In the Ring Sporting Events at the Show Hunters and Trotters Thrill Crowd
YOUR sporting programme is more attractive than that at the Royal. Down there you get hunting contests and trots from morning till…
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Shows & fairs, 1931
43 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 3
Everyone is Pleased at Success of the Hawkesbury Show Impressive Display Hawkesbury Show Typifies Our Resources Live Stock Exhibits Surpass Those of Other Years Thrilling Ring Events - Crowd Appreciates Programme Record Entries, and Gate Receipts of £581 Are Up to the Average
HAWKESBURY District Agricultural Association staged its 51st annual show at Clarendon on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last, and is to be congratulated upon its success. Record entries-over 3,300-were received, and the quality of the exhibits truly typified the resources of our great and fertile district. WET weather experienced on the first two days of the show not only affected the attendance, but it considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Milk Dairyfarmers Not Receiving a Fair Price
The farmer as usually awarded a price for Sydney milk some 50 per cent, higher than he can command for it when converted into butter or cheese at the nearest factory…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →H. D. A. A's. Position — Plenty of Credit, but no Cash Can't Pay Show Society's Awkward Position Funds Locked Up in Government Savings Bank
ALTHOUGH the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association has a credit balance of £1550, it cannot pay one penny of the £1360 passed for payment at last week's meeting, as prize-money and other expenditure incurred by the recent annual show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Sackville Reach" Mr. W. Lister's Picture an Attractive Show
Mr. W. Lister Lister's work continually improves. He is now painting better than he did 30 years ago, when there was a certain hardness in his treatment of the trunks…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Price Was Right! But What a Wild West Show ? the Parson and the Cow
RICHARD B. GARNER, Presbyterian clergyman at Richmond, was proceeded against by Albert A. Price before Mr. F. D. H, Sutherland, S.M., at the Richmond, Small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pitt Towm Oranges. at Norway Exhibition Gain Gold Medal, for Grower
In September last year Mr. R. T. Wood, of Pitt Town, shipped about 20 cases of Bate Late Valencia oranges to Norway for the Oslo|Exhibition. They were sour when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kitty Wells Disqualified Show Winner Legal Action Threatened
AT Friday meeting of the Council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association,Secretary (Mr, R. B. Tate) tabled correspondence which he had received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of £16 Show Society's Year Credit Balance Over £480
ACCORDING to the treasurer's statement, the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association showed a loss on last year's transactions…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Should Society Still Unable to Pay its Accounts Still Unpaid Hawkesbury Show Accounts Creditors Nust Wait Until Annul Meeting
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the Hawkesbury Show was held three months ago, accounts incurred and prize-money won at the exhibition still remain unpaid. The money is locked up in the Government Savings Bank. THE raising of a loan to liquidate liabilities had been suggested, but in view…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fair Rents Bill "Encouraging Race of Idlers" Mr. Bruce Walker's Outburst
SO long as the people could get the dole and family endowment and be relieved of the payment of rent they would not work, declared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Very Fortunate" Hawkesbury Show Society Escapes with Loss of Only £16 Funds Still Tied Up - £400 Loan to Pay Accounts
IN view of the unfavorable weather experienced during the 1931 show, and the difficult period through which we are passing, the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association was very fortunate -to use the words of the President (Major Philip Charley) at the annual meeting on Friday -to escape with a loss…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Methodist Spring Fair Opened by General Paine Church Funds Benefit
FOR several weeks past the energetic and enthusiastic adherents of the Windsor Methodist Church, under the guidance of their popular minister and his good wife, Rev. and Mrs. J. Egan Moulton, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Credutors Paid But Prize-winners Must Wait Hawkesbury Society's Decision
ALTHOUGH the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association has had a credit balance of over £1500 in the Government Savings…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Authors Exhibition in London
Apropos the opening of the exhibition of the Works of Australian writers on September 29, the "Daily Telegraph" says:- "The discerning need no introduction to the work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carnival Night Successful Riverstone Effort Catholic Church Benefits
Carnival Night in aid of the R.C. Church funds, held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Riverstone, last Friday, was a most enjoyable function…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Scotch Fair and Flower Show Successful Windsor Effort Splendidly Stocked Stalls
IDEAL spring weather conditions prevailed on Thursday and Friday of last week for the Scotch Fair and Flower Show, held in the School of Arts, Windsor, in aid of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ald. Cox's Poser "Not Fair," Says the Mayor Question in Arithmetic
"How many cubic feet are there in a cubic yard?" This poser was put by Aid. Cox to Aid. O'Brien during question time at last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed Gymkhana Show Society's Enterprise Sport for Anniversary
HAWKESBURY District Agricultural Society is to be commended on its enterprise in connection with the proposed Gymkhana to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hawkesbury Show Society Paying the Prize-winners Proposed Transfer Warrants
THERE was a fair attendance at the regular monthly meeting of the Council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association, held at the showgraund…
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