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Shows & fairs, 1930

4,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 222

Barnet-Glass Tyres Prominent at Show

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 17

ON many of the cars on display at the Motor Show, Barnet Glass tyres are featured. From the lower-priced cars to the very aristocrats of motordom, the…

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Have You Paid a Visit to the 1930 Motor Show? Big Exhibition Now in Full Swing That Australian "Pull-it-to Pieces Interest" This Year's Models Show a Big Advancement People Want to Buy Parking Space Too

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 8

THERE is not the slightest doubt that the exhibits, at the 1930 Motor Show are being criticised, in real Australian fashion. Any day one takes a stroll through the pavilions men, women and children can be seen climbing into, round, and all over the cars and cycles, not to mention the. fingering the accessories are subjected to…

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"Ignore Sex Distinctions" Fair Field for All Noted American's Advice to Women

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 7

MRS. MABEL WILLEBRANDT, who until recently was Assistant United Stated Attorney-General, one of the highest posi[?]ons ever held by…

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The Model Dairy Competition a Granville Show Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 19

Considerable interest is being shown in the model daily competition, which is being held by the Granville Agricultural Society, in…

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Motor Show. Modern Coachwork. Closed and Open Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 12

Coachwork at the Motor Show makes an interesting study, and it is a source of great satisfaction to see that the standard of bodywork of every type produced in Australia…

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Treat for Kiddies at Motor Show To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 13

A feature of the Motor Show this afternoon will be a special entertainment for children. Uncle George, from Station 2GB,…

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Olympia Motor-Cycle Show Greater Refinement for 1930

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 47

The Olympia Motor-cycle Show, which. is being held in London at the lime of writing, has become an event, of international importance, and a visitor to the show is amazed at the number of foreign languages he may hear spoken in the course of his inspection of some 300 models, the…

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For Women Social events of importance Fans Popular at Cabaret Aid Vanity Fair

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 16

DAINTY fans, which were sold to augment the proceeds, were much sought at the Vanity Fair Cabaret, held at the New Oriental Cafe…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Tamworth Men's Team Wins. Women's Team Beaten

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 20

For the second year in succession Tamworth yesterday won the men's teams' championship in the country carnival at Rushcutter Bay, beating Orange in the final by seven sets to…

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Home From Home the Camping-out Equipment Show Exhibits

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 9

TO be free of hotels and apartments and to be able to move from one place to another without difficulty or delay, are ideals which…

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Progress of the Motor Official Opening of the Show

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 49

"PROPHECY is a dangerous thing, but there is at least one avenue of progress which, will. I hope, be explored. I refer to the possibility of the manufacture…

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Interstate Horses Invade Melbourne Preparing for Autumn Carnival K. Scott Unlucky Jockey

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 5

Already signs of activity are noticeable on the tracks in Melbourne among the horses who are expected to take part in the important race meetings at Caulfield and Flemington during the Autumn. Last week Phar Lap made a…

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Trucks for All Purposes Clyde Coy's Show the Ubiquitous Albion

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 9

AS most readers know, the Clyde Engineering Company Ltd. took over the distribution for New South Wales some months ago of the world-famous…

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Bowls Carnival Big Entries for Launceston Games Question of Correct Grip Interstate Chemists' Tourney

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 16

APPROXIMATELY 500 bowlers and 100 women will converge on Launceston for the big bowls Carnival, and for the best part of a fortnight the city on the Tamar will see hundreds of flannelled visitors fitting to and fro in quest of the other fellow's scalp…

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Nash Models for 1930 on Show Beautiful New Twin-Ignition Eight makes its debut

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 44

IF proof were needed of the popularity of Nash, cars it was amply shown by the crowds which surged around the big display of beautiful new 1930 models. It is said that it is the earnest ambition of Nash…

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Of Interest at the Motor Show That Silent Gearbox Reo Display Draws Big Crowds

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 20

The Reo Stand at the Motor Show -- No. 12 -- is thronged by people anxious to hear of the new silent second gearbox…

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Sydney's Big Motor Show £1,000,000 in Cars at Agricultural Ground Few Radical Changes

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 17

The seventh annual M.T.A. Motor Show, which opened at the Agricultural Grounds, Moore Park, on Friday, is the most extensive in the history of motoring in this country. Exhibits valued at over £1,000,000 are displayed on the various stands, and the officials expect greater crowds than have ever before…

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Fifteen Nations Now in Array for the Davis Cup Trials Next Week Our Team's Rosy Prospects in European Zone Australian Championships Soon Country Carnival Continues

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 18

Fifteen nations have already sent in their entries for this year's Davis Cup. In the European Zone they are Britain, Holland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Roumania, Czecho Slovakia, Belgium, switzerland, Monaco, and Ireland…

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Manly Carnival Director Resigns

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 4

The Manly Venetian Carnival is to open to-morrow, and last night the director, Mr. A. C. Hughes, caused consternation by resigning…

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Fair Visitor at Randwick Enjoyed Hurdle Trial

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

NOT the least interested spectator of the Hurdle Trial at Randwick yesterday morning was Miss Kitty O'Shea, who is at present in Sydney…

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