ROTORUA LAKEFRONT SIDE-SHOWS
Although all sideshows at the Rotojuui lake front fair were not open yesterday aftornoon, those that were did good trade, and with their "barkers" using lungs to good effect. di-ew the profits in. "It's all for the good cause," shouted one gentleman in charge of i some sort of competition, in between ! bouts of laughter, and "hail fellow ! wel1 met" .expressions. What was tbe : cause he neglected to state specifij cally, but presumably, he meant him- ; st'lf*. ' "Every contestant reeeives a cash prize," was the catch-cry of another stall-holder. A bystander entered the ; spirit of the thing and after paying ■ his shilling tried his luck and won his ! cash prize — one penny. Hocp-la, j dart games, and other devices will ; be well into their swing by to-night, i and the general public may reasonably be assured that a sideshow is as good a way as any other of spending : spare shillings.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5286, 24 December 1946, Page 6
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154ROTORUA LAKEFRONT SIDE-SHOWS Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5286, 24 December 1946, Page 6
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