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Shows & fairs, 1932

4,212 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 211

Here's a Bunch of Tall Poppies for Randwick Carnival

Truth · Sunday 6 March 1932 · page 5

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See You at the Royal Show Governor and Bill Booth

Truth · Sunday 6 March 1932 · page 3

BILL BOOTH, foremost of Rosehill trainers and pastoralist in his spare time, got the glad band at Rosehill races…

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Electrical Exhibition. Interest Increases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 10

Satisfactory progress is reported by the committee of the 1932 Electrical and Radio Exhibition, now being held in the Town Hall, the attendance on Saturday being well up to…

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Brookvale Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 7

A feature which has just been added to the programme of the Warringah and Manly Agricultural Society's Show, which opens on Friday next, is a championship woodchop, for which £50 prize…

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Gala Midnight Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 10

Greater Union Theatres will inaugurate their Bridge Week programme with a special gala midnight show at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday,…

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Ashbury Dahlia Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 11

Opening the Ashbury flower show, which was held on Saturday afternoon and evening, in the local Public school, the Director of the Botanic Gardens (Dr. G. P. Darnell Smith)…

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Record Entries for Warringah Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 10

An excellent programme has been arranged by the Warringah Shire and Manly A. and H. Society for its show, which will take place next…

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Big Tattoo Miniature War at the Show

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 9

An innovation at this year's Show will be the military tattoo on the night of March 21, when there will be rockets and flares, gunfire, bombs,…

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The Moving Picture Show Shock Troops Lead

The Sun · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 6

"Will we fight? We say yes! Bolsheviki, Bolsheviki--yes, yes, yes!" war cry of tiny tots heading Communist procession in Domain. About 50 women…

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Splendid Show at Roxy 'Dangerous Affair' and Fighting Marshal

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 7

"A DANGEROUS AFFAIR," the offering at the Roxy this week is more humorous than dangerous. Piquant situations, a touch of…

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Tin Hares for Albury? Move to Get Local Show Ground

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 8

ALBURY, Sunday.--An application for the use of the Show Ground for mechanical coursing was referred by Albury P.A.H. Society to a special…

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FINED £22 Trotting Owner's Lapse Sensational Show Incident Maitland

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 1

An incident in a trotting event at Maitland Show on Friday led to an owner being fined £22 by the stewards…

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Big Fair Is a Big Success! Greatest Attendance Figures Yet Reached Are Recorded Cashflows (Official Wireless.) LONDON

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 1

MORE than 150,000. persons--the highest figure vet recorded--attended the Birmingham section of the British industries Fair, which…

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Parramatta Show Unqualified Success—Opened by Governor—Large Crowd On Second Day—Fine Horses and Cattle

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 1

Some of the finest cattle in the State and many first-class horse were seen at the Parramatta Agricultural and Industrial Society's first annual show on Friday and Saturday. The first day only a handful of spectators assembled at the showground at Westmead, but Saturday's programme attracted a large crowd of between three and four thousand…

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Chemists' Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 10

Members of the drug trade have been invited by the organisers to visit the 40th Chemists' Exhibition, London, which will be housed from May 23 to May 27, 1932, in the…

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Bowls. the Bridge Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 12

Additional entries from Queensland and local clubs brought the total number of singles up to 319 and the rinks to 225 (900 players). The pennant committee has practically completed the…

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Electrical Exhibition Visited by Architects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 10

Although broadcast receiveis head the list makers of electrical appliances, both domestic and otherwise, are, for the most part, very satisfied with the business done and the…

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Scouts Surf Carnival Port Kembla

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 9

The revised list of results for the South Coast District Boy Scouts Association surf carnival, places Port Kembla first and Wollongong second…

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Maitland Show Receipts Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 4

The full receipts for M[?]and Show are regarded as highly satisfactory by the officials. For the seven sessions they totalled £132307 against…

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Big Bridge Carnival Largest Ever Organised Keen Fight

The Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2

Never in the history of the surf life saving clubs have the annual championships been organised on such an extensive scale as for…

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