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Shows & fairs, 1940

2,746 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 138

Bowral Horse Show. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 8

The annual show of the Bowral Horse Show Society opened to-day in fine hot weather. Entries showed an improvement on last year's, both in number and quality, the pony…

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Affairs of Adolf Hitler Trail of The Fair, But Frail

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 2

WHEN Hitler came to power he was hailed by the mothers of Germany as the ideal leader. He did not drink, smoke, nor did he…

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Chance For Buckley French Pair Not in Arena Show

Daily News · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 9

MICKEY FRANCIOSE will be the only overseas rider competing at the Arena to-night. Francis Faure and…

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Country Tennis Carnival. Cessnock Teams. a Grade Men's Finalists. Hawkesbury and Newcastle Lose Semi-finals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 19

Cessnock and Cessnock Rovers, which both finished second in theirrespective divisions, will meet in the final of the men's A grade team's…

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Exhibition Tennis At Manly

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 January 1940 · page 31

Davis Cup players John Bromwich and Jack Crawford will play in an exhibition match at Manly courts next Saturday…

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Rain Bet on Carnival Feared Lost

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1940 · page 52

The N.S.W.A.S.A. gambled against the weather on its championship carnival at North Sydney Olympic Pool…

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Price Tests Show No Big Rises

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1940 · page 4

CHECKS of retail prices in Sydney by inspectors of the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner's branch showed that…

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Country Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 11

Cessnock beat Cessnock Rovers by two games in the final of the A grade country teams championship at the Lawn Tennis Ground, Rushcutter Bay, on Saturday. It was the first time Cessnock had…

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"Swamped at Surf Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 14

TOOK THE PLUNGE. A huge wave swamped this surfboat and gave the crew a ducking, during the first heat of the senior boat race at North Steyne's surf carnival on Saturday…

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Surf Entries Record Thirroul Carnival On

The Sun · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 11

Record entries have been received for the Illawarra Branch surf carnival at Thirroul next Saturday. North Bondi has entered two junior…

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Bowral Horse Show. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 5

At the official opening of the Bowral horse show the Hon J A Perkins MP emphasised the important part horses might play in the defence of Austra.Ua Bowral he said…

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North Steyne Surf Carnival. Competitors Well Tested. Clever Boat Steering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 5

The best surf of the season favoured the North Steviie club for its carnival on Saturday. A long, steady roll right out to the swimming bueys about 150 vards from the shore was sufficiently…

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Art Exhibition in City

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 9

Art prints in color of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings are being displayed in Anthony Horderns' Art Gallery…

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Fog Prevents R.A.F. Show for Churchill London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 3

A mock air battle was to have been staged yesterday for the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Churchill), who is visiting the war zone. It was cancelled because of fog…

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Carnival at Rivoli

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 6

Though the attendance at the New York Carnival held at the Rivoli on Saturday, did not reach the 600 mark as was the case on New…

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Pleasing Art Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Esme Farmer's first exhibition of oil paintings opens today at the Macquarie Galleries. Miss Farmer studied under Fred Leist…

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Mona Vale Scenes. Mrs. Farmer's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 9

Among all the centres of population along the coastal road to Palm Beach, Mona Vale has been least spoiled by tourists. Half a mile from the beach are rows of tiny,…

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Quins May Appear At New York Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Renewed efforts are being made to have the Dionne quins appear at the World's Fair. Officials believe that to raise funds…

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Surf Life-saving. No Carnival at Cronulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 17

The Cronulla Surf Life-Saving Club has decided not to conduct its annual carnival at Cronulla this season, owing to its inability to secure a holiday date for the function. The secretary,…

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Great Carnival. Country Lawn Tennis Players. Coaching Needed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 17

The annual New South Wales Country lawn tennis carnival, one of the largest of its kind in the world, has served to emphasise how fortunate…

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