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Shows & fairs, 1939

3,516 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 176

Bundanoon Show Abandoned Bundanoon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

Because of the unfavourable conditions. the Bundanoon Agricultural Horticultural. and Industrial Society has cancelled all arrangements for its annual show. which was to have…

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Show Opposition To Lyons SYDNEY, Jan. 27

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

A recruiting meeting as part of the Lyons government’s 70,000 recruits campaign was planned for Flemington car sheds last week. The recruiters turned up all right. But the prospective…

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Surf Boats at Harbord Carnival — Exciting Struggle at Randwick — Sheffield Shield Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 14

Five senior surf-boat crews gave a demonstration at the surf carnival at Harbord Beach yesterday. This picture shows the crews rowing out through heavy surf to the buoys Perfect weather yesterday attracted many picnic parties to the Harbour, which provided an attractive setting for the Anniversary Regatta. A…

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N.S.W. Agricultural Society Easter Show Plans Under Way

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 8

IN the next few weeks the vast organisation necessary to stage the Royal Easter Show will be functioning in earnest. For months now the Royal…

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Blacktown Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

The Blacktown Show will be held on Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4. Schedules will be available at the end of the week…

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Australian Rules Carnival Proposal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 17

An Australian Rules carnival may be held in Sydney this season. Mr. K. G. Ferguson, secretary, will propose that Queensland, Broken Hill,…

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Exhibition Tennis Matches at Manly

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 25

J. Bromwich, J. H. Crawford, V. B. McGrath, J. Gilchrist and D. Pails will play in exhibition matches at the Manly lawn tennis courts,…

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A Mixed Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 17

The directors of the Macquarie Galleries have placed on view what they call "a show of fives." That implies that each picture costs five guineas. Twenty-nine artists are…

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German Art. Reproductions and Originals. Interesting Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 17

Elizabet Delbruck has assembled a particularly varied array of pictures at David Jones's Gallery. In the form of reproductions it traverses…

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Girl - students visit Maternity section of Health Exhibition

To Ethnico Vema = Greek National Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

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Unemployed Demand Fair Treatment N.s.w. Minister Heckled at Newcastle

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 10

STRONG protests were made to the N.S.W. Minister for Works (Mr. Spooner) and the Minister for Social Services (Mr. Richardson) at…

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Timber Homes Show. Exhibition at Cronulla

The Propeller · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 3

An exhibition of Australian timber homes will be held in the Cronulla School of Arts to-morrow (Friday) and continue to the following Friday…

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European Art Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 10

An exhibition of European art, arranged by Mrs. Elizabeth Delbruck, was opened at David Jones' Art Gallery yesterday afternoon by Mr. Sydney Ure…

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Fair[?] Eld Cycle Club

The Biz · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

At a meeting held in Wheatley's Buildings. Fairfeld. last Tuesday night, 18 cyclists attended, and it was decided to form the Fairfield Cycle Club…

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Show Abandoned

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 9

MR. H. BROOKE, secretary, announces that the Langshan Club will not hold its young bird show this year, because of recent unfavorable weather…

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Wollongong Show

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

REFERENCE to the important part which the Illavarra district had played in the development of the dairying industry was made by the Minister…

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Show Schedule

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

Schedules for Nepean Show to be held on Friday and Saturday. March 10 and 11. may be obtained from the secretary Mr A. Tomaros High Street…

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Lady Show Secretary

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 15

AT one of the best attended meetings for years, the committee of Armidale and New England P.A. and H. Association appointed Miss Marlon McArthur to…

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Athletics. Night Carnival at Hurstville

The Propeller · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 6

Next Tuesday night at Hurstville Oval the St. George A.A.C. will conduct their fifth annual athletic and cycling carnival. Dccima Norman and Pat Boot, both…

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World Traveller Opens European Art Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 7

Mrs. Elizabeth Delbruck's exhibition of European art, opened at David Jones' new store yesterday, is one of the largest and, to the layman, one of the most instructive private shows ever held in Sydney…

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