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Shows & fairs, 1944

2,202 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 111

Federal Railways Show Big Profit

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- Commonwealth Railways made a profit of £1,000,865 in the year ended June 30, 1943, compared with £97,174 in the…

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Shearing Dates For Riverina Ram Show

The Land · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 8

THE second Riverina Annual Show and Sales of British Breeds, Corriedale and Polwarth Stud and flock rams will be held on Wednesday,…

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Youthful Riders in the Show Ring

The Land · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 16

These youthful riders made a fine showing in the ring at the recent Kiama Show. The class was for boy and girl riders in pairs and was won by Allan Chittick and Dawn Henry. Peter Ailcen and Miss McClinchey were second…

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Rigid Rules to Stand Wagga Ram Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

IN consequence of the marked confidence created by the rigid conditions under which the sheep were paraded at the first…

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Queer Things That Show Conditions in Europe

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.--Queer things can and do happen in odd corners of Europe, not all of them connected with the war. FOR instance, a Chilean dancer, who has been performing at…

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Queer Things That Show Conditions in Europe

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.--Queer things can and do happen in odd corners of Europe, not all of them connected with the war. FOR instance, a Chilean dancer, who has been performing at…

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Surf Carnival Championship To Maroubra

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 9

Fourteen Teams of surf champions thrilled a big crowd in the march past at the metropolitan surf championship carnival at Harbord…

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Highsports From the Show

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 19

"LIFE BEGINS AT 8.30," a 20th Century Fox Film with Monty Woolley…

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Nothing to Show They Served

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 9

COMPLAINTS continue to come to "Smith's" as to why certain discharged AIF men are not issued with a badge…

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"Show Me Some Better Way"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 8

"If the industry ran show me some better way to get more coal, I say to the country that I shall not hesitate to do what we…

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Wood Merchants to Show Price Lists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 8

CANBERRA, Friday.—An order to retailers of firewood to exhibit in a prominent position a notice showing the fixed maximum price was issued…

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Big International Water Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 February 1944 · page 9

LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.).--Representatives of 18 nations who conferred here planned the biggest international swimming and water polo…

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London touch in Martin-place fair

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1944 · page 7

Martin-place will resemble London's famous Petticoat-lane on Australian Comforts Fund Day, March 17…

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Child Art Show in May

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 February 1944 · page 5

The second Sunday Telegraph Children's Art Show will open At the National Gallery, Sydney, on May 15…

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Union will show Minister level crossings

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 February 1944 · page 5

Transport Minister Maurice O'Suliivan will inspect dangerous level crossings guarded by women or youths of 16 or 17 in northern New South Wales…

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women War Work.. Orders of the Day Sailors show business girls how to press uniforms the Navy way

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1944 · page 8

Sailors like to do their own ironing, especially their trousers, the seven creases in which represent the seven seas, says the Business Women's Sewing Corps…

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Maegraith at Surf Carnival

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 12

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Maegraith at Surf Carnival

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