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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

23 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Albion Park Show

Camden News · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 1

The annual exhibition in connection with the Albion Park A. H. & I. Association which was held on Wednesday and Thursday last was a record in the history of the Society, both in regard to the number of entries and the excellence of…

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Kiama Show

Camden News · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 3

This year's Kiama Show was favoured with fine weather. On Tuesday there was a record attendance, and the visitors seemed unanimous in their verdict that the show,…

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Wollongong Show

Camden News · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 3

The annual show of the Wollongoug A. H. and I. Association opened on Thursday last under favourable weather conditions. The visitors had all the usual show attractions at…

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The Camden Show

Camden News · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 8

The annual exhibition of the Camden A. H. L. Society takes place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. The secretary, Mr. A. E Baldock, informs us that…

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Show-window Aids

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 7

Show-window lamps that can be adjusted to bring out to the best advantage goods of any particular colour, such as green silks one day, for…

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The Camden Show

Camden News · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 1

The event of last week, the 28th annual exhibition [?] the Camden A. H. & I. Society, passed off a a the bes for many years. The gathering of people on each day [?] indeed satisfactory enabling the committee to pull up a…

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Show Night's Entertainments

Camden News · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 11

Messrs. Pinkerton & Fuchs have received the congratulations from almost everyone who had the pleasure of attending one or more of three entertainments that were…

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Snapshots of the Show

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 4

The greatest event of the Australian Year, with the exception of Cup Day, is the Sydney Royal Agricultural show. The wild burst of hilarity that…

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Only Fair

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 5

The bluest blood of England and Germany, we are told, is now poured out on the battlefields. On the whole, that seems nothing more than fair. It was…

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Fair Play

The Picton Post · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

The children were not allowed in the kitchen, but nobody had ever forbidden their sniffing outside the door to catch the delicious odours which could me…

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Fair Play

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 3

"I would not treat the Germans unkindly. One of Britain's strong points is her spirit of fair play and strong belief in justice. The law says you…

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Preserving Fruits for Exhibition

The Picton Post · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 7

Besides being a disinfectant, formal, dehyde, when in an aqueous solution, is capable of preserving- fruits for exhibition purposes for periods of…

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A Fair Proposition

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 7

According to the story they are telling. the Kaiser was complimenting a soldier named Einstein, who had distinguished himself on the field of…

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At the Sydney Sheep Show. the Man From Mudgee

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 July 1915 · page 3

The annual Sydney Sheep Show was very poorly attended in comparison with past years, and the was partly due to the lack of preliminary advertisement…

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Trade Extension Exhibition. Display of Enemy Made Goods

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 3

An exhibition of enemy made goods sold in Australia has been attracting the attention of importers and manufacturers in the Chamber of Commence…

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Bees and Honey. Straining Honey. For Show Purposes

The Picton Post · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 6

In reply to the question how honey should be strained for show purposes, the Demonstrator in Apiculture advised that the honey should be boated…

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Village Fair

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 4

What the organisers, Misses Campbell, of Brookside, have termed a "Village Fair" will ha held in Vic toria Park next Friday afternoon…

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Village Fair and Social

The Picton Post · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 4

The Village Far and Social held on Friday in aid of the Wondered Australian Soldiers and Red Cross Funds passed off most successfully and as a…

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A One Exhibit Show

The Campbelltown Herald · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 3

At the Campbelltown Agricultural Society's meeting on Thursday night:- COME OF BOYS…

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Interviews with Local Men About the Comp[?]t Campbelltown in This Week's Issue Military Camp Soldiers Coming to Campbelltown Agricultural Society's Plans Le See of Show Ground Asxs for Compensation

The Campbelltown Herald · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 1

A meeting of the council of the Campbelltown Agricultural Society was held on Thursday night for the purpose of discussing the…

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