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

Shows & fairs, 1916

139 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 7

Crookwell Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

The Crookwell Show will be held to day (Thursday) and to-morrow. Excellent entries have been received, and the exhibition should be most successful. No doubt a good number of…

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Building Trade. Effect of Fair Rents Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Master Builders' Association on Tuesday evening, the matter of the effect on the building industry which the Fair Rents Bill was having came up for…

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Fair Rents Act. the Effect in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 2

The statement that an investor who has proposed to spend £7000 in Goulburn on twelve new houses, has abandoned his intention because of the Fair Rents Act same under the…

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The Crookwell Show. [To the Editor]

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 2

SIR.--I should like to know how it is that so many people are allowed to crowd the parade ring during the judging of the events. This is a growing evil, and was [?]…

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Autumn Flower Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

At St. John's Hall on Wednesday afternoon a most enthuslastic meeting of parishioners of St. John's church was held to make arrangements for…

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Moving Picture Show. (Written specially for this Paper)

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

A Writer in the Parisian press seems to have solved the problem of postwar employment. "Men who have returned from the front, and who may…

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"Turks Not Fair Fighters."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

"You hear a terrible lot from returned Australians about the Turks being fair fighters, which they are not," said Rev. Captain J. H. Chaseling, at a social function at the Gore Hill…

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Goulburn Fruit for Sydney Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Local and district growers are coming forward well with fruit for inclusion in the Gouiburn district collection of apples to be exhibited for competition at the Royal Show. Some splendid…

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The Fair Rents Act. [To the Editor]

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

SIR,--The Fair Rents Act is a striking example of the way tho victims of landlordism allow themselves to be fooled. High rents are due to a shortage of…

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Western District Show. Orange

Young Witness · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 2

The local show, which opened yesterday, is one of the best on record. There is a remarkable increase in the major portion of the exhibits, and…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 2

The garden beautiful and if yours is not beautiful, it may not be the fault of Young's climate. It certainly is not for the want of good soil and be it…

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Young Fruit at Orange Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 April 1916 · page 1

From our local fruitgrowers' point of view, the results of the Orange show do not give them much encouragement to compete at any show where…

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Through the Ballot Rox Farmers and Fair Play

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

The following extract has bam forwarded to us by a corresponden for publication:-- Tamworth, Thursday,-- Reference was…

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Competition in Nature Study. the Young Show

Young Witness · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

Mr. Inspector Cotterill is offering special prizes as under at the next Young show:—For the best record, in word and…

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Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 4

Fine weather is forecasted for to-morrow. All preparations for opening the Royal Show, have practically been completed and the secretary anticipates that the carnival will be one of the…

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Church of England Flower Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 1

Schedules for the annual flower show in connection with St. John's Church of England are now available, and the competitions this year…

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Royal Agricultural Show. Opened To-day. Flavinius Champion Thoroughbred. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural- Show was commenced to-day at the Agricultural ground; Moore Park. The judges are busy making the awards. Sir Gerald…

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Sydney Show. Local Exhibitors

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 2

Expectations that this year's show would attract larger attendances as compared with last year's fixture were again fulfilled on Wednesday. The attendance numbered 16,800,…

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Sydney Show. Goulburn District Exhibits

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 April 1916 · page 4

Though Goulburn district did not win the district apple competition at the Sydney Show, securing second place, its exhibit came in for most favourable notice. The Sydney "Herald"…

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The Royal Show

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

The Royal Show was opened Tuesday in fine weather. In every department the show is a record…

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