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Shows & fairs, 1950

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N.S.W. Defeated at Tennis Carnival Queenslanders Play Wins Three Shields

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

THE interstate tennis carnival, conducted in Brisbane over the Christmas and New Year period, resulted in a great win for Queensland. Both Queensland and New South Wales scored…

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Women Show Little Faith In The Future Of Fashion In Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 12

AREAL future for Australian fashion, if Australian women would overcome their prejudice against the local article, is predicted by Mrs. Kenneth Cole—an Englishwoman with great fashion experience in Paris, who…

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Exhibition of Gardens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 7

The gardens of many nations will be reproduced at the Gardens Exhibition to be held in aid of the Adult Deaf and Dumb…

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Carnival Swimmers Protected

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 24

Surf skis and surf boats will protect swimmers, and special rescue squads will be stationed oh the beach to prevent…

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Carnival Competitors Return

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 12

The majority of the competitors from the N.S.W. contingent at the recent interstate Sports Carnival returned to Sydney last Sunday…

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Carnival Swimmers Protected

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 24

Surf skis and surf boats will protect swimmers, and special rescue squads will be stationed on the beach to prevent…

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Easter Pig Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

NO entries for the pig section of the forthcoming Sydney Royal Show will be accepted after February 18, the final closing date…

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North Cronulla-wanda Combined Annual Surf Carnival

The Observer · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3
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This gala event is to be held on North Cronulla beach on 21st January and we hope to be able to supply all our patrons with a spectacle…

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Test Necessary for Show Pigs

The Land · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 12

NO entries for the pig section of the forthcoming Sydney Royal Show (April 1 to 12) will be accepted after February 13, the closing date…

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Safety patrols active at Nth. Steyne surf carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 29

Officials have made arrangement's for three safety patrols to be on duty during all surf events at North Steyne carnival tomorrow Two patrols will stand by…

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Fordyce to talk on radio show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 28

Turf writer Bob Graves will interview jockey E. Fordyce on the Telegraph Sports Parade from 2UW and…

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Demand For Wool Unlikely To Show Sudden Easing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 7

IT is generally anticipated that the wool now held in Sydney and Newcastle stores faces a strong world demand, which should sustain prices…

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Sports Carnival:— Men's and Ladies’ Table Tennis Wins Clinch Vanderveld Shield Win for Victoria

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 9

In the Table Tennis finals at Maison de Luxe on Wednesday night Victorian men defeated NSW by eight rubbers to two,…

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Child Art Exhibition

Tribune · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 3

MOSCOW—The fourth big exhibition of child art been opened in Moscow. It includes 300 paintings and…

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Trotting Stars at Carnival

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 7

Outstanding Harold Park pacers Retinue and Jack Hope will appear in displays at the Boys' Town Sports Ground…

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Scare by Shark at Carnival

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 2

When a shark appeared at North Steyne Carnival this afternoon, officials frantically attempted to…

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Keen watch at surf carnival

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 7

Extra precautions were taken at the North Steyne surf carnival today to protect competitors…

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Livestock buyers show confidence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 10

Buyers of store stock last week were more confident than in recent weeks. They realised, no doubt, that quality lines of young…

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Show Business

The Sun · Sunday 15 January 1950 · page 43

WELCOMED back to Hollywood by director Otto Preminger, Jeanne Crain returned…

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