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Shows & fairs, 1953

4,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 226

Tennis stars in exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 19

Australian tennis champion Ken Rosewall will play American Vic Seixas at Manly today…

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Sprint star invited for athletic carnival

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 19

New South Wales Athletic Association has invited Australian sprint champion, Queenslander Hector Hogan, to race at the Landy carnival on March 7. The Association has…

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She was 'fair dinkum'

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 53

Australian tennis champion Ken Rosewall had a real supporter during his…

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Travel-wise fashion show

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 46

TRAVEL fashions for Australians going to the Coronation will be the…

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Motor Show Plan For Parramatta

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 17

PARRAMATTA Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society plans to establish an annual motor…

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Big Sales at Melbourne Show

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. —Engineering firms sold £500,000 worth of equipment at the Melbourne Show,…

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Dazzling show by Tilly LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 5

WEARING a small fortune in jewels and furs, Mrs. Matilda Parsons…

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A clergyman angered them Show nudes say it's art MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 5

FOLIES BERGERE nudes are angry at an attack made on them by the Presbyterian minister Rev. Gordon Powell. Mr. Powell, minister at…

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Smart Audience At Rocher Show Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 15

Sydney's smartest women will today crowd into the elegant salon of leading couturier Germaine Rocher to watch a parade of Paris gowns and hats worn by leading' models. Because of the restricted…

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Smart Audience At Rocher Show Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 15

Sydney's smartest women will today crowd into the elegant salon of leading couturier Germaine Rocher to watch a parade of Paris gowns arid has worn by leading models. Because of the restricted…

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Smart Audience At Rocher Show Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 15

Sydney's smartest- women will today crowd into the elegant! salon of leading couturier Germaine Rocher to watch a parade of Paris gowns and hats worn by leading models. Because of the restricted…

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Smart Audience At Rocher Show Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 15

Sydney's smartest women will today crowd into the elegant salon of leading couturier Germaine Rocher to watch a parade of Paris gowns and has worn by leading models. Because of the restricted…

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Smart Audience At Rocher Show Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 15

Sydney's smartest women will today crowd into the elegant salon of leading couturier Germaine Rocher to watch a parade of Paris gowns and has worn by leading models. Because of the restricted…

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Show with a Heart that deals in human kindness

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 13

A boy threatened with blindness now has a chance to see, a girt with a growth on her vocal chords hopes to sing again, and a legless man can replace his worn-out artificial limbs--all because of a unique radio show that deals in human kindness…

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Social Service Fair at Easter

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 5

NSW Council of Social Service has organised a combined Easter Fair of social service agencies to…

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Sprinters Show Dash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 27

MELBOURNE, Tues.-- Caulfield Futurity Stakes, hope. Flying Halo, and Newmarket favorite…

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Sprinters Show Dash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 27

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Caulfield Futurity Stakes, hope. Flying Halo, and Newmarket favorite,…

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Sprinters Show Dash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 27

MELBOURNE, Tues.-- Caulfield Futurity Stakes hope. Flying Halo, and Newmarket favorite,…

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Sprinters Show Dash

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 27

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Caulfield Futurity Stakes hope. Flying Halo, and Newmarket favorite,…

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Prayer After Folies Show In Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday. —To-night's performance of the Folies Bergere at the Melbourne Tivoli ended…

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