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Shows & fairs, 1969

114 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 6

Carnival team announced

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 November 1969 · page 20

JASA Basketball selectors, after weeks of deliberation, have selected the strongest team ever to represent NSW at a carnival other…

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Record entries for carnival

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 December 1969 · page 13

The 37th Australian Maccabi Sports Carnival, which commences in Perth on December 25, has attracted a record number of entries. The Victorian contingent…

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Prague show trial in the offing

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 December 1969 · page 19

A major politicol show trial, in which at least one Czechoslovak Communist leader of Jewish origin will be in the dock for allegedly instigating counterrevolution, is expected in the not too distant future,…

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Carnival Challenge Match Veteran Basketballers' Comeback for Perth Fund

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 December 1969 · page 20

Some of Sydney's most brilliant basketball players of the past decade will make "comebacks" to aid the JASA Fund for the Perth Carnival. They will appear for JASA…

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Butchers expect “show-down” with Kashrut Commission

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 December 1969 · page 7

A head-on collision between the Kosher butcheries and the Kashrut Commission is almost a certainty at the end of this week when the kosher butchers will refuse to pay the increased Kashrut charges…

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Cuvier Exhibition at the Museum of Natural History

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 12 December 1969 · page 4

To celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of Cuvier, the Museum of Natural History has organized an exhibition in its library. Cuvier…

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Exhibition Debate

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 December 1969 · page 15

A debating “exhibition will take place tonight (Thursday) following the Gym Display in the Maccabean Auditorium…

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Western Australia Maccabi Perth ready for 37th Carnival

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 December 1969 · page 7

With just one week to go before the commencement of the 37th Australian Maccabi Sports Carnival, Carnival Manager, Mr. John Freedman, today lifted the wraps on what promises to be the finest opening ceremony ever staged. For the first time the…

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Carnival program

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 24 December 1969 · page 4

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1969 10.55 p.m. NSW and Qld. teams arrive, Perth Airport. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1969…

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Nsw Team Confident of Carnival Success

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 24 December 1969 · page 12

The largest team ever to represent NSW at a Perth Maccabi interstate carnival is confident of success. The team consists of 89 members, 55 men and 34 women, plus team manager David Mendels, assistant manager Mick Goran and his wife, Alison, as chaperone…

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Perth Carnival Program From P. A)

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 24 December 1969 · page 11

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1970 7.30 p.m. International Rules Basketball Finals, Perry Lakes Basketball Centre. Men’s: Vic. v. WA or NSW…

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Carnival Comments

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 31 December 1969 · page 7

IT was nice to see such a large crowd at Mascot airport to farewell the NSW team. If it appeared a little…

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Jewish Historical Exhibition in May

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 31 December 1969 · page 3

A Jewish historical exhibition will be held in May to coincide with the Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations. Details of the exhibition…

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Magnificent opening for 37th carnival

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 31 December 1969 · page 7

PERTH: In the darkness of the warm early evening, Australian Maccabi Council president, Mr. Lou Rose, lit the George Myers Memorial Torch and officially declared open the 37th Maccabi Interstate Sports Carnival last Thursday…

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Stop Press Latest Carnival Results

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 31 December 1969 · page 7

Debating eliminations: NSW beat Victoria (meet WA in final). Table tennis eliminations: Men: SA 11 rubbers, 22 games, beat…

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