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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

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Motor Cycling Carnival. Road Races at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 4

Entries will close with Mr. T. W. Green, of the Sydney Club, for the road racing carnival at Easter, to be held at Goulburn. In addition to three riders of Indian machines who are…

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The Latest. Crookwell Show. Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 3

Beautiful weather. prevailed at the Crookwell Show to-day. There was only a small attendance this morning, but this increased in the afternoon. Mr. A. James, M.L.A., and Mrs…

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Presbyterian Fair

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

The lair arranged on a small scale by St. Paul's Presbyterian Sunday School for the Belgians and held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday…

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Wagga Show

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

The disastrous drought experienced in the Riverina apparently is having its effect upon the Wagga Show Association, who have decided upon…

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The Royal Show

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 3

In every section of the great show of the Royal Agricultural Society to he held in Sydney at Easter time the entries are extremely entisfactory. The feature of the…

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Cowper-st. Methodist Church. Fair and Concert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 2

The annual fair and concert at the Cowper-street Sunday-school was held on Friday afternoon and evening. Mrs. Parker opened the fair at 3.30, and eulogised the work carried on at…

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Easter Motor Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The working bee arranged by the Goulburn Motor Club for Friday and Saturday afternoons last for the purpose of improving the course for the motor races on Easter Saturday and…

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Royal Show. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Show was opened this morning in showery weather. Heavy rain overnight was responsible for a good deal of delay in putting tile finishing touches to the…

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Crookwell Show. [To the Editor]

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 3

SIR,--What were the Show Committee thinking of not to run an excursion train Goulburn to Crookwell at cheap fare and suitable hours? No wonder we have…

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The Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

The Royal Show was opened on Tuesday. The work of judging was retarded by the rain, which fell throughout the day. While the number of entries shows a falling off, the quantity…

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Fruit at Sydney Show

The Young Chronicle · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

The fruit section at the Royal Show, in common with most of the other agricultural departments, has suffered on account of the drought…

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Goulburn Fruit. at Sydney Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

The fruit section at the Royal Show, in common with most of the other agricultural departments has suffered on account of the drought. Goulburn filled the gap to a large extent this…

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The Royal Show. Official Opening

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

The Sydney Show was officially opened on Wednesday in dull and showery weather, conditions improving during the afternoon. The Governor-General, in his opening speech, said…

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Sydney Show the District Exhibit

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

The Commonwealth District Socioty's competition attracted only two entrants. The Western District, with 733 points came first, and the North…

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Smaller Attendance. at Sydney Show

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

Sydney, Thursday.—The attendance at the Royal Agricultural Show yesterday is uot available, but officials state that there is a considerable drop…

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Sydney Show. Opened in Wet Weather

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

Sydney, Tuesday.—The Royal Show, was opened to-day. The weather is wet…

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Goulburn Show Protest. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

Sir,—A whole lot of people are wondering why the protests that were entered against the alleged winner of the harnessing and unharnessing competition at the recent show have not…

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Royal Show

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

The Sydney Royal Agricultural Show was opened on Tuesday morning in showery weather. Heavy rain overnight Was responsible for a good deal of delay…

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Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 4

Glorious weather ushered in the third day of the Royal Show, and continued throughout the day. The grey, wet weather of the previous days gave place to bright sunshine and perfect…

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Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 2

The attendance at the Royal Show on Friday numbered 93,000, as against 94,000 on Good Friday last year. The gate receipts amounted to £4016, which is a slight falling-off as compared…

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