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Shows & fairs, 1946

3,170 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 159

Boy Dies After Carnival Mishap

The Sun · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

A Crow's Nest boy has died following an accidental kick on the head from a man who fell off a moving roundabout at the…

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Why Not a World Fair in Sydney?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 6

DUNEDIN, a New Zealand city of 90,000, staged an international exhibition some years ago. Surely Sydney, with its large…

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Road Accidents Show Increase

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 8

Road accidents in New South Wales in.1945 were the highest for three years. The Road Transport Commissioner…

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Royal Show Next Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

Sydney's next Royal Show will he held at Easter, 1947, probably from March 31 to April 9. The president of the Royal…

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The Passing Show

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 11

"Hey, Barney! Here's a guy who's just about finished." "You were more fun, Edgar, before you read that book on magic."…

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Royal Show to be held next year

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 3

Sydney's first Royal Show since 1941 will be held next year, probably from March 31 to April 9. The Army has notified the…

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U.S.A. Group Accused Of Starving Germany Rush to Fight Show

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 27

NEW YORK, Saturday.—"A vengeful group within the United States Government is attempting to destroy the German nation through systematic starvation," said Senator…

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Hotels should show beer quotas K.C. demands action to end black market

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1946 · page 2

Mr. Richard Windeyer, K.C., demanded yesterday that hotel licensees should be compelled to disclose their beer quotas to members of the general public…

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Sport's Ground Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 18

Proceeds of tonight's Sports Ground carnival will go to the widow of Jack Daly, who was killed in a midget car smash at the Sports Ground last…

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Carnival To Assist Widow

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 12

American midget car driver Johnny Schonberg will meet Fred Barker in a challenge race at the Sports Ground tonight…

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No Exhibition In Martin Place

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 1

The Lord Mayor. Alderman Bartley yesterday refused a request from the Deputy Director of War Loans. Mr. C. F. Lewis,…

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Harmony in Housing One-Room Homes Idea Plans, Pictures on Exhibition

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 14

ONE-ROOMED homes, built to harmonise with natural surroundings and local climatic conditions, are a feature of an exhibition at David Jones' Art Gallery depicting overseas'…

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Big Ice Hockey Carnival

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 23

LONDON, Wednesday.--Ice hockey teams from Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland will visit Britain next month…

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Royal Show Next Year

Construction · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 3

Sydney’s Royal Show will, after a lapse of several years resulting from the war, be revived at Easter, 1947, the tentative dates published being March 31—April 9. This statement was made by…

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Reds Show Interest in Afghans

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Moscow is beginning to show an interest in the Afghan provinces bordering the Soviet…

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