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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1911

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Yarrawonga Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

The second day of the Yarrawonga show (Thursday) was marred by a thunderstorm. The exhibits showed excellent quality. The feature of this years show was the fat…

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Rinking the Henty Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

The following are the prize winners at the Henty show skating carnival held on Wednesday, night:—Best couple, Miss Ward and Mr. Leslie O'Keeffe; fancy…

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Spring Racing Carnival. A.j.c. Meeting

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

The following are the acceptances for the Epsom Handicap, Metropolitan Stakes and A.J.C. Derby:— Epsom Handicap.—Los Angeles…

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New South Wales the Motor Exhibition. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 2

The exhibition of motor cars in the Agricultural Show Grounds was opened by the Governor-General, Lord Denman, yesterday. There was an attendance of about…

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The Golf Carnival in Sydney. Corowa Lady's Splendid Play

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 3

Friday witnessed the conclusion at Rose Bay of one of the most successful meetings ever held in the Southern Hemisphere. The carnival commenced on…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Committee Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

The committee met at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon, when there were present :—Messrs G. Nield (president), J. Phyland. H. D. Chaston, F. W…

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Original Poetry. at the Rutherglen Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 6

My his she's made a patchwork quilt that's awful gay and bright, And sis has worked a cossey, red and blur, And Dad has fattened up a pig so large…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 2

The second annual spring flower show in aid of the Methodist Church, Corowa, will be be held in the School of Arts on Wednesday and Thursday next October…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 3

The committee met at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon, when there were present:—Messrs. G. Nield (president), A. Greenham, F. W. Grabau, H. D…

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Wallaflower Show a Successful Exhibition

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 5

President, Mr. H. Smith; vice-president, Mr. C.J. M'Donald; treasmer, Mr. T. E. Grosse; committee, Messrs. J. Wenke, P. Mason, J. Boehm, J.J. Jones, A. E…

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Flower Show and Sports at WAllA Walla. a School of Arts Effort

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 46

On Tuesday and Wednesday Walla Walla was in a holiday mood, when the annual flower show and sports took place. Last year the proceeds, which reached the large…

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General Cable News Panama Canal Exhibition. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 2

Yesterday President Taft turned the first sod of the building which will house the Panama Exposition, to be held at San Francisco in 1915. In the course of his…

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Rutherglen Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 45

The thirty-second annual show of the Rutherglen and Murray Valley Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday. The gate receipts represented £100. The…

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No Flower Garden Yet. Fair View

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We are having nice spring weather, and the flowers and crops look lovely. We are not going to school now, as my sister is away, but as soon as…

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Saw the Walla Show. Huon, Jindera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jetf,—It is quite a long time since I wrote to you last. We are not having much rain here now, the little drop we had did nob make the crops look much…

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Wild Flowers for Berrigan Show. Osborne Park

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I was glad to see my last letter in print. We had 35 points of rain on Saturday, but it looks now as if there had never been any rain. It is…

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Germanton Flower Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 3

The third annual show under the auspices of the Germanton Horticultural Society was held on Wednesday, and although, on account of the unfavorable…

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Culcairn Flower Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

The School of Arts presented quite a festive appearance on Wednesday afternoon, when Mr. W. Balfour performed the opening ceremony of the third annual…

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