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Shows & fairs, 1951

3,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 178

Brilliant Fireworks Display In Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

More than £4,000 worth of Australian made fireworks was sent up in three 15-minute bursts last…

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Falling Rockets Endanger Yacht in Carnival Display

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

Rockets and burning Hares dropped on to the deck of this small yacht which drifted into the line of fire of the fireworks during the display on the Harbour last night. The crew beat out the burning fragments before any serious damage was done…

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400,000 See Fireworks Brilliant show on Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

Police estimate that 400,000 people watched the Jubilee carnival on Sydney Harbor last night…

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Surf Carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 22

Maroubra Surf Club has insured against rain for £150 for its annual carnival next Saturday…

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Swim Carnival for Legacy

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 9

Tonight at 7.30 the first annual swimming carnival will be held by Sydney Legacy, at North Sydney Olympic…

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Jubilee Show by Migrants

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

More than 2000 exhibits, intributed by people from European funtries will be…

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Jubilee 'Show by Migrants

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

More than 2000 exhibits, contributed by people from 11 European countries, will be…

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Jubilee Show by Migrants

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

More than 2000 exhibits contributed by people! from 11 European! countries, will be…

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Jubilee Show by Migrants

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

More than 2000 exhibits contributed by people; from 11 European; countries, will be…

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[?]Ubilee Show by Migrants

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

More than 2000 exhibits, distributed by people from 11 European countries will ba…

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Will Be Big Jubilee Show

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

The Parramatta Agricultural Society Annual Show will be held on Friday and Saturday, 16th-17th February, and the…

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Liverpool Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5
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The annual Show at Liverpool will be held this Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3. There will be the usual trotting and other horse events,…

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Vaudeville Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

A vaudeville entertainment will be given in the Dungowan, Penrith, on Thursday next. February 8, by a combination of first-class artists. See…

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Luddenham Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

The 48th annual Show of the Luddenham Agricultural and Horticultural Society will be held on Friday and Saturday of next week, February…

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Camden Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

Camden A.H. and I. Society's annual show will be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 8, 9, and 10. Schedules may be obtained…

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Campbeltown Show

The Biz · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 6

The big feature of the above show. Which is to be held on March 30 and 31, is the fact that the Governor, Sir John Northcott, Will open the show…

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Spring fashions on show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 19

LONDON, Wed.--Spring dress collections which opened in London this week show no startling innovations in line or cut, but there are lovely new materials and clever use of color. One of the most notable…

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Show-girl is painter

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

BLONDE, attractive Maureen Grant (right), 17-year-old art student, was looking forward to a career in…

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Charity Show Leads to Fine

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

Reginald Boom, 308 New South Head Rd., Double Bay, proprietor of Reg's Restaurant was fined £1 at Paddington…

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