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Shows & fairs, 1945

2,002 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 101

Averting Transport Hold-up Cancellation Of Carnival Federal Govt. Steps in

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

THERE will be no stoppage of tram and bus services tomorrow, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) this…

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Averting Transport Hold-up Cancellation Of Carnival Federal Govt. Steps in

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

THERE will be no stoppage of tram and bus services tomorrow, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) this…

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Averting Transport Hold-up Cancellation Of Carnival Federal Govt. Steps in

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

THERE will be no stoppage of tram and bus services tomorrow, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sulliyan) this…

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Averting Transport Hold-up Cancellation Of Carnival Federal Govt. Takes Action

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

THERE will be no stoppage of tram and bus services tomorrow, said the Minister for Transport (Mr. o'Sullivan) this morning…

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Fair and Warmer

The World's News · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 15

HENRY MOTTS was a mild, gentle-mannered, serious young man who each day wrote the weather column for the "Daily…

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Swim Stars in Club Carnival

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 14

Several swim stars will strip for action at the Balmain Amateur Swimming Club's annual carnival to be held next Saturday…

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Swim Stars in Club Carnival

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 14

Several swim stars will strip for action at the Balmain Amateur Swimming Club's annual carnival to be held next Saturday…

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No Tram and Bus Strike To-day Carnival Cancelled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 4

Trams and buses will run in Sydney to-day as usual, because the Federal Government intervened yesterday to stop a charity carnival. This carnival, which was to have been held at the…

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Twins Stole Show in Police Search for Stolen Goods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Three detectives searching a North Melbourne house for stolen goods found twin baby girls aged four months. As the parents of the babies…

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Parents Outwailed Babes at This Show

Truth · Sunday 18 February 1945 · page 21

HEATED indignation of irate mothers rose above the wails of tired babies preened for the occasion at the Masonic Hall, Bondi, yesterday, when a baby show came to naught because the judges failed to turn up…

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Junior disqualified at Maroubra carnival on charge of "not trying to win"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 February 1945 · page 22

North Bondi junior K. Hurst was disqualified at Maroubra surf carnival yesterday for allegedly "not trying." Mr. J. R. Cameron, Chief Superintendent of the…

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Gardening in Wartime This is how I'll get a good sweet pea show

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1945 · page 7

MY crop of winter-flowering sweet peas will become part of my Spring in Winter programme, so I'm taking pains with them. Here are some points:-- I have made certain to buy only…

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Agricultural Society

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 5

Highlight of the monthly meeting of the Cumberland Agricultural Society, held at Auburn, was a talk on budgerigars, given by the well-known…

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Merrylands Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 8

Plans for a two-day carnival at Merrylands on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3 have now been completed. The proceedings will be officially opened at…

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Carnival in Merrylands

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 2

Merrylands Baby Health Centre Committee is making final plans for the big carnival 10 be held on Friday and Saturday. March 2 and 3. The carnival will…

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Fair In Aid Of Anti-T.B. Appeal

The Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 7

An unknown lady, who annually visits Scarba with gifts of children's clothing, is now fairy godmother to the Anti-TB…

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Secret Radio Exhibition (New Designs For Pacific War Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 20.—A secret exhibition opened in London to-day to enable British manufacturers and technical…

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Agricultural Society Preparing for Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

There was a good attendance of members at a meeting of the committee of Nepean A.H. and I. Society held in Penrith School of Arts on Tuesday…

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Carnival in Merrylands

The Biz · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

Merrylands Baby Health Centre Committee is making final plans for the big carnival to be held on Friday and Saturday. March 2 and 3. The carnival will…

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Anti-t.b. Fair on Tomorrow

The Sun · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 7

From 8 am tomorrow, a fair in aid of the Anti-TB Association's appeal for £50,000, to build a modern clinic in Sydney, and a…

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