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Shows & fairs, 1933

4,822 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 242

A New View Has History Been Fair to Grose?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

HISTORIANS and others have found little good to say of Francis Grose, stop-gap ruler of New South Wales for two…

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The Moving Picture Show Those Islands

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

As there seems to be some doubt still in the minds of those who are troubled about what Japan will do with her island mandates if she…

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Competitors at the Castle Hill Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 16

From left: Misses 1. King, E. Collins, G. Fryer, D. Green, M. Harris, F. Moore, E. Daly, Mrs. A. Croucher, and Mrs. L. Davis…

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Lights and Melody in Farm Cove Venetian Carnival in April

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 8

A FLEET of gaily-lighted pleasure craft, the music of guitars and ukeleles floating from their decks, floating in…

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'The Girl Friend' Manly District Players' First Show

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 8

After a lapse of nearly five years, amateur theatricals have been revived in Manly, and next Monday evening the Manly District Players'…

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Jardine's Team Disrupted Incidents Which Have Besmirched Game Bowler's Sorry Exhibition At Brisbane

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

WHAT a striking commentary on the depths to which English Sportsmanship has sunk was the Oxenham-Larwood incident in Brisbane last Saturday! We Australians learned our cricket from England. For half a century and more we looked to England and. English cricketers for the complete…

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Religious Show on Holy Day Bishop Suggests a Plan Open Letter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 8

The Coadjutor Bishop of Sydney (Rev. S. J. Kirkby), who, in the absence of Archbishop Wright, is…

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In the Garden. Autumn and the Dahlias. Show and Home Values

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 7

To the poets, the picture painters, the song writers, and also to the men and women who are engaged in providing day dreams for those who enjoy them, spring is taken to be the…

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May Show Form Was Wrong Little Irish Can Do Better Looks Winner

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 2

Races at Harold Park to-night present puzzling problems for punters, with the possible exception of the first…

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Relief Rates for New Jobs Money Is Provided for Works in Coalfields Towns Show Grounds

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Unemployment Relief Council, yesterday, approval was given to the provision of funds for a number of…

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"A Fair Go and No Fight," Says N.C.A. Tin-hare Board's Unreasonable Demands N.C.A. To Take Action Settlement Almost An Impossibility

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 12

JUDGING by the way the motion to stand loyally behind the N.C.A. in whatever action they may take in opposition to the Board of Control was carried it looks as though the N.C.A. have a fine chance of coming out on top in…

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Sugar Growers Concede £1,300,000 a Year Fair Play to the Industry is Their Claim for Future Queensland Market Worth £12,000,000 to the Southern States

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 11

IF eyer you feel inclined to say that the Primary Producer in Australia is completely a subsidy-seeker and a "bonus hound," think twice before you speak. Don't forget that the sugar producers of Australia have just agreed to a reduction estimated at £1,300,000 a year…

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The Garden Work for the Week Making the Garden Attractive --Iceland Poppies--Bulbs' For a Color Scheme --Clarkia Makes a Great Show

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 8

FIRST impressive are lasting in the garden: in the garden as elsewhere: therefore, it's more than ever necessary that extra thought, and extra care be taken with…

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Bookplate Exhibition

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 3

New South Wales Bookplate Club will hold an exhibition in the Auditorium Annexe, David Jones's, Ltd., from February 27 to March 2…

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Two Arrests at Show

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 2

Constable Graves, of Parramatta, arrested two men at the Castle Hill Show yesterday for playing an Illegal game. It is alleged that one of the…

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King's School Carnival Old 'Uns Outed

Truth · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 8

KING'S SCHOOL, Australia's oldest Great Public School, celebrated its 101st anniversary yesterday. Sporting fixtures between Old Boys…

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Eileen's Court Carnival Naughty Kicker Of Policeman

Truth · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 10

IT was pretty Eileen Fox's "big day" at the Central Police Court last Thursday, when she was convicted of no fewer than eight at nine charges…

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What the Census Will Show People Live Longer Than in Days Gone by

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 1

Is Australia growing "older;"'not in a geological sense, but in regard to the average age of its inhabitants ? When you are confronted with the questionnaire in the Commonwealth Census, to be taken within a few months,…

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S.A. Railways Show a Profit Costs Cut and Traffic Increases Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 2

Surprising facts showing the recovery in the finances of the S.A. Railways were revealed today by the Minister for Railways (Mr. Denny)…

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Must Get Down to Earth! Stage Plays Won't Win Film Fame Show Our Land!

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1933 · page 11

How can Australia make a triumphant entry into motion picture production? AFTER seeing my first…

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