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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

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Grinding Corn for Pigs. Tests Show Saving

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1924 · page 3

Oregon Agricultural College states that "averages of all tests conducted at Oregon on the value of grinding small grains show a saving of 10 per…

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Country Tennis Carnival

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

The country tennis carnival commenced in Sydney on Wednesday. Bellinger was defeated by Newcastle I. 6 sets 40 games to 2 sets 24 names…

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The Royal Show. Increased Prizes and Reduced Entry Fees

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

The schedule for the Royal Sydney Show, 1924, has been made available by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales. The book is well…

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Summer Coats Show Straight Lines and Mandarin Sleeves

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 6

THE summer coat, the lightweight coat, is a necessary [?]hing in milady's wardrobe. Not a dressy coat, it is, nevertheless,…

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Show Committee. District Exhibit Delegates

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 3

At Friday's meeting of the Macleay A.H. and I. Association there were present Messrs. A. C. Parker (president), H. C. Mitchell, Wm Secomb…

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The Royal Show. Increased Prizes and Reduced Entry Fees

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 1

The schedule for the Royal Sydney Show, 1924, has been made available by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales. The…

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Carnival by the Sea

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

On Saturday of next week Crescent Head will have its big annual sports day, with a "carnival by the sea." The joint secretaries (Messrs. James…

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Huge Motor Show. (From "New York World."

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

America produced 4,014,000 cars in 1923, including 2,000,000 Fords, and the wholesale value of passenger cars alone exceeded 2,000,000,000 dollars…

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Gloucester Show. to Be Held on April 10th & 11th

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

At a well attended meeting of the Gloucester A. H. & P. Association held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last it was…

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Commercial Travellers' Carnival

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

THE amount received from the recent commercial travellers carnival at Taree was shown in the Treasurer's statement at the M.R.D. Hospital Committee meeting on…

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Manly's Big Swimming Carnival. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

The people of Manly intend raising £500 to be expended on a swimming carnival to be held in Sydney on January 30th, which it is expected will…

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District Exhibit for Royal Show. Armidale Conference

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 7

Recently we referred to the passing through Kempsey of a number of delegates from interested agricultural societies, their mission being to travel…

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Taree Swimming Carnival 150 ENTRIES

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 4

To-day (Sat) the Taree Swimming and Life Saving Club will hold a huge swimming carnival at the Rocks Baths. The fact that 150 entries have been…

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Overseas News Agricultural Society "Seeds of World War" SHOW 10th and 11th April

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

Advises from Tokio state that the House of Peers was the scene of a sensation. Baron Sakatani (ex-Minister for A meeting of the committee of the Gloucester A. H. & P. Association was held on Saturday afternoon last, there being present Messrs T. W. Ashworth,…

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Current Topics Produce Market. The Gloucester show. SYDNEY

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

There is an [?]table feeling of [?] interest and new enthusiasm [?] among the committee of the Agricultural Society in regard to the…

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Taree Swimming Carnival. a Great Success

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

Visitors to Taree often express astonishment that inch a fine sheet of water as the Manning is at Paree is appatently a little appre[?]…

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Carnival by the Sea. at Crescent Head

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 4

Over 1000 people attended the seaside carnival at Crescent Head on Saturday last, the function being held under the auspices of the Keropspy and Crescent…

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Show Committee. Improvements to Ground

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

At Friday's meeting of the Show Committee there were present Messrs. A. C. Parker (President), A. J. O. Shea, Geo. Ramsay…

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Coff's Harbor Show

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

At the recent Coff 's Harbor show Mr. W. McIlwain won the pony high jump with "Thumbs Up," was second with "Melba" in the hunters'…

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Central N.c. Conference. A. and H. Associations

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 5

A general meeting of the above was held at Tuncurry on the night of February 1st. Present: Messrs. J. W. Breckenridge (president) in chair, S…

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