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Shows & fairs, 1947

3,848 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 193

"About 30, Tall, Fair," She Said

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

"You can describe me as about 30, tall and fair," a woman allegedly told a private in inquiry agent after a married…

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"About 30, Tall, Fair," She Said

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

"You can describe me as about 30, tall and fair," a woman allegedly told a private in inquiry agent after a married…

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"About 30, Tall, Fair," She Said

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 8

"You can describe me as about 30, tall and fair," a woman allegedly told a private in inquiry agent after a married…

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Braidwood Show Prospects

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 13

Prospects for the success of Braidwood Show, to be held on February 14 and 15, are bright, and indications are that cattle and sheep exhibits…

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Play Fair to Drive Late Ace's Speedcar

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 29

QUEENSLAND speedcar driver Bob Play fair will drive the late Jack Skelton's car in the first heat of the State speedcar championship at…

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Success With Priestley Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

The Australian Academy of Dramatic Art gave life and vigour to J. B Priestley's "They Carne to a City" al the Conservatorium, last night, and…

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South Coast Classic-albion Park Show

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 17

THE LARGE ENTRY of dairy calves under 12 months old entered by members of the Albion Park J.F. Club. The winning entry on left is owned by Jack Martin, second by Don McDougall and third by Don Youll. THREE OF THE RING STEWARDS who helped to make the show a success. (L…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 11

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 5

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Film League Presenting Variety Show for Legacy

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

MANY well-known stage and radio stars will take part in a variety entertainment to be presented by the Australian Films League in aid of…

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Southern Breeders Preparing Good Teams Of Stud Beef Cattle For Sydney Royal Show Of Sydney Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

TRAVELLING northwards from Holbrook, through Wagga and Cootamundra to Young, there was a noticeable deterioration in pastoral conditions, the dryness being most marked immediately the Murrumbidgee was crossed. Despite the apparent lack of rain, stock seen during the…

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Picturesque Setting for South Coast Show Curtail Raiser For "Royal" Quality Dairy Cattle on Parade at Albion Park Show

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 16

FIRST of a series of South Coast shows, which will culminate in the "Royal" at Sydney in April, Albion Park Show was held on Saturday in perfect weather. It was in the nature of a "curtain raiser" for…

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Hopes For High Class Pig Show at The Royal

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

THE display in the pig section at the forthcoming Sydney Royal Show should be probably the best ever seen at any show in…

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Men Sleep In Cages In ‘Greatest Show On Earth’

Tribune · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—If you went to With’s Circus before 7 a.m. any day you would see circus hands sleeping in Hea-ridden animal cages, says the Victorian Guardian. RISING at 7.30 a.m, these men work…

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Women's Interests Show Time Is Picinc Time at Albion Park

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 22

WELL-KNOWN BREEDER of A.I.S. dairy cattle, Mr. Geo. Grey (extreme left) and his two daughters, the Misses Launa and Dorothy Grey, always entertain their friends at all South Coast Shows. This afternoon tea party at the recent Albion Park Show includes (left to…

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Aust. Wool Clip Estimate Higher But N.S.W. & Q'ld. Show Decline

The Land · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

THE Australian wool clip for 1946-47 is now estimated at 3,107,878 bales, an increase of 107,878 bales over the estimate made by the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers in June last…

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