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Shows & fairs, 1936

5,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

The Moving Picture Show Sport, The Leveller

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 20

Weary Willie had been missing all the afternoon, but shortly after dark he returned with dragging feet and flung himself down, utterly…

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Bondi's Success at Tamworth Carnival Baths Record to Arthur Besomo

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

TAMWORTH swimming carnival last Monday night was a most successful function, at which a good crowd witnessed some first-class swimming…

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The Glove Parade The Fair Sex's Long Patronage of the Prize Ring

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 17

THE patronage extended the prize ring by the fair sex is not, as many believe, a modern innovation. The earliest ring battles were not fought on the green turf of rolling downs or meadowlands…

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Cow Tests For Nowra Show Percentage of Solids

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 9

A novel section at the forthcoming Nowra show will be a competition for cows giving the greatest quantity of total solids in their milk…

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Improved Conditions Employment and Manufactures Show Striking Increases

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

AN improvement in employment and in factory activity in New South Wales was noted by the State Statistician (Mr. T. Waltes) in his latest survey of business…

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Granville Show Leading Exhibitors in the Poultry Section

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

IN the poultry at the Granville show, Mr. D. Power obtained the award for the best bird in the show with a black-red Old English Game cock…

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Cowboys at Work. Attractions at the Royal Show

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

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society is again providing attractive ring events for the approaching Royal Easter Show. Arrangements are being made for the visit to…

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Great-grandmother a Successful Rider at the Granville Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 15

MRS. RICHARD JOHN NEWELL, of Seven Hills, who celebrated her 71st birthday last September, was a successful extrant in a number of the…

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Against Australian Stockmen Cowboy Rivals at Royal Easter Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

During the Royal Easter Show teams of cowboys from Canada and America will compete against some of Australia's best horsemen at…

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"Stars Over Broadway" New Show At The Capitol Lively Plot

The Labor Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

"STARS OVER BROADWAY." Warner Bros.' new musical spectacle, opens at the Capitol Theatre to-morrow with a cast Including Pat…

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Marshal for Show Checking Quality of A.i.s. Exhibits

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

It was announced at the annual meeting at Kiama of the Illawarra and Southern N.S.W. branch of the A.I.S. Society, that a show marshall…

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British Trade Fair Will Open in Sydney Empire Manufacturers Intend to Make Bid for Australian Business

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

THE proposal to hold a British Trades Fair in Sydney, possibly opening at the end of this year, will afford Australians an…

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Swimming Official Works While He Has His Meal Keen Clubs Grow Carnival Dates Are Fixed

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 16

When an official in sport cannot allow even meal time to pass without conducting some business of importance,…

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Pigs for Show Exhibitions Help Breeders to Acquire Knowledge and Improve Herds

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 12

What might be formed "the agricultural show season of New South Wales" has commenced. For those already engaged in pig raising, and for those contemplating entering it, a few notes on the subject of showing should be of interest and…

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The Man on the Land. Reports and Hints. First Show for 1936

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 26

Dapto, a progressive little town on the South Coast, in the centre of a rich dairying district, has the unique distinction of being the first town in the State to hold…

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Resumption of Activities Branch Reports Show Enthusiasm in Junior Farmers' Clubs Western Districts

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 15

WORK for the current year has begun with the finalising of the wheat crop competition. The number of competitors this year shows a considerable…

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A. Knox Leads Sydney Riders But M. McCarten Is Pressing Him What Figures Show for Past Six Months

Referee · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 5

LIGHTWEIGHT rider, A. Knox, is Sydney's leading rider at the moment, but M. McCarten, who is also riding…

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Dairy Cattle at Kiama Show Ayrshires Numerous Display of A.I.S. Not up to Standard of Other Years

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 8

Although A.I.S. cows won the major prizes for milk and butter tests at Kiama show, the display of females of this' breed in other classes was not up to the standard of previous years, with the exception of the top cows. A.I.S. bulls were much more…

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Beef Cattle for Show Exhibits from South West and Lachlan Valley Reflect a Bounteous Season I. J. Sloan's Shorthorn, Coonong Defender, Fills the Eye

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 6

Wheatgrowers of the south-west are working their fallows; sheepmen are drenching their flocks; lucerne growers are limiting hay. And the beef cattle breeders who intend to bring the pick of their herds to the Sydney Royal Show, are busy feeding, grooming, and preparing the stock. In the past…

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Lansdowne Show and Carnival

The Biz · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

It may interest readers to know the Lansdowne show committee are making a concession to exhibitors, as with every five entries one free exhibit will be…

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