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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

18 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Get the Show Atmosphere

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 6

"Wyoming" writes:—Am just now slogging in as assistant to the secretary of an Agricultural Show. It is one of the greatest games on earth. The secretary…

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The Band Carnival. a Success—but Poorly Attended

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 8

Windsor Municipal Band has been "on the rocks," as it were, as regards finances for some time past, and rather than disband this fine institution altogether, the…

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Sport in the River. Successful Swimming Carnival. T. Cobcroft Wins Championship

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

The Hawkesbury River at Windsor was a place of much more importance than usual last week-end. It was the Mecca of a large number of swimming enthusiasts…

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Great Centenary Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 1

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society has spread itself on a special show for 1922. The show will be the principal feature in the commemoration of the…

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Hawkesbury Show Prospects. Will It Be the Best Ever? the Society and the Public

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 1

Work viewed at a distance is always a pleasant prospect. It gives rise to the utterance of many tolerable platitudes by those of us who are more loquacious than…

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The Hawkesbury Show. Only Five Weeks Off

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

Steadily drawing nigh—the Hawkesbury's big show. Have you seen about getting a schedule, and are you arranging for your exhibits? Don't delay. The earlier your…

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Royal Easter Show. the "Fibrolite" Bungalow

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 5

One of the most interesting exhibits at the coming Royal Easter Show will be a beautiful bungalow, home built completely with "Fibrolite" asbestos cement sheets and…

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The Hawkesbury Show. Get a Move On!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

The Hawkesbury Show is now close at hand, and the few weeks that now remain before the opening is the time when special efforts on behalf of the Association, on the…

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The Hawkesbury Show. Entries Close Next

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 5

As a final appeal to exhibitors we would remind them that entries for the Hawkesbury Show close at 8 p.m. on Wednesday next, April 19. , Get your entries in at once…

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Little Jack. Tiny Show Jumper. Over 200 Ribbons

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 10

Standing only ,10 hands 3 inches high, the pony Little Jack, is just as great a favorite with showgoers as famous old Desmond was sever years back. Every year this…

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"You're a Liar!" an Aldermanic Eruption. Windsor Council Ferments. a One-man Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 1

There was no love-making at Tuesday night's meeting of the Windsor Council. At the outset some of the aldermen took delight in exchanging "compliments" with one…

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The Hawkesbury Show. Splendid Entries in All Sections. Previous Records Eclipsed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 1

We are very pleased to be able to inform our readers that the entries for the Hawkesbury Show this year eclipse all previous records. The writing up of the entry…

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The Show. a Final Appeal. Attractive Ring Events. Official Opening This

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 3

On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week the great annual exhibition of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association will be held on Clarendon racecourse…

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The Show Social. an Unqualified Success

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 8

Ideal weather conditions prevailed last week-end for devotees of the Terpsichorean art, and the attendance at the annual show social in aid of the parochial funds of St…

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Hawkesbury Show. A Great Success. Record Entries and Attendances

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 1

The Hawkesbury Show of 1922 has come and gone, and proved an unqualified success. There were some gloomy forebodings on the first day as to what the weather would be…

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A Suspected Person. Arrested at Hawkesbury Show. Six Months' Hard Labor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 11

At Windsor Police Court on Monday, before Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M., Mr. J. B. Johnston, J.P. and Mrs., Charlotte Sheens, J.P., James Williams was proceeded against for…

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Oriental Carnival

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 9

The plain and fancy dress ball, in the form of an Oriental Carnival, which took place in the School of Arts, Windsor; on the 5th instant, was a great success. The…

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Mr. Mack's Scathing Denunciation. a Money-mad Man. Mourning Coach Trick. Hawkesbury Show Incidents

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 2

When the case was resumed on Thursday morning it was seen that none of the public interest had abated, for the court was again crowded…

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