School Festival at Sydney Cricket Ground Celebrates Australia
The 150th anniversary School Festival at the Sydney Cricket Ground drew about fifty thousand on opening day with ten thousand turned away. Girls portrayed Flowers Wool and Wheat in national costumes and tableaux, including Homeland and Spirit of Australia, with scenes of wattle, fauna, and Aboriginal and marine groups. The performance closed with Federation themes and a Wheel of Twenty singing Advance Australia Fair before 12,000 children.
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Sydney Cricket Ground
Manilla
Cricket Ground
Wales
England
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
Australia
Sturt
Federation of Australia
Dead stock menace discussed at Moni meeting
A Tuesday night meeting in Moni addressed the seriousness of the dead stock menace, with Aid. J. cited as a key figure in the discussion.
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Moni
Wool Sale Report Shows Mixed Results Across Districts
The Farmers and Graziers Co operative Co. Ltd reports an 6085‑bale catalogue on the 7th and notes better style wools from New England and Monaro, but weaker general demand for less attractive lots. Prices fell about 5 percent since March 30, with some lines selling at 2s 4d and others at 1d to 1s 2d.
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Farmers and Graziersi Cooperative Co. Ltd
New England
Monaro
Melbourne
Gee- Tong
Yorkshire Trance
Japan
Germany
A. T. Coventry
Armidale
Palings Skip Show Exhibit at Sydney Easter Show
W E Paling and Co Ltd will not exhibit at the Sydney Easter Show citing inability to demonstrate pianos privately and lack of privacy. They invite country visitors to their Pianoforte Salon at 338 George Street to try grand and upright pianos, players and organs in private rooms with personal attention.
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W. E. Paling and Co. Ltd
Sydney
George Street
Council seeks action on dead stock nuisance on common
Alderman Coates warns the issue is serious as animals are abandoned on the common leaving owners untraceable. The Mayor supports thinning dead stock in public places, citing repeated cases like three animals left in a gully. The council could fine up to 50 pounds for such nuisance andburning carcasses costs are borne by the town.
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Ald. Coates
Ald
Coates
Schedule of cut flowers and champion chrysanthemum exhibit
A long list of flower classes and collections for a horticultural show including antirrhinums, asters, carnations, chrysanthemums in multiple colors and forms, dahlias, delphiniums, gaillardias, geraniums, gerberas, gladiolus, poppies, irises, lilies, pansies, petunias, phlox, roses, sweet peas, verbena, zinnias, marigolds, and related displays. Includes champion designations for chrysanthemums, gladiolus, and roses, and various bowl, vase, and collection formats.
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Gerberas
Iceland
PHLOX
Orleans
Cookery class list of cakes and biscuits items
Section two contains a cookery class rundown with a sequence of desserts and baked goods. Items include Snowdon Tart Nut Loaf Date Loaf Swiss Roll Marble Cake Walnut Cake Sultana Cake Iced Prune Cake Orange Cake Iced Ginger Sponge Sandwich Iced Lamingtons and Biscuits Best Six.
Britain urged trade pacts to curb imports and boost home industries
An Empire Produce Conference speaker urged Dominions to negotiate agreements with foreign countries making Britain their sole market for primary products. He warned such pacts could shift Australia’s trade away from Britain or limit domestic output. He argued population needs and greater Australian production to replace imports.
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Paul Cheyne
Great Britain
Reginald Dorman-Smith
England
Commonwealth
Great Itain
Thei Brothers
Australia
Reginald
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K.B
Aunt Mary
Tilock & Co. Psy. Ltd
Tillock & Co. Pty. Ltd
Goldsbrough Mort
Macquarie Place
A. G.P
Goldshag
A.C. Veriuss
Istrict
Wool Report
Presbyterian
Secton
Abel
Tasman
Anthony van Diemen
Dutch East Indies
Abel Tasmain
Dutch East India Company
Batavia
Mauritius
Tasmania
van Diemen’s Land
Heemskirck
Zechaen
Cape York
Queensland
North West Cape
New Holland
Cookhai
New South Wales
Bank of New South Wales
Bank of Wiedouth
Wile
AUSTR
Lia
Pitt, Son& Badgery Sd
Pitt,son & Badgery. Ltd
Pickle
Ceresan
BAYER
Dalgety & Company Ltd
Inc
Mr. Boman
Geresan
J.T. Robertson & Co
Archilles
Actiies
Flea Anethees
Sciute Bell Badgery Lumey Ltd
Chatsworth House
Bent Street
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