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Shows & fairs, 1947

3,848 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 193

Latest Totes on Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 20

AUTOMATIC TOTALISATORS will demonstrate its latest totalisator equipment, at "Amory," Ashfield, next Friday…

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Latest Totes on Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 20

AUTOMATIC TOTALISATORS will demonstrate its latest totalisator equipment, at "[?]mory." Ashfield, next Friday…

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Latest Totes on Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 20

AUTOMATIC TOTALISATORS will demonstrate its latest totalisator equipment, at "Amory," Ashfield, next Friday…

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Actress At Stamp Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 7

THE FIRST post-war British philatelic exhibition was held last month at the Imperial institute, when Miss Anna Neagle…

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Actress At Stamp Show

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 7

THE FIRST post-war British philatelic exhibition was held last month at the Imperial institute, when Miss Anna Neagle,…

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45 Country Teams In Carnival Tennis

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 10

About 250 men and women competed in the first post- war country teams' tennis carnival which began today at Rushcutters Bay…

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Openers Show Up Captain's Tactics

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The ease with which Hutton and Washbrook played 'Australia's bowling strength for two hours last night emphasises the possibility England had of snatching the Test from…

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Openers Show Up Captain's Tactics

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The ease with which Hutton and Washbrook played 'Australia's bowling strength for two hours last night emphasises the possibility England had of snatching the Test from…

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James Is Satisfied with One Fight Ideas Foe Fair irk Bout Favorite for Burns Contest

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 19

RONNIE JAMES, British lightweight champion, is satisfied to have only one fight in Australia James made this clear today in reply to a suggestion from his adviser, Johnny Phillips, that an Empire lightweight…

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LETTERS to the EDITOR Ex-P.O.W. slates us for ingratitude to Yanks Let's be fair

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 8

SIR,--I am an ex-serviceman who spent three and a half years as a P.O'.W. in Borneo. Since my return to Australia I…

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Sweated Child Labor in Two City Pantomimes Real ‘Babes In Wood At 2/8½ A Show

Tribune · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 3

Pantomimes now running at the Tivoli and Minerva theatres are being produced with sweated child labor. For each performance, lasting more than two hours, the child actors are paid the munificent wage of 2/8½ each and they provide their own fares, meals and make-up…

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Abolition Of Fair Rents Boards

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

By Amendments of ,National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulation, which have been gazetted, all Fair Rents Boards have now been…

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Maestro Prefers Games Blue-eyed, fair-haired, Pierino Gamba is 10 this month

Il Risveglio = The Awakening · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 6

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Auto Benefit Carnival

The Biz · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

The Auto Racing Association, the official body controlling midget speedcar racing, will sponsor a benefit carnival at Pa[?]ramatta on Friday, January 10, to…

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Liverpool Show

The Biz · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

The 41st annual show of Liverpool A.H. & I. Society will be held on Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8. This will be the first show held on the…

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Proposed International Exhibition for London

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.--A proposal to hold an international exhibition in London will be discussed at a conference next month…

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Proposed International Exhibition for London

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.--A proposal to hold an international exhibition in London will be discussed at a conference next month…

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Nepean Show Poultry Section

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

Nepean A.H. and I Society is catering well for the poultry section at Nepean Show, to be held on February 15, and 150 coups have been ordered…

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Tennis Nepean Teams Successful at Country Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

Nepean District Tennis Association's representative teams have had marked success in the N.S.W.C.A. Country Week Carnival, which commenced at…

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Australian Song On Radio Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 32

Three well-known, sporting personalities will be interviewed on the Telegraph Sports Parade from 2UW tomorrow night at 8…

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