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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

3,516 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 176

The Catholic Man on the Land Six Royal Show Contenders. Schedule Attractions

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 44

Producers and energetic committees throughout New South Wales and in the most populous parts of South-Eastern Queensland are co-operating for the…

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Beef Show Prospects Adverse Season May Affect Display Increase of Polled Animals Likely

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 12

DISPLAY of Herefords at Sydney Royal show this year would probably suffer lest from the adverse season than would any other breed, said Mr. A. J. Tanner, this week. He considered that there would possibly be an increase in…

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LOOKING Backwards Our Catholic Life of Long Ago "There's many a memory bright and fair will tingle at a name, But leave unstirred the embers there we cannot fan to flame." —"Around the Boree Log." Notes From Our Files of 1902

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 33

Our Rome correspondent under date April 12 writes Unit the Ophir brought to Naples on April 1 his Eminence the Cardinal, who was accompanied by his…

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Wollongong Show. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 7

Wollongong's annual show was opened today. The proceedings during the afternoon were marred by a heavy thunderstorm. The official opening will be performed to-morrow…

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Cronulla Surf Ls. Club North Steyns Carnival

The St George Call · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 6

Representatives of the Cronulla Club attended the annual carnival of the Nth. Steyne Club, held on Saturday last. The senior and junior best crews both…

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Show Boat Cruises in Botany Bay

The St George Call · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

Rockdale Council has been asked by Sydney Ferries if it would co-operate in strengthening the wharf at Brighton for big ferries. The company stated that to…

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Want Free Travel for Show Judges

The Land · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 7

RECONSIDERATION of the Railway Department's refusal to grant free railway passes to all judges at…

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Big Wool Display For Royal Show

The Land · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 23

TO assist in encouraging an Australian wool-consciousness, and to help dissipate any ideas that might exist as to the virtues of synthetic wool, a…

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Sheep Show Problems. The Stonehaven Cup. Altered Conditions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 7

Because of difficulties that arose at last year's sheep show in Sydney in connection with the awarding of the Stonehaven Cup—one of the most…

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Publicity for Wool. Exhibit at Show. Oversea Campaign Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 12

To encourage the use of wool in Australia, and to combat claims that synth[?]tic wool is as good as the genuine aiticle, the New South…

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Challenge Runners Show Pace In Final Gallops Splendid Half-Mile By Royal Prince

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 19

THE best of yesterday morning's trial gallops at Randwick for the Challenge Stakes, to be run on Saturday, was Royal Prince's half-mile in 49¾. Royal Prince tired slightly towards the end, but this…

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Dairy Cattle in Strength at Albion Park Show Jerseys and A.I.S. on Top

The Land · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 8

PARTS of the South Coast had good rain recently, and the districts benefiting included Albion Park, which held its fiftieth Annual…

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Beehive Villa The Beehive Write 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 in an association of "Land" readers for social entertainment and 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 sell expression and opens avenues of social usefulness. Life membership badge[?] are 6d, post free. The Queen's Letter to the Bees

The Land · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 19

My Dear Buzzers,— Some time ago, several Bees suggested that members send in their photographs to be placed in a special Beehive Album, and about twenty have done so. As this Album is of interest to every visitor to my oflice, I should be glad to have snapshots of Bees to be…

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Representative for World Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 6

Mr. C. R. Hall, secretary of the Chamber of Manufactures of New South Wales, will represent the manufacture section of the Australian exhibit at the…

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Swimming. Bankstown Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 22

One of the best races on the programme at Bankstown club's carnival in the local Olympia pool on Thursday night was the Griffiths Cup teams race the distance of which had been…

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Police Sporting Carnival

Daily News · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 9

N.S.W. Police Carnival will be held at the Show Ground on Saturday, February 25…

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Wollongong Show

Daily News · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--Wollongong Show was officially opened to-day by the Minister for Social Services, Mr. Richardson…

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New York World Fair. Australian Exhibit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 16

The Australian exhibit at the New York World Fair, to be held in April, will consist of three sections—wool, travel, and manufacture. Mr. C. R. Hall, the secretary of the New…

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Wollongong Show Awards

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 5

Championship awards at the second day of Wollongong's 96th Show today were:--Frestan Bull: V. J. Bodalla's Julian Echo…

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Show Jumper Killed

Daily News · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--While negotiating a jump in the Hunters' Plate at Wollongong Show to-day. Miss Swanston's hone, comrade, struck a stake and fell…

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