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Shows & fairs, 1936

5,219 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Turf Notes. Perth Trotting Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 18

Mr. J. P. Stratton, president of the Western Australian Trotting Association, informed Mr. F. Howell, secretary of the New South Wales Trotting Club, by telephone…

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The Moving Picture Show History Repeats

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 12

About 100,000,000 years ago, between the Early Epicene and Post-Plasticene periods, Mature for a grim joke (did she ever know any other sort…

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Topics for Women Leap Year Novel Carnival Morning Meetings

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 22

Miss K. Egan presided at the first meeting this year of the St." Vincent's Hospital Leap Year Carnival committee at the…

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Illawarra Carnival Entries Almost Record For Surf Gala Club Notes

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 3

THE Illawarra branch of the Surf Life Saving Association is in a happy position. For its annual carnival to be held on Thirroul beach…

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A Fair Offer

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 2

"Subbubs": Do you guarantee this clover seed?" Dealer: "Guarantee? I should say we do. If that seed doesn't come up you…

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Ambulance Carnival

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

For the purpose of raising funds for the St. George District Ambulance an athletic and cycling carnival will be held at Hurstville Oval on February…

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Plaza's New Show

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10

Carol Stone, Virginia Weidler and Tom Brown, in a scene from "Freckles," which opens at the Plaza to-morrow…

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Wheat at the Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 3

FOR on the 1037 Royal Easier slow, wheat varieties will be restricted as follows:-In the medium strong class, Baringa,…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival at Rushcutter Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 12

Above: A panoramic view of the courts at Rushcuttcr Bay during the progress of the men's doubles. At right: J. Orth (Penrith) making an overhead smash in the men's doubles matches…

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ATHLETICS. Championship Carnival. Opens in Hobart. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 14

About 2000 people enjoyed keenly the thrilling athletic contests on the first day of the Australian track and field games championships at North Hobart to-day. Although a strong breeze blew…

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The Moving Picture Show About Dragons

The Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 20

Two or three new disclosures by Lord Moyne, on the Komodo dragons:-- They grow over 12ft long, but vary…

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New Show At Tivoli. To-morrow

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10

FRANK NEIL, knowing the lure of a good variety show, goes one better each time, and the final revue of this present personnel "Let's…

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"Fair Amount of License" Taken by Railway Department Criticism by Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 3

Trenchant criticism was levelled at the Railway Department at Lidcombe Council last week by the Mayor (Alderman Phillips)…

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First of Season Poultry Show at Granville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 2

The first poultry show of the season in the metropolitan area will be held at the Grenville Showground on Saturday next (18th), organised by the…

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Still in the Balance Loud Applause Fails His Backers v FAIR THIRiti

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 2

UNLESS, Loud..Applause is equal to a performance vastly 1 superior to that for which he was responsible In yesterday's Rosebery,Handicap, the…

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Strong Cattle Section Jersey and A.I.S. Breeds Well Represented at Dapto Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 10

There was a remarkably good cattle section at the 79th annual Dapto show, Some outstanding A.I.S. cattle were shown, Jerseys were…

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Southern Cattle Breeders for Easter Herd Leaders Selected for Sydney Show Great Aberdeen-Angus Display Anticipated

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

Beef cattle breeden in many parti of tho Slate are stalling and feeding picked specimens from their herds preparatory to exhibiting them…

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Exhibition of Office Appliances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

It has been decided to hold an exhibition of accounting machinery and modern office appliances and equipment during the Australasian Congress on Accounting, to be held in…

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Granville Show

The Biz · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 4

Entries for-Jranvllie Show, which is to be held on January 2[?] and 2[?], close with the secretary, Mr. H. Mather, of 2 Gladstone-street, Parramatta, to-morrow…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Rain Stops Play

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1936 · page 13

The third day's play in the country carnival waa ushered in by conditions which presaged trying times for the many competitors. Even at an early hour yesterday morning, the heat…

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