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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

308 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 16

Belgian Jumble Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

The following donations have been received in connection with the jumble fair to be held in the rooms of Messrs. A. A. Piggin & Co., on Saturday…

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St. Patrick's Day in Albury. To-day's Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 3

To-day St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated in Albury, and it is promised that everyone who attonds the carnival, which will take place on the show Grounds, will…

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Wagga Show Retrenchment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga Agricultural Society the caretaker's salary was reduced by £10, the secretary's by 225: no money is to be given for special…

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Ladies' Page. the Fair Complexion. Its Decadence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 14

"In every country where scientific observations have been made the fair complexion proves to be dying out," says a writer in the "Contemporary Review."…

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Show Retrenchment at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 33

A report was presented to the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association committee meeting by the combined finance, advice, and works committees, in regard to ways…

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Jumble Fair at Ringwood

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 3

A jumble fair and dance will be held in the Ringwood Hall on Wednesday, April 7, in aid of the Belgian relief Fund. Mr. R. Box, the secretary, is…

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Jungle Fair for the Belgians. a Rightly Successful Function Receipts Expected to Reach £200

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 3

When it was decided at a meeting convened by the mayor to hold a [?]ag day and jumble fair as a means of raising funds for the relief of the gallant…

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The Fall of Przemysl. Slav Regiments Show Their Sympathy with Russians

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 1

In the last sortie from Przemsyl, three Slav regiments were sent ahead, followed by four Hungarian regiments. On meeting the Russian fire…

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Sydney Royal Show. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

The [?] opening of the show took place to-day. There were heavy showers. The attendance was small. This year there were only two district exhibits—…

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Sydney Royal Show. Fine Agricultural Displays

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

The unofficial opening of the Sydney Royal Show was on Tuesday. The display of agricultural and industrial resources, on a ground in itself a mini[?]ture city, is…

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Berrigan A. and H. Society. Annual Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The attendance which presented itself at the annual meeting of the Berrigan Agricultural [?]nd Horticultural Society on Friday afternoon wa[?]…

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Jumble Fair and Dance

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

Residents are finally reminded of the Jumble Fair to be held in the Federal Hall on Easter Monday (afternoon and evening) in aid of the…

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Sydney Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 5

The unofficial opening of the show took place on Tuesday, There were heavy showers. The attendance was email. This year there were only two…

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Royal Show in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 28

The Royal Agricultural Show was opened on Tuesday morning in showery weather. The wheat exhibit, despite the drought, furnished a good idea of the capacity of…

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Sydney Royal Show. Eroni Bros Landlock Wins High Jump. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 5

Ideal weather attracted immense crowds to the Royal Show to-day. Though the figures were not available, it is believed that the attendance exceeded the record…

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Sydney Show. Some Prominent Features Endeavor to Improve Clydesdale

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 2

For a number of years past the Royal Show at Sydney has had attached to it the words that each one was a record. In…

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Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the council of the Corowa P., A. and H. Society was held yesterday afternoon, but extreme pressure on our space forbids a report…

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R. A. S. Easter Show, 1915 Written, Illustrated and Compiled Expressly for this Paper. Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Show. March 30 to April 7, 1915

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 7

Royal Agricultural Society's Show was held this year under [?]vy double disadvantage of war [?]ons and drought. Each played…

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For Exhibition Only

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 7

The Government loaned the Red Cross Society a splendid collection of [?]al odes for display. The sportmens were gathered in the Bathurst…

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Jumble Fair at Ringwood

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2

The fair at Ringwood in aid of the Belgian Fund on Wednesday evening last was not as largely attended as was expected. The financial result, however,…

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