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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1916

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

Flower Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

The sixth annual flower show of the Wollongong Horticultural Society will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, 18th inst. The committee are…

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Flower Show

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 2

The Spiring flower show of the Wollongong Horticultural Society will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon and evening, in the Town Hall. Large entries…

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Military Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

A grand military carnival will be held on the Green, Wollongong, on November 2nd and 3rd, when a detachment of troops from the Kiama…

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Rose Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 13
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The fourteenth annual rose show and industrial exhibition will be held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday and Thursday next lst and 2nd November. The…

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Military Carnival and Fireworks

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 3

Mr. T. Gaut, organiser for the big military carnival and fireworks display to be held on tlfe Wollongong Green next Friday and Saturday is at…

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Rose Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

The annual Rose Show in aid of the Wollongong Congregational Church funds was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon and…

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Spring Show at Gerringong. £150 Taken

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 2

On Wednesday the weather was all that it ought to be for a flower show and the splendid attendence at the opening of the Gerringong function was…

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Military Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

The military carnival at Wollongong on Friday and Saturday was not carried out on the lines that people were led to expect. On Friday night…

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R.c. Fair at Corrimal

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

A Fair, in aid of the. St. Collumkille Roman Catholic Church building fund was opened by Mr. J. S. Kirton, Thirroul (president of the Bulli…

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Picture Show Patriotism

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

You've often been to the picture show And seen the pictures there; "The pictures of the war are best!" You her the crowd declare…

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Putting the Show Away

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 8

A resident of Grafton, a witness on the employees side of the sitting of the Shipping Industry Board, completely gave the show away as to how…

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Our Clients' Xmas Show

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1916 · page 2

Despite the depression of the war, a fee'ing of Xmas pervades the air, and the time approaches when kid-dies rejoice and their olders prepare…

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THIRROUL Grand Beach Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 15

On Boxing Day there was the largest crowd of people on the beach ever known in Thirroul. A modest estimate would be anything from seven thousand to ten…

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The Royal Show. Schedule of Prizes and Events

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 17

The schedule of the Royal Show in Sydney has been issued by the Royal Agricultural Society. Easter falls at about an average date in 1917, and the…

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The Royal Show Schedule of Prizes and Events

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 4

The Schedule of the Royal Show in Sydney has been issued by the Royal Agricultural Society. Easter fails at about an average date in 1917, and…

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