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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1959

326 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 17

Wood-chop of Champs at Show

The Biz · Wednesday 16 September 1959 · page 19

Australia's most skilled, stalwart axemen will be seen in an lion at the next Fairfield Show…

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‘B’ Grade Basketballers Show How

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 September 1959 · page 12

Fielding a complete B grade team, JASA Basketball Club won its first match in the second round of the Eastern Suburbs A grade competition on Monday night…

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King Park Carnival

The Biz · Wednesday 23 September 1959 · page 27

The King Park athletic carnival held last Sunday was officially opened by the mayor, Add. K…

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Pet Show at Makepeace Oval

The Biz · Wednesday 23 September 1959 · page 25

A pet show will be held at the Makepeace Oval on Saturday, in conjunction with the official opening of…

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Tribune Festival Corner with adam Ogstom Sydney Fair: November 14 Paddington Town Hail

Tribune · Wednesday 23 September 1959 · page 11

ONE of the best working bees we have heard of has been established in Parramatta. Last Sunday week 11 comrades…

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Grand Orchid Exhibition

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 September 1959 · page 9

The president, Mr, E. L. Macdonald, Blue Mountains.and District Orchid Society, with Mr, H. L. Thomas of Union street,…

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St. Marys Primary School Sports Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 September 1959 · page 9

Instead of the sports carnival being held on Saturday as in the past, St. Marys School held this on a Friday this year…

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Walter Plunkett Appointed Show Society Secretary

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 September 1959 · page 9

At the finance and management committee of the show society held last Wednesday night at the Log Cabin, the…

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C. of C. interested in Show Proposal

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 September 1959 · page 1

Penrith Chamber of Commerce decided to promote a window dressing competition coinciding with the Civic…

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Franco-Italian air show

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 4

THE Leonardo da Vinci Air Show will be held on 28th and 29th September, 1959, in Paris. This Franco-Italian manifestation is organized every two…

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Social Function For NSW Carnival Team

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 9

The N.S.W. team to be selected for the 27th Interstate Jewish Sports Carnival in Sydney from December 25 to January 8, will meet…

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King Park Athletic Carnival

The Biz · Wednesday 30 September 1959 · page 17

There were so many junior competitors in the events at King Park on September 20, that there was not…

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Aquatic Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 October 1959 · page 1

The aquatic carnival, organised by Penrith Apex, takes place on Sunday, October 11. Good progress is being reported…

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Flower Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 October 1959 · page 1

Ladies' Guild of St. Stephen's Church of England, Penrith, will hold a Spring Flower Show on Saturday, October 17, in the…

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Spring Fair was held at St. Philip's

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 October 1959 · page 3

Last Saturday afternoon Nepean Pipe Band could be heard, at Kingswood. Following the sound of the music soon you could see that they were marching up and down in front of St. Philip's Hall, and there was…

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Penrith High School Third in Sports Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 October 1959 · page 9

The sports carnival contested last week was the combined high schools' annual carnival, and entries came from every…

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Penrith Wins Public Schools A.A.A. Sports Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 October 1959 · page 5

The annual meeting of Penrith Public Schools A.A.A. was held at Penrith Oval last Thursday, in beautiful weather. It was the first occasion that the area had been used for this purpose. Officials were…

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Verenigings Nieuws Grote liefdAdigheids "show" voor Prinses Marijke Fonds

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 2 October 1959 · page 2

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Photographic Exhibition

The Biz · Wednesday 7 October 1959 · page 24
Also in The Cumberland Argus

An exhibition of photography from Hong Kong and indonesia is to be held in the Banking Chamber at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Fairfield. Under the auspices of the…

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