Business Delayed Bills Are Reintroduced Divisions Called by Opposition Show Security of the Government Financial Note of Warning

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 5

AS an efficient machinery for the wasting of valuable lime, the Opposition gave ample demonstration when the first Parliamentary session of the new year opened yesterday. Though the Government signified it wish to get down to pressing…

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Tennis Schlesinger Regains His Best Form Crawford Beaten in Cumberland Final : But Excels in Doubles Country Carnival in Sydney : Australian Championships in Melbourne : N.S.W. Team in NZ

Referee · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 16

IN view of the fine performances in Melbourne of the colt, J. Crawford, the main interest of Saturday's final of the County of Cumberland singles championship was whether he would be able to sustain the high standard reached in Melbourne, or whether Schlesinger could regain the form that last year…

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A World Exhibition f[?] hibition for Australia Celebrating the Greatest Engineer Sydney the Centre of the World's 1930-1931 [?]Est Engineering Events in Our History [?]re of the World's Engineering Displays 1930-1931

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 12

"Construction," as the Journal of Development, has for its policy the encouragement of all constructional work, but unlike the average advocate of progress, since our…

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Dapto Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 9

DAPTO.--Numerous entries are coming to hand for the 70th annual Dapto Show, which is to be held to-morrow and on Saturday…

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St. Ives Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 9

Entries for the seventh Northern Suburbs Show, to be Held on Friday and Saturday, have passed all records in many classes. Good entries also…

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St. Ives' Seventh Show

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 5

Entries for the seventh Northern Suburbs show to he held at St. Ives on Friday end Saturday have come in freely and in many classes beat all…

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Can't Show 'em

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 53

Visitor: "Jimmie, :do you get good marks at school?" Jimmie: "Yes'm, but I can't show 'em."…

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Carnival Results Men's Teams' Matches Round 5. Division [?]

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 13

Tamworth v. Terlings—Pryor and Gardner (T.) v. L'Strange and L'Strange (Terlings), [?] Pryor and Gardner v. Hill and Hill, 2-6, 4-6: Stanley and Dr. P[?]yor v…

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The Moving Picture Show Secret Commision's

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 12

Peter had often wondered what his favorite waiter, did with the corks, with which his pockets used to bulge by the time Peter had got to the…

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Cycling Spears in Match Night Carnival Corry After Record

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 3

THE handicaps have been declared for the half-mile professional handicap to be held at the Sydney Sports Ground next Saturday night…

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St. Ives' Show Trots Handicaps for

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 3

Heats and handicaps for the trotting races, to be held at the Northern Suburbs A. and H. Association's show, at St. Ives, on Saturday, are—…

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Melbourne Turf. Sydney Horses for Autumn Races Carnival Fancies Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

ALREADY the big races of the Autumn are engaging a share of attention, but the discussions are mainly confined to horses…

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Competitors in the Country Week Lawn Tennis Carnival at Rushcutter Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 14

J. CLACK, A 13-YEAR-OLD PLAYER, FROM NEWCASTLE. MISS E. JEFFERY (TAMWORTH). G. McGILLIVRAY (HAWKESBURY COLLEGE)…

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All Kinds of Trucks at the Big Motor Show

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 9

In the 1027 Motor Traders' annual motor show, which will be opened on Friday, u feature will be the display of almost every known mako of truck…

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Radio Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

A feature of the radio exhibition to be opened at Sydney Town Hall on February 3 will be the display arranged by Broadcasters (Station 2BL)…

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Manly Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

A feature of the Manly Jubilee Carnival is the nightly announcement by Broadcasters (2BL) of details of the programme, etc. In addition, from time…

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Club Carnival

Arrow · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Sydney's carnival will be hold in Domain Baths on February 3. A great programme has been drawn up, including seven State championships, chief of…

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Tennis. Country Carnival

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

The country carnival of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association opened on the courts at the Rushcutter Bay Ground on Tuesday…

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