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

Shows & fairs, 1917

194 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 10

Fruit Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

The Fruit Show and Bazzar. was continued on Friday and Saturday night, but it was found impossible to dispose of the more valuable…

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War Chest Athletic Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

All that seems necessary to ensure a big success for the War Chest Carnival on the sports ground to-morrow (Friday) night is fine weather. The War Chest is one of the finest…

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Easter Show. Timely Offer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Country visitors to Sydney for the Show find often that, owing to arrangements for their accommodation not having been made beforehand much irritation and inconvenience…

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Royal Easter Show. Accommodation In Sydney

The Yass Courier · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

Quite a deal of inconvenience and annoyance is often the lot of country visitors to Sydney, who have not taken the precaution of making due…

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Temora Show Committee

Young Witness · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

The report adopted at the annual meeting of the Temora P. A. H. and 1. Association stated that the last show being in aid of patriotic funds…

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Easter Show. Timely Offer

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 6

Country visitors to Sydney for the Show find often that, owing to arrangements for their accommodation not having been made…

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Easier Show. Timely Offer

Young Witness · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

Country visitors to Sydney for the Show find often that, owing to arrangements for their accommodation not having been made beforehand,…

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Goulburn Racing Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

Great interest is being taken in the installation of the totalisator, to be used at the approaching March Carnival, beginning with the Goulburn Races next Thursday and Friday. A splendid…

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Crookwell Show. First Day—thursday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 6

The 40th annual show of the Crookwell A., P., and H. Society opened on Thursday in fine weather, with a very fair attendance of the public. The entries (about 1400) were very…

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Taralga Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 3

The Taralga Show was opened to-day (Thursday). Though heavy rain fell last night. the weather this morning was fine. The show is well up to the standard. All the stock sections…

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Mr. James and the Fair Rents Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 2

As an effort is being made to make capital out of the fact that the rent of a shop and residence in Goulburn-street, Sydney, belonging to Mr. James, was reduced by the Fair Rents Court,…

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Royal Easter Show. an Enormous Exhibition. 10,000 Entries

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 4

It looks as if the management of the Royal Agricultural Society will, after the war, be faced with a very serious problem: The Royal Snow has…

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Record Entries for Easter Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

Despite the war, entries for the Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Shov[?] number 10,000, thus establishing a record. No fewer than 100 Jumping…

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Show of Pence Cards at Broken Hill. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

The Broken Hill1 Labour Unions, having decided to take a show, of pence cards in order. to show whether the men were financial members of…

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Goulburn Racing Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 2

The Goulburn March Racing Carnival will be continued to-morrow (Friday) and Saturday, when the Southern District Racing Association will hold a meeting. Good entries have been…

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Taralga. the Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 4

Judging was finished in the ring right on time on Friday, and the judges (Messrs. Foord and Broadhead) were complimented on all sides on the commendable way in which their duties were…

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Royal Easter Show at Moore Park, Sydney April 3-11. Motor Section

Young Witness · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

Dalgety's Motor Exhibit at the Sydney Royal Agricultural Show promises to be something exceptional and in this connection we learn that they are…

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Taralga Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 6

An error occurred in the list of awards as published for the second day. Mrs. Mitchell was credited with first place in the class for lady rider, side saddle, with Mrs. W. F Emery…

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Young Apples at Sydney Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

A[?] suggesed by the "Witness" an exhibit of apple's from the Young District Will compete for the £100 District Trophy at the Sydney Royal Show…

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March Racing Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

The March Racing Carnival in Goulburn will be concluded on Friday and Saturday next when the Eight-Hour Racing Association will hold a meeting. Excellent nominations have…

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