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Shows & fairs, 1960

312 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 16

Sydney Opera House model on show

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1960 · page 9

A full-scale model of the proposed Sydney Opera House will…

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Fifty Years Ago... Show Society's Property: Now £10,000 More

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 August 1960 · page 8

Comparison of balance sheets of last night's annual meeting of Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society and that of 1910 (held on the same day—August 17) shows…

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Nederlandse kunst en kunstnijverheid op Melbourne Show

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 19 August 1960 · page 2

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Sydney Trade Fair

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 24 August 1960 · page 20

The British Board of Trade has booked 4000 square feet of the total available space of 128,000…

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Party Building Conferences' Pledges Show the Way

Tribune · Wednesday 24 August 1960 · page 10

SYDNEY. -- With well over £2,500 pledged from delegates at Section Conferences in Sydney over recent weeks, a great start…

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Local Artist's Work on Show in Gallery

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 24 August 1960 · page 6

A religious painting by Mr. Raymond de Cusack, of Rydalmere, is currently on exhibition at the Watsons Bay Religious Art…

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Spy trial proves Soviet law world's most fair, lenient Contrast with grim fate of the Rosenbergs

Tribune · Wednesday 24 August 1960 · page 1

THE lenient sentence on US spy-pilot Francis Powers--only 10 years jail--shows that socialist justice…

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Show Society Progress Acclaimed at Annual Meeting

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 August 1960 · page 6

The 55 members present at the annual meeting of the Nepean District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society lastweek warmly acclaimed reports by the president, Dr. M. E. Renshaw, and treasurer-acting…

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P.c.c. Mobile Display Unit for N D.a.h. £I. Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 August 1960 · page 13

The Prospect County Council has decided to purchase and equip a mobile display unit for use of Nepean District A.H.and I. and other district agriculhiral shows…

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Carnival Prospect

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1960 · page 12

Mrs H. E. Herman, mother of 13-year-old athletic discovery, Hal Herman, is prepared to…

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Great performances at Sports Carnival

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 31 August 1960 · page 21

One of the best performances at last week's Combined Cumberland Zone High School's Sports Carnival was that of Janet Scott of Merrylands High School…

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New cars at motor show

The Biz · Wednesday 31 August 1960 · page 18

Two new cars—both from the Australian Motor Industries Ltd. production line—have been released of the 1960 Motor Show. They are the Triumph-Herald convertible end the "51" special…

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Concert Helps Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 September 1960 · page 5

Proceeds of £26 from a well attended concert at St. Stephen's Sunday School hall recently will go towards the…

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100 Cats on Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 September 1960 · page 9

The Blue Mountains Cat Society, formed over a year ago, will be holding its first championship show at the…

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Sydney Names Carnival Officials

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 16

Former vice-president of the Jewish Amateu[?] Sports Association, Mr. Irwin Imhof, last week…

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Carnival Tennis Championships ‘Inevitable’

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 15

Tennis championships at interstate sports carnivals were "inevitable" the August JASA meeting was told last week…

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Germans To Show Jewish Culture

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 5

BONN: The role of Jews in world culture will be depicted in West Germany at an exhibition entitled…

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Overtime figures prove opposite of Menzies Govt tale Show need for higher wages, shorter week

Tribune · Wednesday 7 September 1960 · page 5

REGULAR and' systematic overtime is a means by which one-third of Australian workers endeavor to…

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Plan for Kaminska Farewell Show

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 1

The celebrated Yiddish actress, Ida Kaminska, and her three co-stars may give one…

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Mad Seat Scramble for Kaminska Show

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 2

Spectators argued with each other in a wild scramble for seats at the last Sydney show of the Ida Kaminska Company in the new Central Synagogue Hall on Saturday night…

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