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

Shows & fairs, 1918

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P. and A. Society Arrangements for Coming Show

Young Witness · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 1

A meeting of the committee of the Young P. and A. Society was held in the Association's hall, Young, yesterday morning. Present: Messrs…

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Show Bullocks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 2

Wood and Co. report having sold on Wednesday two show prize bullocks, one on behalf of Mr. T. Booth Gunning, at £27 15/ and the other for the Turalla estate for £27 5/…

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Burrowa Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

The 32nd annual show of Burrowa P. A. and H. Society will take place on Thursday and Friday 19th and 20th September, 1918. General entries…

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Murrumburrah Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

The annual, Murrumburrah Show takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24th and 25th. Cheap excursion train will leave Young on…

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The Grenfell Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

The 42nd annual exhibition of the Grenfell P. A. H. and I. Society opened today in cold and threatening weather. To-morrow is the main…

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Young Show Entries

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

This will be our last opportunity to urge local exhibitors to send in their entries. Trottins entries close on Thursday next. Sporting entries…

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The Cowra Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 1

Cowra will hold its annual show this your on the 17th and 16th September, and as on past occasions the function to be-held will rank amongst the best…

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Poster Exhibition in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. Percy J. Portus, secretary of the Greater Goulburn Association, has arranged for the modern posters recently exhibited at the Education Department's Art Gallery, Sydney, to be…

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Burrowa Show. Arrangements for Annual Exhibition

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 1

A meeting of the Committee held at the Royal Standard Hotel on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. F. F. Fahey (President)…

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Young Show

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

This will be our last opportunity to remind intending exhibitors that, entries positively close to-morrow— Saturday. There is an exception in…

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Grenfell Show

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 1

Despite the dull threatening weather, and, the clash with Forbes show, the 42nd annual Grenfell show was quite upto former years, both as…

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"Show Ground Sir!"

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

"On the occasion of the recent Wagga show a couple of local car owners war refused a license to ply for hire (writes the "Tomora…

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Banks and the Show

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

Country people should remember that Wednesday next is a Bank Hollday at Young, Koorawatha, Murrumburrah, and Harden for the Young…

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Show Holidays at the Post Office

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 1

Wednesday, the second day of Young show, is a public holiday, and the occasion will be observed at the local post office by the closing of the…

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Transit to Show Ground and Races

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 1

Recognising the Inadequacy of the local vehicles plying for hire, and their Inability to cope with the traffic to and from the show ground and…

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High Jumping. Three Horses Clear 7ft 6½ln. Albury Show Record

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

ADBURY, Wednesday.—All jumping recorde in Southern Riverina were beaten at the Albury Show this afternoon, when W. J. Weir's Peter,…

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The Young Show. the Opening Day

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 2

In fine weather, which it is hoped will continue throughout the week, the, forty-seventh annual exhibition of the Young Pastoral and Agricultural…

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Young Show Attraction, 1918The Globe of Death

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 2

The great "Globe of Death" sensation which was presented to-day and will continue throughout the Show is a thrilling item in which the "Fearless…

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The Young Show. Champion Weather.. Big Crowds Visit 47th Annual Exhibition

Young Witness · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 3

The week of glorious sunshine, and the feeling that a sliver lining can [?]ow be distinguished in the dark cloud of war, were the primary…

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The Fair Rents Act

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 1

Assuredly the Fair Rents Act has removed the most powerful inducement to moneyed men to build houses of…

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