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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1916

76 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 4

Wollongong Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

The Wollongong Town Band will provide music on both days of the Show. The Hon. Mr. Grahame (Minister for Agriculture) has been asked…

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A Peak Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 3

Amongst the dubious attractions for Melbourne sightseers just at present are two little girls who were joined together at their birth, and may…

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Wollongong Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 12

The showy eventuates next Friday and Saturday, and, states the secretary, the prospects of an interesting exhibition are promising. Some…

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Coach Fares and the Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

The secretary of the Wollongong Show writes as follows :—The secretary of the show has received a communication from Mr. D. J. McGuirk,…

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Wollongong Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

The above show will be held on Friday and Saturday next, and, notwithstanding the handicap of a strike, promised to be a success, as the…

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Albion Park Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

On Wednesday and Thursday of next week the annual show of the Albion Park A.H. and I. Association will be held. This is always a popular…

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Wollongong Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The Wollongong show commenced to-day and will be continued to-morrow, when it is anticipated there will be a large attendance. The town…

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Wollongong Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

The 1916 show of the Wollongong A.H. and I. Association on Friday and Saturday, was carried out under a series of handicaps, including a…

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Show Week Amusements

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 3

Lytton's Theatre was located opposite the Post Office, Wollongong, during show nights and last night, and was well patronised. In fact, the…

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Weight Guessing at Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

The bullock in connection with the weight guessing competition at the Wollongong Show scaled 906¾ lbs, and the nearest estimate of the…

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Nowra Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Association announces its big show carnival in our advertising colums. This popular fixture will engage attention…

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Wollongong Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 19

The show was favoured on Saturday with fine weather, and the attendance exceeded modest expectations. The stewards pronounce…

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Shoalhaven Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 18

Nowra Show, it will be noted in our advertising columns, eventuates on Wednesday and Thursday, February 9th and 10th. The…

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Albion Park Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

The 25th annual show of the Albion Park, A. H. and Association was held on Wednesday and Thursday. The weather on the first day was line, and…

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Illawarra Fox Terrier Club Show. Comments on Exhibits by J. MAUDE

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

The fourth competition of the above club was held in conjunction with the Wollongong A. H. & J. Society's Show last Saturday, January 15th. The…

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Agricultural Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

A special meeting was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday morning, Present : The president, Mr. H. L. Fredericks, in the chair, Messrs. A…

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Kiama Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 7

The above show eventuated on Wednesday and Thursday and was a success. There was a good display of cattle, but in common with other…

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Kiama Show. Magnificent Display of Cattle Record Two Days' Takings £194/15/-

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

The show was held in ideal weather and the attendance a record, never beaten by the Society for a few days' exhibition. The takings for the first…

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Dapto Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The Dapto show will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, and should attract a large number of persona, as a liberal programme of events has…

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Sydney Royal Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 1

The last Royal Show in Sydney was held under most unpropitious circumstanced. The war scare was very severe, there was a drought almost…

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