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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1914

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All Nations' Fair. Champion Prizes for Babies Available

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 3

We are requested to [?] that the parents of the [?] babies in the into competition at the All Nations' Fair, may select their trophies at the fancy goods…

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Weight Guessing at the Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

The following is the result of the weight guessing competition at the Albury Shows Cold dressed weight of the cow,[?]. The exact weight was guessed by…

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Dispute Over High Jump. Wild Scene at Germanton Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

An exciting disturbance occurred when the high jump was in progress at the Germanton show. There were three competing horses--S. A. Kelly's Miss…

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Albury Show Sales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

Younghusband, Row, & Co. Pty. Ltd. report having held their annual sales in connection with the Albury and [?] P. A and H. Society, at show grounds…

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Walbundrie Show. Opens Tomorrow

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 2

The Walbundrie Show will take place tomorrow, at Kiddle's paddock, near Walbundrie, The entries are said to establish a record. and every action is well…

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A. and H. Society, Meeting of Committee

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Berrigan Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held on Friday afternoon last. Mr J. Phipps…

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Wangaratta Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 7

The Ovens and Murrey Agricultural Association opened its show on Tuesday, in good weather. The season's prospects are not very bright, but in spite of this…

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Yarrawonga Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 5

The annual show at Yarrawonga takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd September and 1st October. The entires close 23rd September. The prize list is a liberal…

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Rutherglen Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

The annual show of the Rutherglen A. and P. Society will be held on Wednesday, 21st October, and entries close with the secretary (Mr. H. O'Brien…

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Walbundrie Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 7

The fourth annual Walbundrie show takes place to-day, and promises to be a great success. The secretary (Mr. A. K. Gibbons) reports that excellent…

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Tocumwal Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 7

Tocumwal Agricultural Society held its first exhibition on Wednesday. It was marred by disagreeable weather. The exhibits were generally of excellent…

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Corowa Exhibit at Wangaratta Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

One of the principal exhibits in the Industrial Clara at the Wangaratta show was the splendid display of jams manufactured by Mr. Chas. Anderson…

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Going to Henty Show. Yerong Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is terribly dry up here now, and an inch or two of rain would do a lot of good. The crops are drying off, and the grass is pretty short…

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Tocumwal Show. Notes on the Function

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 1

It was indeed unfortunate fur the Tocumwal Agricultural and Pastoral Society that its first show should have been deleted of a great deal of…

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Tocumwal Show. Successful Initial Venture. In Unpleasant Weather Conditions

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

As mentioned in our last issue the initial, venture of the Tocumwal Agricultural, and Pastoral Society, held on Wednesday of last week, was a…

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The Henty Show

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 2

The entri[?] for this year's Henty show have been entered up, and it is found that last year's record has been exceeded. This is most satisfactory…

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The Henty Show. Record Entires

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 2

The entries for the Henty Show on Tuesday and Wednesday, september 20 and 30, are numerical1y the largest on record. The total is 1788 on compared with…

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Whit Show

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

Below we give a corrected list of the entries for this year's show, and also the entries for last year. It will be seen that there is an increase…

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Fire at Melbourne Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 4

The thousands of people who visited the Melbourne Agricultural Society's Show on Tuesday, saw something very much more sensational and exciting than any ring…

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Finley Show. Second Annual Exhibition

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 5

As mentioned in our last issue the second annual Finley show was held on Wednesday of last week, and was a great success. although the receipts…

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