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Shows & fairs, 1941

3,057 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 153

South Coast Cattle on Show

The Land · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 8

Prizwinning Jerseys, headed by S. R. Lumsden's champion cow, "Kilsyth's Butter Cup." Good line-up in the class for Jersey cows in milk, 4 years and over, at…

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Militiamen Show Their Mettle Training Brings Results

The Sun · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 5

Warnings of the War Cabinet that Australia must be prepared for any trial gave special significance to…

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Five Main Dairy Cattle Breeds Represented at Nowra Show

The Land · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 9

THE five principal pure breeds of dairy cattle—A.I.S., Jerseys, Guernseys, Ayrshires and Friesians—were all represented at Nowra Show last week. [?] cow in the Show. Metherburn Bessy…

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Sheep Stud Notes Pushing on with Plans for Sydney Sheep Show

The Land · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 11

ON the assumption that there will be no obstacle against the holding of the Annual Sheep Show in Sydney next June, the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders'…

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Police Carnival And Speedway

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 12

Speedway riders will race at the Police Carnival on the Sports Ground tonight. New features of the carnival, which…

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Police Carnival. Many New Features

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 16

The New South Wales Police Carnival will be held to-day and to-night at the Sydney Sports Ground. The day carnival will start at 10 a.m., and finish at…

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Old Bookplates and New. Plea For An Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 9

Eighteen years ago the first exhibition of Australian Ex Libris was held in Sydney. This exhibition was followed by the founding of the Australian Ex Libris Society, which has done much toward interesting the public in the designing, adopting,…

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Engineers Show the World. Highway of the Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 9

Australia's proudest road is now operating. Our engineers have excelled themselves, setting a world standard for speed, organisation, and thoroughness, and establishing probably a record by building 306 miles of…

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Assault on Keren. Italians Show Fight. Heavy Bombardment. LONDON, Feb. 14. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 14

Subjected to a day-long and nightlong aerial and artillery bombardment, the Italians in Keren (Eritrea) are not only defending the town with…

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25,000 attend police carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 February 1941 · page 8

Approximately 25,000 persons attended the annual carnival of the New South Wales Police Force at Sydney Sports Ground yesterday…

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Dairy Produce at Show

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1941 · page 2

For the first time in many years competition is coming at the Royal Show from South Australia in the dairy produce section, the entries for…

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I write from Hollywood ... They're 'Fair Dinkum' In Hollywood, Too

The Sun · Sunday 16 February 1941 · page 5

TIME was when Hedy Lamarr was Hedy Kiesler, whose millionaire husband was chasing around the…

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Handicap Delay Not Fair Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 10

Most extraordinary feature of the Newmarket-Australian Cup double is that the weights of the technical favorites…

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50,000 Watch Carnival. Police Effort for Boys' Clubs. Bright Displays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

Fifty thousand people saw the annual Police Carnival in aid of the Police Boys Clubs at the Sports Ground on Saturday…

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Tidal Wave Weights "Not Fair"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday.--"If Tidal Wave is beaten for lack of a run in the Australian Cup, punters can blame the V.A.T.C…

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Daily Telegraph Picture Stories Gunn's Gully-- Fair Exchange

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 8

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Swimming Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2

Granville on Monday night became the first Sydney suburban pool at which a national swimming title has been decided, when the 110 yards Australian…

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Parramatta Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 6

Parramatta Agricultural and Industrial Society will hold its tenth annual show at the Parramatta Showground on Friday and Saturday. Indications…

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Patriotic Carnival at Willoughby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 6

A carnival to provide funds to buy two ambulances for the defence forces will be opened in Willoughby Park by the Minister for the Navy, Mr.Hughes, on…

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Aquatic Ballet at Red Cross Fair

The Sun · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 9

AN appeal for schoolgirls between the ages of 12, and 16 to take part in her "aquacade" at the Lady Gowrie…

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