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Shows & fairs, 1911

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

The Council of the above Society met on Thursday ; afternoon at-, the Royal hotel. Messrs P. Landalo (vice-president), J. Skinner, AV. Kilpatrick, R…

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At the Royal Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 5

Between 70,000 and 80,000 persons were present at the royal show to-day. All the side shows were open for business. but in defiance of official orders. Maud…

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The Sydney Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

The attendance at the Royal Agriculral Show on Good Friday was a record, 83,000 people being present. The previous biggest attendance was 80,000 on…

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Corowa Horticultural Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 31

The first horticultural show, under the auspices of the Cowowa P., A. and H. Society, took place in the Corowa show grounds on Wednesday, 12th inst., and was…

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The Easter Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 6

Yon will have been so filled with in formation shout the show that I heed say very little about it. so far as success has been gauged by figures, it has maintained…

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Short Story a Fair Impostor (Continued from last week.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

She is completely [?]trung, as though she bad had some tighten shock or had undergone some terrible experience, said the man of medicine. But when Mrs. Su[?]th…

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Carnival of Athletic Events

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 2

A committee of the festival of Empire, presided over by Lord Desborough, has arranged a programme of athletic events for June 24. This will include foot races…

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Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 3

Mr. John D. Fraser, secretary of the Corowa P., A. & H. Society, advises that the claim for Government subsidy, amounting to £101103, has come to…

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Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

The annual meeting of members of the above society will be held in the School of Arts on Thursday, 11th May, at 3 p.m. A large attendance of members is hoped…

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Carried Too Fair

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

"I believe in being kind to the birds, and all that," said Mrs. Hankypank, "but I do think Clara carries it too far." "What has she been doing now?"…

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Flower Show

The Independent · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 3

A Flower show in aid of the funds of St Paul's Church was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, when there was a good attendance of the public. The Show, as…

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Show Sidelights

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 10

Visitors to the Show this year met at every turn with improvements and innovations, the result of, the Council's progressive policy. The Coronation…

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Show Ring Champions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

SIR AYMER (Champion Blood Stallion). MELBA (winning Dudley High Jump). PLUCKY WILLIE (Champion Clydesdale). BLACK BEAUTY (Champion Pony)…

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The Agricultural Show. the Bushman's Mecca. the Ground a Backblocks' Suburb. All Records, Smashed. Australia's Finest Carnival

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

Just as the [?] faithful Mahommedan de[?]s his future insecure unless he has made a pilgrimage to Me[?], so does the good Australian bushman consider…

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John Bridge and the Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

The great wool, stock, and produce broking house of John Bridge and Co. Ltd., the outward and visible sign of WATCHING THE JUMPS…

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Growth of the Sydney Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 33

On flood Friday 90,000 people attended Royal Agricultural Show in Sydney. Tho following paragraph relating to the Sydney Show of fifty years ago, gives some…

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Flower Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

[?]ednesday evening the autumn [?] under the auspices of the [?] of England, was held in the [?]. As usual the entries and…

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Turin Exhibition. Turin

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

The International Exhibition at Turin in commemoration of the jubilee of Italian unity began to-day. Two hundred thousand people were present when King…

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Roubaix Exhibition. Rougbaix

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 5

At a banquet held in connection-with, the exhibition, the Mayor (M. Mott), who is the largest wool buyer in France said that Fiance had karned many lessons…

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