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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1916

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Interesting Letters From the Front. Hay Boy in the Lord Mayor's Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

By recent British mails, Mrs D. A. Anderson, of Hay, has received two letters from her son, Charlie, written on the 7th and 15th November, respectively,…

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Urana Queejn Carnival

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

Yesterday's count of the voting tickets showed Miss Hynes, the Red Cross candidate, to be leading substantially:…

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The War. The Baralong Case. British Gunner's Story of Encounter. Germans Killed in Fair Fight LONDON, January 11

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The story told by a gunner on the British auxiliary cruiser Baralong, which, on August 19th last, sunk a German submarine which had…

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The Royal Show Prile List Issued

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

The council of the R.A.S. has very pluckily increased the total of the prize money for the Royal Show to be held next Easter, and…

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Trade Exhibition in London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 33

The great World's Fair and Trade Market will be opened at the Royal Agricultural Hall and Olympia, London, on March 14th to the 24th, the object being to…

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Queen of the Carnival

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

The competition for the election of Queen of the Carnival in connection with Allies' Day fete to be held in Corowa on 15th March at the Austral…

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The Royal Show. Prize List Issued

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

The Council of the R.A.S. has very pluckily increased the total of the prize money for the Royal Show, to be held next Easter, ad has also added a few…

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Allies’ Day Carnival. Public Respond Liberally. Proceeds Exceed £800

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

An army of enthusiastic workers, a huge crowd of people in generous mood, and [?]deal weather conditions for an open air carnival combined to…

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Queen of the Carnival Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

No further nominations have been received in connection with the above, beyond those six stated in our last issue, viz., Miss Oeding (nominated by the…

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Police & Firemen's Hospital Art Union and Carnival

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the above huge carnival, which takes place at the Royal Agricultural Grounds, Sydney, on February 26, 1916, the proceeds of…

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Victoria. Royal Show to Be Held. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 3

"We have obtained from the Defence Department an assurance that the show grounds will be available for the 1916 annual exhibition," said Mr. Charles E…

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"Trimming" Sheep for Exhibition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

At a meeting of the council of the Australian Longwool Sheep Breeders' Association the subject of clipping and trimming show sheep was discussed. An…

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Albury and Border P., A., and H. Society. Nominations for Committee

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

For the committee of the above society, which consists of 35 members, 41 nominations have been received. The nominations are as follows, the sign (x)…

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Fair Rents Court Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 29

The regulations to givern the precedure in connection with applications to the recently constituted Fair Rents Court have been gazetted. They provide that when a…

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Show Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the R. P. and A. Society takes place on Sat[?] day next in the Mechanics' Institute. SPURIOUS NOTES…

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Polios and Firemen’s Hospital Art Union and Carnival

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 1

Attention is drawn to the huge Police and Firemen’s Hospital Art Union and Carnival, which takes place at the Royal Agricultural…

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Allies' Day Carnival. Proposal for Princess Ballot. (To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

Sir,-I beg to bring before your notice and at the same time solicit your interest in the following matter, i.e., in the revival of the suggestion of a second…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 3

The prize schedules in connection with above annual fixture are now in the printer's hands, and copies will be available for distribution in the course…

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Culcairn Allies' Day. Procession, Novelty Carnival and Concert. Crowning of the Princess

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

Saturday, February 12, saw Culcairn "enfete" in honor of the Allies. The proceeding commenced at 1.30 p.m. by a procession from the post office. This was…

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R. P. & A. Society Show Abandoned

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly-elected Committee, of the above was held on Saturday last in the Mechanics' Institute. There were a large number…

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