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Shows & fairs, 1937

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Night Life in London's Foreign Quarter Vagabond Show In Soho Casino LONDON, November 28

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 16

NOW that I have really launched myself on the glamorous seas of London night life, I am taking the different restaurants and sampling their entertainments one by one. In the end I suppose I will be left with a confusion of ideas, but I should know something of West End entertainments…

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Tatt's Cup Terribly Tough But We're Going for Jovial Son Auto Buz Has a Show in a Very Open Race (Race Timed to Start 3.10)

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 2 January 1937 · page 1

THOUGH JOVIAL SON failed lamentably on the heavy track in last Saturday's Summer Cup, we expect him to atone in a big way in this Fri-day's Tatter sail's Cup at Randwick…

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Surfing. Wyatt Races in Curl Curl Scores The Cronulla Carnival

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 7

CURL CURL scored at Cronulla yesterday when the locals put on their annual surf carnival. In the main events—the senior and…

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Girls Can Show Men Game's Art MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 15

Neville Cardus, the distinguished English cricket writer, believes in the future of women's cricket…

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Flat Seas for Cronulla Surf Carnival Few Thrills in Boat Race

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 19

With few waves to assist competitors at Cronulla Surf Club's carnival yesterday, it was a case of swim or row…

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England Now Up to Her Ears in Mud and Bother Popping Pitch Possessed At Least A Dozen Devils Australia's Puerile Exhibition Worse Than Ever Merited a Flaying; Instead We're in Clover MELBOURNE

Truth · Sunday 3 January 1937 · page 6

AFTER an inglorious exhibition on the first day, when Australia had practically thrown away all chance of holding the ashes by the worst batting seen in the series, the rain turned out and put us right back on the map. After to-day's exciting play our team is in the box seat…

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Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

The Country carnival will begin at the lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, to-day. Competitors should be at the ground by 9 o'clock…

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Scarcely Fair to Chipperfield

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 3

ARTHUR CHIPPERFIELD, of Test fame, can now think philosophically of the text, "Do unto others as you would have them do…

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Country Tennis Carnival Today

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 14

Almost 500 players will engage in the annual country tennis carnival, which begins at White City at 9 a.m. today. The 96 teams in the men's and women's…

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Carnival at Katoomba. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 7

The Municipality of Katoomba staged its fifth New Year's Eve Carnival on Thursday night. It was estimated that 70,000 people attended…

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Surf Life-saving. Cronulla Carnival. Many Close Finishes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

A record crowd witnessed the annual surf carnival of the Cronulla club at Cronulla beach on Saturday Fourteen teams took part with more than 300 competitors. All teams were represented…

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Show News The Ballet Sees 1937

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY will have a return season of the ballet. Mr. E. J. Tait's announcement of a second three weeks' run after the New…

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The Moving Picture Show Pure Sport

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

Our tin-hare contributor, Mr. Barvon Persnurkus, writes concerning the disgraceful scenes at the Queanbeyan greyhound meeting…

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Cut Open Safe in Picture Show Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 5

AFTER stealing oxy-acetylene equipment from the garage of J. Piper, of Neerim Road, Murrumbeena, early to-day, thieves…

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Rise in Bank Clearings Figures For 1936 Show 8.5 p.c. Increase

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 4

Indicative of growth in commercial and industrial activity are the clearings of cheques of the Sydney banks for the past year…

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Interstate Carnival Affected

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 15

THE loss of the King's Birthday holiday in June will affect the New South Wales Rugby Union's programme for…

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Mirth Is A Fair Galloper

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 2

FOR some reason or other Mirth is generally withdrawn from her races, but if she faces the barrier in the second division of the Maiden…

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Annual St. George Carnival

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

ST. GEORGE'S annual athletic and cycling carnival last year attracted 5000 spectators. It is one of the biggest meetings of its kind in the State. Proceeds go to the…

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Artists’ Exhibition in London for Spain

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 14.—On Saturday there was opened in Frith Street, London, an exhibition of paintings by the leading artists of Great Britain,…

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Lawn Tennis Country Carnival. Opening Day Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 16

The 1937 lawn tennis country carnival opened under ideal conditions yesterday. Although there has been a big reduction in the number of teams competing this year, the…

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