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Shows & fairs, 1911

333 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 17

A. and B. P. A. and H. Society

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 3

A meeting of the Albury and Border P., A. and H. Society was held yesterday, Present, Messrs. J. P. Shuter (president), G. A. Thompson, J. H. Ba[?] W. A…

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The Royal Show, 1912. District Exhibits

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 6

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society acting on the recommendation of the Farm Produce Committee has made special efforts this year…

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Christmas at the Shops. Mr. M. Blasbalk's Great Jewellery Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 21

If by some unforeseen circumstance a somnambulistic resident of Albury was to unconsciously wander into Mr. Blasbalk's magnificent jewellery establishment in…

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Explosion at Picture Show. Twenty-five People Injured. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 2

An explosion occurred at a cinematograph theatre at Liege, and occasioned a terrible panic. There was an attendance of some 3000…

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Military School of Instruction. at Albury Show Grounds

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 3

On December 6 Lieut. Col. Chauvel, Adjutant-General, in company with Lieut. Col. Anti[?], commandant of the school, visited the Albury show grounds and…

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The Christmas Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 5

The city is overflowing with visitors, and there is every promise of a most successful Christmas…

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Next Year's Corowa Show. What Horses Shall Parade

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 3

While it is generally admitted that the horse parade at a show is one of the most popular of the events in connection with such gatherings, there…

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Spar for Sweet Charity. a Clever But Ladylike Exhibition, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 5

The carnival at the stadium, in aid of the Sydney Hospital, was attended by 15,000 people to-night. The chief item was a four minutes' spar between Tommy…

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Christmas Tree Carnival

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 3

It cannot be said that the weather treated the promoters of the Christmas Tree Carnival favorably, for on Thursday and Friday evenings, besides…

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Atrocity Pictures. Riot at Exhibition. Moutreal, December 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 42

Moving pictures depicting the Italians committing atrocities at Tipoli caused a riot in a picture theatre. The proprietor was forced to suspend the performance…

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Canada Through Australian Spectacles Show Judging Chapter Viii

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 3

"Pa," said a small boy, "what makes me grow?" "What you eat, my son, bread and meal and taters and things." "Well, pa, our pig eats bread and meal and taters and things; what makes it grow pig and me grow boy?" "The father's reply to that world old…

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Rowing. Albury Club Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Albury Rowing Club was held at the Mechanics Institute last right. Present Messrs. J. Stephen (chair), N. H. Skinner…

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Alleged Assau[?]t Picture Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 3

A Russian [?] Osw[?] Tindim[?] aged 21 years, was committee for trial to-day for an alleged inde[?] ass[?]lt on a girl [?] Jessie Hox, aged 15 years, at…

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Fatal Panic at Picture Show. Two Children Killed. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 2

Another fatal panic following an alarm at a cinematograph entertainment occurred on Tuesday night. While a picture show was in progress…

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Fair Rent Movement. Action by the Government

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 3

Mr Dacey (the Colonial Treasurer) to-day visited the church and school estate at Kensington, with a view to the selection of 400 acres for the erection of £18,000…

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