Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Shows & fairs, all years

Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1955

582 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 30

Fair Grape Harvest Soon At Wentworth

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 November 1955 · page 3

Grapevines in the Wentworth district have made good growth where they were not…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Table Tennis Champs. Exhibition at Liverpool

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 18

The newly-formed Southern Districts Table Tennis Association made a spectacular debut to the public on Tuesday night,…

Continued on Trove, page 18 →

Barbecue Boosts Show Fund

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 3

To help the funds of Fairfield Show, which everyone knows takes place on Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, a very…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

All Nations Fair for Crippled and Spastic Children

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 25

Wearing the colorful costumes of their countries, representatives from eleven overseas nations will take part in the…

Continued on Trove, page 25 →

A Deluge of Entries for Fairfield Show

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 16

Entries are pouring in for the first annual show of Fairfield, to be held this Friday and Saturday. Entries in practically every…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Historic Fairfield House Carnival Celebrates Opening of School and Youth Centre

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 19

To mark the occasion of the transformation of historic Fairfield House into classrooms and a Youth Centre for Fairfield…

Continued on Trove, page 19 →

Rates Protest Meeting Speakers Claim 1956 Council Changes Show Increase

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 8

The Rates Protest committee, the second formed since the amalgamation of Fairfield and Cabra-Vale Councils in 1949, held a…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Woodchopping Attracts State-wide Interest at Fairfield Show, This Friday and

The Biz · Wednesday 30 November 1955 · page 1

Australia's best axemen will compete for valuable trophies and big prize money in the woodchopping contests at Fairfield…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

New Year's Eve Carnival Great Preparations at St. Marys

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 3

Dancing in the open on a specially-erected dance floor will be a feature of a carnival to be held in Victoria Park, St. Marys,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Penrith R.S.L. Sub-Branch Rain Spoils Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 December 1955 · page 10

Wet weather hampered the carnival held by Penrith sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. on the sub-branch grounds and…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Loan Exhibition

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 2 December 1955 · page 7

Also on show at the National Art Gallery of N.S.W. is a loan exhibition of works from the collection of Mr. S. H. Ervin…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

At Sydney Galleries Italian Art Scholarship Show

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 2 December 1955 · page 7

ENTRIES for the Italian Scholar ship art competition, organized by the Dante Alighieri Society and the National Gallery Society of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Many Expected at All Nations' Fair

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 7

Many important overseas visitors at present in Australia will be present at the "All Nations' Fair" to be held at Parramatta on…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Fairfield's First Annual Show Tremendous Success—state-wide Interest

The Biz · Wednesday 7 December 1955 · page 3

Fairfield Municipality's first annual show, held at Fairfield Showground (Bossley Bush) on Friday and Saturday, December 2 and 3, exceeded all expectations. Over 2500 children and adults attended on Friday and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Hartley's Oval Carnival

The Biz · Wednesday 14 December 1955 · page 22

The proceeds from the carnival held on November 18 and 19 amounted to £55. An insurance policy against rain netted…

Continued on Trove, page 22 →

FAIRFIELD A. and H. Society Members Come From Everywhere (To the Editor)

The Biz · Wednesday 14 December 1955 · page 24

Sir,—To dear up a misunderstanding that appears to exist in the minds of some of the members of Cabramatta Chamber of…

Continued on Trove, page 24 →

Figures show poll faking

Tribune · Wednesday 14 December 1955 · page 10

EXTENT of faking in the Ironworkers' ballot is revealed by figures of the voting for the four national…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The youngsters get a go Audiences don't realise it, but the credit lines show a new crop of movie directors is pushing to the front

The World's News · Saturday 17 December 1955 · page 21

ASK any acting personality in Hollywood who the real star-makers are and the answer will be, "The directors, of course." Doris Day admits she owes her proud position…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →

Civic Praise for Show. "Putting Fairfield on the Map"

The Biz · Wednesday 21 December 1955 · page 15

The statement that the first annual show of Fairfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society had helped to "put Fairfield on…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Show President Entertains

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 December 1955 · page 6

At the close of the monthly meeting of the committee of the Nepean A. H. and I. Society held on Thursday evening, 15th inst.,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →