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Shows & fairs, 1929

4,381 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 220

Heaps of Fruit St. Ives Show Good Trotting Track

The Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

Piles of golden oranges, rosy apples, plums, peaches, and other fruits, made a fine display to-day at the annual show of the Northern Suburbs…

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Champion Wheat Big Entries for Next Sydney Royal Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 11

Entries in the various wheat classes for the next Royal Easter Show in Sydney are being received, and in regard to the Commonwealth…

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Cycling Thrills Expected Can Rutt Show the Way to Ross?

Arrow · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 13

A programme that should produce many thrills has been drawn up for the cycling carnival at the Velodrome, Canterbury, to-morrow…

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Small Boys Sternest Critics Motor Show Rendezvous For Big Crowds

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

Interest in the Motor Show is being well sustained. It is particularly a delight to all small boys who think in terms of…

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Randwick's Big Double Challenge Stakes Margarethal Picked to Show Her Best

Arrow · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 7

Except for the doubles wagering, no marked move has been made for any of the Challenge aspirants, and, consequently, the public are somewhat in the dark as to stable views on the outcome…

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Export Butter Big Entry for Special Classes at the Royal Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 8

Satisfactory entries have been received for the special export butter classes at the forthcoming Sydney Royal Easter Show. The classes are…

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Spiced by Novelty Show Diversions Fascinating Toys and Devices Compel Attention

The Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 19

Examine the motor show with a critical eye, and you will discover that its spice is--"Novelty." Examine the audience instead of the exhibits, and you will see how appealing is novelty…

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Civic Heads Show Loss £50,000 for 1928 Electricity Deficit, Too

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

THERE will probably be a de[?]ticit in the accounts of the Civic Commission for 1928, according to the first annual report,…

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Concluding Stages of the Motor Show. Five More Sessions. Public Interest Well Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 10

The motor show is now entering its last stages, and there will be five more sessions— one this afternoon and evening, and morning, afternoon, and evening sessions to-morrow…

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Sydney Motor Show a Bewildering Display of Automobiles and Accessories All Previous Records Surpassed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

The opening of the sixth motor show, under the suspices of the N.S.W. Motor Traders Association, on Friday, was characterised by many…

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The Call of the Car. Service, Polish and Variety at Motor Show. Glittering Display of Finest Car Products

The Land · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 7

Eastertide Mecca of country folk, and mirror of the progress of our primary industries, the R.A.S. Showground at Moore Park was transformed last week-end. A visitor on Saturday night was greeted with the fumes of burnt oil and petrol instead of the familiar smell of…

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The World of Motoring With Special Attention to Motor-cycling the Passing Show "That's a Nice Car" Yes, Wasn't It?

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 8

THE Sixth Annual Motor Show is drawing to a close, and hundreds of visitors will be living in eager anticipation of the car that is shortly to be a number…

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Motor Cars, Motor Cycles and Tractors For the Farm or the Road, Business or Pleasure Cars to Covet The Motor. Show Appeals to Uncle Wiseman

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 15

To visit the Motor Show, which large crowds have been attending, at the Sydney Showground, all this week, is to make one want to break…

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Agricultural Society

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the Nepean A.H. andd [?] Society was held at the offfice of the secretary (Mr C. H. Fulton) on Tuesday evening, the…

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Goulburn's Old Showground. Agricultural Society's Offer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 15

GOULBURN.—After debating for three hours a motion that an offer of a gift of £1400 by the Agricultural Society should be accepted, the Goulburn City Council divided with five…

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Exhibition Model Gown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 14

One of the many beautiful evening gowns shown at the display of British dresses, held at the Mayfair Hotel, Loudon, last month…

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Billiards. Exhibition Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 21

L. W. Hayes, Australian amateur billiards champion beat S. Morrison, champion of the Sydney Press Club in a mathc at the club[?] last night. Hayes scored 500, and his best breaks were 67, [?] and 46…

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Katoomba Show

The Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 4
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The Railway Department states that special arrangements have been made for intending train travellers to Katoomba Show, to be held on…

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Albury Carnival. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 22

Arne Borg, the famons swimmer, will swim in Albury baths next Wednesday night. The baths were crowded last night for the carnival, in which the principal events resulted as follows:—…

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