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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1932

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Mountains Carnival

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 24

Katoomba, Wednesday.--Council is to hold a 14 days' carnival, from March 21 to April 3 next, inclusive, to celebrate the opening of the…

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Dog Show Diversion

The World's News · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 29

Miss Patsy seems fully aware of the honor she is bestowing upon her admirer by letting him take her picture. Both were star attractions at Ambassadors' Dog Show in Los Angeles recently, where they did this sort of thing in public…

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Speed Carnival for Port Pirie

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 23

PORT PIRIE M.C.C. have preparations well under way for the Australian speed championship carnival on the Easter holiday week-end…

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End of Country Carnival Newcastle's Day

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 17

THE finishing scenes of the country tourney gave some splendid exhibitions of tennis. No more brilliant doubles match has been seen on…

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Liberal Cuts For Bridge Carnival Bowlers

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 20

N.S.W. Bowling Association, which is sponsoring the Bridge opening Carnival, beginning on March 21, announces that…

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Teams Racing in Favor Exhibition Speedway's Interstate Challenge Davey's Success

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 23

SINCE teams racing was instituted at the Exhibition dirt track speedway, Melbourne, Lionel Davey has ridden brilliantly, and his record…

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True Facts I & Fancies the Anniversary Meeting. Good Racing; Fair Crowd

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 9

THE Australian Jockey Club opened its Anniversary meeting at Randwick on Saturday, when a six-event programme was put through in good time without any…

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The Moving Picture Show The Bridge Tests

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 14

"Just fancy," said Amelia, "now that the Bridge has passed the dead load tests, they're to have live load tests--I hope everything's all right!"…

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Country News. Show Society's Loss. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 12

Thieves entered the Lithgow A. H. and P. Society's pavilion on the recreation ground, and stole 250 yards of brattice cloth, which was to have been used at the show in March…

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Pilot's Notebook Taking a Great Risk with Phar Lap An Exhibition Race of £2000 But Can He Be in Condition?

Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 9

Until the decision of the Agua Caliente Handicap we are unlikely to go short of cabled news concerning Phar Lap, and already some of it is confusing. It would appear that Tanforan, as well as Agua Caliente, is bidding for the Australian champion, and last week there was an announcement that…

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Granville Show Officials Confident of Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 2

With a fair number of entries steadily coming in, Granville show officials are confident of the success of next month's annual exhibition…

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Better Than Ever Blacktown Show Next Month

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 6

Wood-chopping and sheaf-tossing will be two novel attractions at Blacktown Show, which is to be held on February 19 and 20…

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The Moving Picture Show The Inexorable Board

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 16

"Sheep-- Boy Scouts -- um-hmm!" mused Mr. Co-O-Board. "What next? Gradually I'm sewing the dash country up in a bag so's nothing'll be…

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Cantor in Another Good Show "Palmy Days" as Good as "Whoopee" at the State

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 8

STATE: Eddie Cantor in "Palmy Days," with Chariotte Greenwood, Barbara Weeks. Chas, B. Middleton. Commencing Saturday…

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Shopping Carnival

The Propeller · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

Under the auspices of the Hurstville Chamber of Commerce a special meeting of shop-keepers and business people will be held in the Chamber of…

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SWIMMING. Fourth Championship Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 16

The fourth swimming championship carnival will be held at the Bondi Baths on February 9. Championships to be decided are the mile, 100 yards backstroke, and 220 yards junior. An…

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Taree Night Show

The Land · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

Taree Agricultural Society has installed electric lighting on its ground with a view to holding show programmes at night…

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At Wollongong Show

The Land · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

Left to right: Messrs. "Larry" Carr, oldest member and exhibitor; G. H. Figtree, first president on present ground; A. Cook, president; W. A. Lang, senior, vice-president and past president; H. F. Marr, vicepresident R.A.S…

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Swimmers Race for Trophy Four Clubs Enter Greenwich Carnival

The Labor Daily · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

A 400 yards teams' relay race for the Clough trophy will be the tit-bit of the Greenwich Amateur Swimming Club's third annual…

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The Moving Picture Show Phar Lap's Reception

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 8

Plans have been made at Agua Caliente to give Phar Lap a "royal" reception. This sounds well enough, but what is the Republican idea of…

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