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Shows & fairs, 1948

2,829 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 142

Beef Cattle Invade Dairy Show Ring by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 9

WHEN a team of stud Aberdeen Angus cattle paraded at last week's Dapto Show they created…

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Other Cable Items: Surgeon As Artist Exhibition Of Paintings Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 15.—A unique exhibition of oil paintings was opened in London yesterday…

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1948 Show Season Opens At Dapto With Good Display of Dairy Cattle by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 16

THE first fixture in the 1948 show series was held at Dapto last week when some excellent dairy cattle exhibits were on parade. Exhibitors included breeders well known in the show ring at the Sydney "Royal."…

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Variety show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 7

"And no doubt my sole heir, will come as a surprise to my dear relatives, who hove often said I was going to the dogs." "Well, here she is! Dead Man's Slide, we used to call…

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Exhibition Bout for Joe Louis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 17

CHICAGO, Friday (A.A.P.).--Joe Louis yesterday signed to meet Bob Foxworth, hard-hit-ling light-heavyweight, in a…

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Surf Carnival in Rough Sea

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 10

WITH heavy seas and a cold nor-easterly wind, conditions were unpleasant for Dee Why Carnival today. Recent…

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Statistics Show Equality of Sexes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK.-- If "American women need proof that the "weaker sex" is weaker no more they can find a new champion…

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They Even Show a Profit on Murder

The World's News · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 13

THE only foolproof rule for crashing Broadway is that there is no foolproof rule for crashing Broadway…

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Moore's Rodeo show

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 9

Jockey George Moore gave a rodeo display at Rosehill races yesterday when he caught a riderless horse in the last furlong of the Parramatta Mixed Stakes…

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The Passing Show

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 15

"Gerald! you're not listening to a word I'm saying!" "How do you like the 'New Look'?"…

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Dog Show for Legacy

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 2

The Ladies' Kennel Association will hold a dog show at Bebarfalds Ground, Norton St., Leichhardt, on February 14, in…

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Big Variety Carnival for Sports Arena

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 11

A VARIETY carnival will be held at the Sports Arena on Wednesday night, in which ace professional cyclists will…

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Big Variety Carnival for Sports Arena

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 11

A VARIETY carnival will be held at the Sports Arena on Wednesday night, in which ace professional cyclists will…

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Big Variety Carnival for Sports Arena

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 11

A VARIETY carnival will be held at the Sports Arena on Wednesday night, in which ace professional cyclists will…

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Show Was Popular

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 6

An audience of 300 attended a concert held in All Saints' Hall, Parramatta, by Mrs. Vic. Williams. Mrs. Williams, who…

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Glamorous "Water Babies" In Swim-Swing Carnival

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 12

Granville-Clyde Amateur Swimming Club will stage an American style "Swim—Swing" Carnival at the Olympic Pool on January 29. Miss Judy Gainford, "Miss Australia, 1947," will be guest…

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Paris Designers' Show Charming Housegowns

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 6

Now that the Parisian winter has set in, French designers are dividing their favors between charming…

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Red Cross At Easter Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 10

VICE-CHAIRMAN of the Red Cross Divisional Council (Mr. J. D. L. Gaden) yesterday described the Red…

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THE 1948 B.I.F. 3000 Exhibitors at British Industries Fair

Construction · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

Preparations for the British Industries Fair of 1948 are in full swing, and the allocation of space over 3000 exhibitors has been completed. The three big exhibition centres occupied by…

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Effort To Send Art Show To Britain Fails

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

Efforts of the British Council to send an exhibition of Australian contemporary art to Britain had been unsuccessful,…

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