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Shows & fairs, 1936

5,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Bankstown's Swimming Carnival

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 14

THE Bankstown Swimming Club (Sydney) staged their annual carnival on Thursday night last, and some excellent swimming resulted. The…

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North Sydney Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 16

A number of Northern Suburbs championships will be decided at the North Sydney Club's carnival, which will be held at the Lavender Bay baths on February 22…

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Parramatta Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

Parramatta's fifth annual show will be held on Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22, at Parramatta Showground, Hawkesbury-road, Westmead,…

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Flower Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

The schedule in connection with Merrylands Horticultural Society's next show, to be held on March 14, was discussed at the society's meeting last week…

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Athletics. St. George Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 16

St. George Club's second annual night athletic and cycling carnival has been fixed for February 11, at Hurstville Oval. Entries close on Tuesday next…

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Wellington Carnival. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 16

Record entries were received for the local swimming club's annual carnival, campetitors coming from Lithgow, Coonamble, Mudgee. Parkes, and Forbes. W. Cameron, the former New Zealand…

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Tennis Pros. Gave Free Exhibition

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 3

AS rain appeared imminent, the professional exhibition tennis matches set down for Canterbury Park last night…

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Show Ring Attractions

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 3

RING events at this year's Sydney Royal Show will again be of a high standard. The Royal Agricultural Society is arranging for a visit by three…

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Surf Life-saving. Championships Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 16

The Surf Life Saving Association is proceeding with the organisation of its biggest annual event, the championships carnival, and has already fixed the date as March 21, entries closing on March 3…

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£345 PROFIT Ryde Hospital Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

The carnival in aid of the funds of Ryde District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital and recently held in Eastwood Park returned a profit of £345/10/6. The…

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INTERSTATE 21ft Carnival at Brisbane

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

AN important yachting carnival commences tills Friday, January 31, at Moreton Bay, Brisbane. It will be for the twenty-one feet…

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What Adelaide Statistics Show

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

STATISTICS for the Adelaide racing season to-date, show that H. E. Gregory, in combination with his partner, who…

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Bondi's Surf Carnival Record Day Anticipated

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

IN addition to the presence of N.S.W.'s most brilliant surf swimming at Bondi's annual Carnival on saturday, there will be the film star…

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State Grain Growers. Success at Chicago Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 9

New South Wales wheaterowers have again distinguished themselves in an international grain show. Four farmers out of the six who entered samples of grain in the white…

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Open Cycling Carnival at Gulgong Gulgong

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

The open cycling carnival attracted many well-known riders. including Howie Brady, of Sydney. Results: Half-mile Handicap: A. Potter…

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Lawn Tennis. Professional Exhibition Matches at Canterbury Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 16

H. Cochet. J. Willard, R. O. Cummings, and L. E. Baker appeared in exhibition matches at the Sydenham-Bankstown Association's courts, Canterbury Park, last night. Owing to bad…

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£500 Grant to Surf Assn. New Carnival Dates

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 3

THE Surf Life Saving Association announced at its executive nesting yesterday that it had received a grant of £800 from the State Government…

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New Show At Tivoli To-morrow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

'THE grand gala opening of "Lucky Stars," at the Tivoli to-morrow evening, will. introduce a complete new company of international stars…

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Horsemen Engaged for Show Spectacular Events Likely

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 6

Following its progressive policythat of providing the most attractive new displays of ring events for the greatest show in…

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Chain of Show Meetings. North-west Societies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 9

BARRABA, Wednesday.—A conference convened by the Barraba Agricultural Society was held to arrange a sequence of annual shows from Warialda to Tamworth during next…

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