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Shows & fairs, 1944

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 111

At Henty Show

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 10

Blue- Eyes- Curly-Locks sends in this picture of bees who attended the…

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Sydney Beef Cattle Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

IT was decided this week that the 1944 Sydney Beef Cattle Shows and Sales would be held on March 25 to 29…

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Stud Beef Cattle Show and Sales

The Land · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

March 11 to 25 are the dates officially announced for the 19[?] Stud Beed Cattle Ezhi[?] and SalesEntries will probably close on…

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Control of Bran and Pollard Fair Sharing Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 11

CANBERRA, Friday. — The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, to-day gave reasons for the gazettal yesterday of…

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Bomb Falls On Crowded Picture Show

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.-- Two small bombs were dropped by a sneak raider on London last night…

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Thousands miss cycle carnival

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1944 · page 4

THOUSANDS were unable to gain admission to the opening cycling carnival at the Sports Arena last night…

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10 surf club members sail, row 30 miles to carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 January 1944 · page 6

Ten Cronulla Surf Club members left Cronulla of 4 p.m. yesterday in a 22ft. surf boat for Wollongong. They expected to cover the 30 miles by sail and oars in…

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Minister Appeals for Fair Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Minister for Customs, Senator Keane, asked Australians tonight to give meat rationing a…

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Skippers Asked to Be Fair

The Sun · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 6

Officials of the Sydney Flying Squadron are appealing to 18-footer skippers to be more…

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Sailors' Day Fair

The Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 6

Goods which are in short supply will be distributed as "chocolate-wheel" prizes for Sailors' Day fair at Martin- place, City,…

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Australians Show Enterprise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 5

RAMU VALLEY, Monday.— Though a day's march will take you to one Australian mortar position near here, you must…

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Good Prizes At Sailors' Day Fair

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

Hams, tinned fruit and secondhand clothing will be among the goods for sale at the Sailors' Day fair in Martin-place on…

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Puts Swing In Show

The Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 8

Fight shows and dance bands are much the same to Jim Carvell, of the US Navy…

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Pigeon Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

For the first time since the installation of the lights on to the club room the Nepean Homing Pigeon Society held its first night show on 18th inst, for…

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£6,322 From Christmas Fair

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

"In our wildest dreams we did not hope to raise such an enormous amount of money." said Lady Nock, president of the Anzac Buffet Ladies'…

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Large Cheque From Xmas Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 12

A cheque for £6322 was handed to Lady Nock at the final meeting yesterday of the committee of the Anzac Buffet Christmas Tree and Fair, held…

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U.s. Soldier's Art Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 10

The first one-man exhibition of paintings by an American artist to be held in Sydney was opened yesterday at the…

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Manly Surf Carnival Attracts Big Entries

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 12

MANLY CLUB'S Surf Carnival, to be held on South Steyne Beach on Saturday week, January 29, has attracted 12 entries for the march…

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Manly Surf Carnival Attracts Big Entries

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 12

MANLY CLUB'S Surf Carnival, to be held on South Steyne Beach on Saturday week, January 29, has attracted 12 entries for the march…

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Patriotic Carnival Cabra-vale Welfare Committee

The Biz · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 1

Cabra-Vale Citizens' Patriotic and Welfare Committee held a carnival on Friday afternoon and evening, from 2 to 10. They did a good trade, particularly at…

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