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Shows & fairs, 1937

4,538 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 227

Show News

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

NEW STAR for Hollywood? Viennese stage actor, Adolph Wohlbruck arrives to play "Michael Strogoff" for R.K.O.-Radio and…

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To-day's Surfing Carnival

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 2

THE third carnival of the 1936-37 S.L.S.A. season at South Curl Curl to-day is expected to be the most successful gala ever staged on…

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Surf Carnival at Cronulla

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Cronulla Life Saving Club will hold its annual surf carnival to- morrow. Seventeen clubs will compete Sixteen of them will be in the march…

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Cronulla Carnival Bus Service

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Arrangements have been made by the Cronuila Life Saving Club for a special bus service to Cronulla on Saturday for the club's annual…

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Surf Life-saving. South Curl Curl Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 9

To-morrow's surfing attraction is the South Curl curl club's ninth annual carnival. The first item on the programme is the rescue and resuscitation event, commencing at 10.45 a.m. The main…

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Charged Window To "Show" Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Stated to have pushed his head through a glass window at Darlinghurst Police Station, James Clifford. 25. laborer, was fined £2 and 10…

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The Moving Picture Show Jokers

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

New traps for the unwary are being devised by New Year practical jokers. But don't forget that the most…

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THE Clydesdale Column Novice Show Classes

The Land · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 18

THE advent of another year brings the Sydney Royal close upon us once again; only…

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Flowers Inice for English Show Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

Australia has been asked by the Royal Horticultural Society of London to co-operate at the annual Chelsea flower show, to be held in…

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Deaf and Dumb Sports Carnival Success of N.s.w. Teams

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 5

The Australian Olympic Adult Deaf and Dumb sports carnival was held in Adelaide during the Xmas holidays, finishing yesterday. The New…

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Capsize of Surf Boat Thrills at Cook's Hill Carnival Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Thousands of country visitors to the surf carnival at Cook's Hill were treated to many thrills. The new Stockton surf boat was…

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Flowers in Ice. Exhibit at Chelsea Show. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 6

Wild flowers packed in ice will be sent from New South Wales to the Ch[?]sea Flower Show in England [?] May, 1937. The council of the Royal Horticultural…

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Trade and Finance Busy Real Estate Market Year's Figures Show Substantial Increase

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 3

All departments of the real estate market were kept busy during the past year, and available figures show a substantial increase over those for…

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To-day's Controversy What Is Happening to Civic Government Methods? A One-man Show

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 January 1937 · page 4

Sir,--Apparently the happenings of the year Just closed are leaving a nasty taste In the mouths of many of our best people, who comprise big…

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Bridge Pylon Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 6

The exhibition at the south-eastern pylon on the Harbour Bridge is open daily from 10 a.m. till 5.30 p.m. The lens of the giant electrically-operated camera obscura enables any scene within…

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Big Sea Mars Surf Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 15

North Narrabeen Surf Life-Saving Club scored its second successive rescue and resuscitation victory at South Curl Curl yesterday…

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Surf Carnival at Bar Beach Cook's Hill Club

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 6

A feature of the Cook's Hill Surf Club's carnival at Bar Beach was the brilliant victory of the Northern District breaststroke title-holder, O. McKenzie (Cook's Hill) in…

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The Moving Picture Show Year Of Pictures

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 4

Peter Persnurkus, in all humility, chooses his 12 best pictures of 1936:-- "Rebellion," a Jack Lang production directed, more or less, by…

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Surf Life-saving. Big Seas Affect Carnival. Many Boats Capsize

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 17

Events at South Curl Curl Club's surf carnival yesterday caused much excitement. One of the heaviest surfs of the season made the task of boat crews and swimmers difficult. In…

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Thrills at Surf Carnival Some Events On Programme Cancelled Heavy Seas

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

BATTLES of champion surf swimmers and surf-boat crews against tremendous seas provided a series of sensations…

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