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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1907

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Illawarra District Fair

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

The Illawarra District Fair, after running for about nine nights, was brought to a halt on Tuesday evening last, when a number of articles…

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Rose Show and Industrial Exhibition

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 3

A well attended meeting of stall-holders and others interested in the forthcoming Rose Show, to be held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of November…

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Exhibition of School Work

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 2

At the Wollongong District School to-day there is a display of school work that easily eclipses anything that has ever been seen in this…

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Kiama Agricultural Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday afternoon when the following Committee-men were present:—Messrs. H. Colley…

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Exhibition of School Work. a Remarkable Display

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

As stated in our columns on Friday the exhibition of children's work was opened, in the Wollongong District School at 2 p.m. on that date…

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Illawarra District Fair

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

The Hlawarra District Fair came to a conclusion on Tuesday evening last, when the following articles were disposed of in the presence of the…

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Exhibition of School Work

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 2

An exhibition of work executed by the children attending the Public Schools between Nowra and Helensburgh was held in the Wollongong School on Friday and…

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The Exhibition of School Work

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 8

To the boys and girls of a generation or two ago, who as parents or grandparents went through the various sections of the school work…

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Illawarra District Fair

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

The Illawarra District Fair was a great success. At the last meeting of the stallholders and committee the following amounts were accounted for :—…

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Rose Show. the Opening

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 2

The annual Rose Show in connection with tho Congregational Church was opened in the Town Hall last night, when there was a good…

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Illawarra District Fair. Further Particulars.Nearly £600 Realised

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 3

The following are final returns of the various stall holders. The amounts shown are the nett results in each instance, as the lady stall holders paid…

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Rose Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 14

The fifth annual Rose Show and Industrial Exhibition, in connection with the Wollongong Congregational Church, was formally opened in the…

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Young Peoples' Fair

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 2

The young people associated with the Wollongong Presbyterian Sunday .School organised a very successful fair in aid of the school funds. The…

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Young People's Fair

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 23 November 1907 · page 15

In the Church-street Hall, Wollongong, on Wednesday, the young folk of the Presbyterian Church had a fair and entertainment, the object…

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All Nations' Fair

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 2

An All Nations' Fair in aid of the church funds was opened in the Methodist School Hall yesterday afternoon by Mrs. W. J. Poulter. The Rev. W…

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Kiama Agricultural Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 3

As briefly mentioned last issue, a committee meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last, when the following were present—Messrs., H. Colley (President, in…

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All Nations' Fair

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 14

The All Nations Fair, under the auspices of the Wollongong Methodist Church, was opened in the Methodist School Hall, on…

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All Nations' Fair

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

The All Nations' Fair was brought to a successful termination in the Methodist School Hall on Saturday night last, when it was found that…

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Martini's Buckjumping Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

This popular show, which played to crowded houses for 22 weeks in Sydney, will open in Wollongong in Keira-st. (opposite the Freemason's Hotel), next…

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Buck Jumping Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 2

Mrs. Martini's Buck Jumping Show opened on Saturday night to a good house, and fully maintained the reputation it has gained during a long…

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