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Shows & fairs, 1938

4,136 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 207

SKIPPY Fair Warning

The Sun · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 7

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Bowls. Bondi Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 18

Bondi carnival was continued yesterday under auspicious circumstances, and with a large gathering of interested spectators. The Marathon Fours was played to a conclusion and won by a New…

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Peep Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

Memories, stories, and sketches make up this noteworthy and entertaining book. Mr. Locker-Lnmpson, politician Mid diplomat, is not at all a self-obtrusive writer, but he is…

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Davis Cup Men in Exhibition

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 3

THE Pratten Park Lawn Tennis Club's County of Cumberland championship tournament has been pushed into the background this…

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Greater Montague Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 8

The Greater Montague Show, in which the [?] George Doonan heads the [?] the attraction at the Mayfair Theatre…

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Investors Show Confidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 10

Real estate business last year was the best since 1929. The total of reported sales, £5,335,792, was an increase of 22 per cent on the flguie for 1936…

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Exhibition of Designs. St. Andrews Cathedral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 15

The designs submitted by architects in the competition for the extension of St. Andrew's Cathedral will be exhibited in Farmer's Blaxland Galleries on week days from next…

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Australian Wheat in Chicago Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 12

Two Australians won prizes in the wheat section of the Chicago International Grain and Hay Show, held in December…

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Noel Coward's New Musical Show

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 19

Have just been listening to gossip of some theatricals about Noel Coward's new musical. Coward has…

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17th Century Art on Show London

The Sun · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 3

The exhibition of 17th century art in Europe, which will open at the Royal Academy to-morrow, is an impressive display…

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A Full Day for Surfers Sth. Curl Curl Carnival Big Entries

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 3

STARTING in two heats of the rescue and resuscitation event at 10.45 a.m., South Curl Curl beach will present a busy scene to-day, when the…

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Cyclists Injured At Night Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 5

A crash occurred in the motor-paced event at the Sports Arena last night, when a motor cycle, bicycles, and…

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The Greater Montague Show

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 19

TWO impressions remained firmly with one at the conclusion of the Greater Montague Show, which opened at the Mayfair on…

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SURF Getting Ready For Title Carnival

The Sun · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 6

Entries for the major title events at the Australian championship surf carnival will close on Tuesday, for all…

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Sorry Story of Exhibition Tennis Racket Budge Not Entirely to Blame Public Suffered, but Assn. Responsible Game Too Commercialised

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 7

IT'S all very well for Australia's tennis tycoons to howl the head off Don Budge for his "exhibition" last Monday against von Cramm. The pot shouldn't call the kettle black. Tennis in Australia has had this showdown coming…

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Give Victoria a Fair Deal in Australian Xi. Might Have Been Picked in Park State Team "Scatty" The Stocky Rogers Can Be Another Badcock Queenslanders Save Their Face

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1938 · page 5

QUEENSLAND bats slumped badly in the early stages against N.S.W. yesterday. Brown's dismissal took the steam right out of the Bananalanders, and they did not recover until Rogers took charge…

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Capsizes At Surf Carnival

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 3

SOUTH CURL CURL'S reputation for a heavy surf was maintained on Saturday. In fact, it was so rough that all the swimming events…

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Surf Life-saving. South Curl Curl Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 4

Rough seas affected the South Curl Curl Club's surf carnival on Saturday and conditions were so severe that the swimming events were cancelled. Attempts made to decide the surf boat race nearly…

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Imperial Fruit Show. Australian Prize-winners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 5

The Department of Commerce has issued a list of the prize-winners at the recent Birmingham Fruit Show and Canners' Exhibition, in which Australian firms appear. The…

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Boxer's Death. Knocked Out in Carnival Bout. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 8

Knocked out in the third round of a boxing contest yesterday afternoon, Percival P[?] 23, known as "Peter Jackson." did not regain consciousness, and died two hours later in the…

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