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Shows & fairs, 1946

3,170 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 159

New Show Bored London Gallery

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Hoots and cries of "Rubbish" greeted the curtain fall of Frances Day's new show…

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Surf Carnival Thrills, Spills National Title to Maroubra

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 12

More than 8000 people watched thrilling events in the National Surf Championships at Maroubra this afternoon. Four shark alarms during the morning marred the early…

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Surf Carnival Thrills, Spills National Title to Maroubra

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 12

More than 8000 people watched thrilling events in the National Surf Championships at Maroubra this afternoon. Four shark alarms during the morning marred the early…

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Sharks Mar Surf Carnival Taree Man's Mishap in R.& R.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 13

BILL HOAD, 19-years-oId Taree-Old Bar beltman in this morning's senior semi-final of the National R. & R. Championship at Maroubra, was carried from the beach on a stretcher in a state of…

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Shark Alarms at Surf Carnival Taree Man's Mishap in R.& R.

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 12

BILL HOAD, 19-years-old Taree-Old Bar beltman in this morning's senior semi-final of the National R. & R. Championship at Maroubra, was carried from the beach on a stretcher in a state of…

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The Passing Show

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 11

"Joe's little woman was in and put her foot down." "I'm growing tired of making the beds all day!"…

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Accidents, sharks at surf carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 1

Seven lifesavers were seriously injured in huge waves during the Australian Surf Championships at Maroubra Beach yesterday…

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10 shark alarms at carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 48

Ten shark alarms interrupted the Australian surf championships at Maroubra yesterday. High seas were running, and boats overturned in every…

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Wild surf seriously, injures 7 at carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 33

Treacherous seas caused serious injury to seven competitors in yesterday's Australian surf championships at Maroubra Beach. Surf boats and boards were overturned and swamped and hardly a boat-race passed in which all craft finished the course…

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Shining Night for Cup, not show ring

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 1

INTENDED to be used as a show hack, Shining Night finished so solidly to win the Sydney Turf Club Handicap at Canterbury yesterday that he now will be kept in training for the Sydney Cup on…

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Rain stop Gloucesters' trip to surf carnival: gale damage in S.A.

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 2

BAD weather prevented the Governor-General and the Duchess of Gloucester from attending the Australian surf championship carnival at Maroubra Beach yesterday afternoon. The Duke and Duchess were preparing to leave Canberra by plane when…

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Heavy seas in jure surfers, wreck boats; sharks add to panic at title carnival

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 12

TWO surfers in hospital, many injured, dramatic rescues in mountainous seas, and nine shark alarms were the highlights of the Australian Championship Surf Carnival…

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Reperio for Big Brisbane Sprint Will Miss The Autumn Carnival Strong Finish in the Stakes

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Reperio, winner of today's Alister Clark Stakes, will miss the Autumn Carnival in Sydney, but will be specially prepared for the £10,000 sprint…

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Charity Sports Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 17

The Food for Britain Fund will benefit from the sporting carnival, including trotting, cycling, foot-running, to be held at the Showgrounds. Katoomba on…

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Pails-patrick "Bout" at Cycling Carnival

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 24

CHAMPION tennis player Dinny Pails has agreed to meet Vic Patrick in a three-round "championship" contest at Wylie Park Lak…

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London Group Art Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 4

"Corner Veille Franche," by Augustus John, at the London Group exhibition, which will open to-day in David Jones's art gallery…

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London Group In Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 12

THAT liberally English coterie of artists, The London Group, is represented in an exhibition now on view at David…

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Show Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 12

There's something wrong here dear. The programme doesn't mention a burglar."…

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Famous Names in Art Exhibition

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 16

Pictures by the London Group now showing at David Jones reflect the persistent romanticism of contemporary…

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