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Shows & fairs, 1936

5,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Hospital Carnival

The St George Call · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

Arrangements have been made to hold a monster night carnival on behalf of the St. George District Hospital, at Tracey Street, Hurstville, from…

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Nowra Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 26

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Association will hold its 61st annual show at Nowra on February 13, 14, and 15. The poultry section is on up-to-date lines, and should be well…

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Kiama Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 26

The Kiama Show opened on Saturday last and was continued again on Monday. The niain. poultry awards were: Champion birds of Show: Cock and hen, J. H. Hayes…

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Moruya Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 26

The Moruya Agricultural and Pastoral Society will this its 61st annual show on February 19 and 20. Entries close on February 13. Classes for standard and utility…

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Police Carnival. Children's Horsemanship

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

Ten children, including a girl, whose ages range from seven to 12 years, will give a display of horsemanship at this year's Police Carnival, which will be held at the Showground…

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Horses And Machines For Carnival

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 9

Members of the mounted police and motor-cycle squad, lined up in Centennial Park today, before practising for the Police Carnival at the Showground on February 29. These men are training in their own lime-- a tribute to their enthusiasm…

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Surf Life-saving. South Narrabeen Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 18

A surf carnival to be held at South Narrabeen Beach on Saturday, February 8, is now being organised by friends of the late Wally Proudfcot, a well-known surfer. The proceeds will be devoted…

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Swiss Industries Annual Exhibition at Basle in April

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 9

The largest undertaking of its kind in Switzerland, the Industries Fair at Basle, will be held from April 18 until April 28 this year…

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Granville Show Attractive Exhibits Constitute Record

The Biz · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

Granville show, held on Saturday and Monday last, attracted record en[?]s in several sections. In the horse section there were 150 entries in excess of last…

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Champion Dairy Stock at Kiama Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 22

The best dairy cow in the Kiama Show "Berry Undine," exhibited by Berry…

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The Moving Picture Show Tottering Tolls

The Sun · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

"I'm sadly afraid," said the Minister for Impositions to his colleague of the New Business Portfolio, "that you and I are not seeing eye to eye. What the…

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Dairy Stock In Force at Kiama Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 7

THE Australian Illawarra Shorthorn dairy cattle section is always a feature of the annual Kiama Show, and many notable A.I.S. breeders…

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Kiama Staged Great Show of Dairy Cattle

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 6

Ayrshire cattle were a special feature of the Kiama Show, the display…

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A Great Circus Ivan Bros[?] Opening Show

The Biz · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

Ivan Bros. International Circus gave [?]s opening performance at Can[?]ey Vale on Thursday night, the change from Liverpool being unavoidable. The tent…

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Mananui in Head Victory Fair Diana Was Unlucky To Lose the Stipes

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

NONE of the finishes at Victoria Park yesterday was more thrilling than the one of the first division of the Encourage Handicap, a…

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Winooka Back, But Only To Prepare For Show Ring

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

A MAGNIFICENT golden bay, perfectly conformed, is gracing M. Poison's stables at Randwick. Winooka, one of the greatest Australian…

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A Modern Style of Chariots Police Daredevils Show Their Paces

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 10

TWO motor cycles, with a chariot attached, and driven at a breakneck speed on a dirt-track by one man. That was the unique feat…

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On the Wing of The Poultry World Castle Hill Show

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 26

The annual exhibition of the Central Cumberland A. and H. Associtaion will take place at Castle Hill Showground on February 14 and 15. Ninety-three classes have…

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Shearing Tests In the Show Ring E. U. Watson Replies to W. W. INGREY To the Editor of "The Land"

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 13

Sir.—Kindly allow me space in your very widely circulated paper wherein to reply to Mr. W. W. Ingrey's letter ("The Land," 3/1/36),…

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The Beehive Write on light, cheap paper, and on one side of the paper only. Letters should show names, addresses, and pen-names of each Bee, and state whether Young or Associate Members. The Beehive is an association of "Land" and "Countrywoman" readers for social entertainment and for community service. The children up to sixteen years of age are in one class, and all over sixteen are in another, and are called Associates. The Hive is the foe of country loneliness; it gives country children and their elders opportunities for self expression and opens avenues of social usefulness. Life membership badges are 6d.. post free. The Queen's Letter to the Bees

The Land · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 20

Dear Buzzers, Have any of you ever been to the Speedway when in Sydney? Although I am not. a blood-thirsty person by a long way, I find it one of the most exciting pastimes possible. To see four or five motor-bikes rushing around the track at about sixty miles an hour…

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