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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1923

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Echuca Sports. Boxing Day Carnival

The Independent · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

There was a record attendance at the Echuca Athletic Association's annual gathering on Boxing Day. Special trains from Deniliquin, Bendigo, and the…

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Against Exhibition

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

The official figures for the licensing poll in New Zealand are as follows:--Continuance, 282,609; State control, 35,727; prohibition, 300,701; informal,…

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Aquatic Carnival

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

The annual carnival conducted by the Balranald Aquatic and Athletic Committee was held at the swimming reserve on Saturday January 6th., in ideal…

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Albury Show Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

A committee meeting of the above was held yesterday, Mr. W. A. Chamberlin presiding. The president reported that an awkward situation, had…

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General Cables. Empire Exhibition. London, January 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 20

The Department of Overseas Trade announces that the Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Trade (Sir William Joynson Hicks) has completed his…

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Rifle [?]Un. Albury Rifle Club. the Easter Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 42

A special meeting of members of the Albury Rifle Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on the evening of the 11th inst., Vice-captain Morton, in…

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Fire at Melbourne Show Gro[?]s

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 3

The destructive fire which provided a thrilling spectacle for thousands of people at Prahran on Saturday morning was rivalled by a great…

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Sensation at Walla Walla. School of Arts Destroyed. Fire at Picture Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Walla Walla occurred on Monday night, when the Literary Institute and Library were completely…

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The Show Dates Trouble

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

Once again there is apparently going to be trouble over the dates of agricultural shows in the North East and the Riverina. At a meeting of the…

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Harlow's R[?]mping Show

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

Harlow's Buckjumping Show played to good houses at Balranald on Friday and Saturday nights, part of the proceeds of the latters night being devoted…

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Swimming Wagga Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 43

The fourth annual carnival of the Wagga Swimming Club was held on the Murrunibidgee on Friday. Several swimmers from Albury took part in the…

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Corowa P., A. and H. Society. the Growing Crop Competition. the Judge's Report

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Spark, the senior instructor in Agriculture has addressed the following report to the Corowa P., A. and H. Society, in connection with the…

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Albury Show Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 21

The committee of the Albury society met yesterday, the president, Mr. W. A. Chamberlin, presiding. There was an attendance of 21…

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Rifle Shooting. Albury Easter Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Albury Rifle Club Easter Carnival was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Monday night to fix the programme for…

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The Easter Carnival. Keen Interest Being Evinced

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

In furtherance of the movement for the Easter Carnival at Berrigan in aid of the School of Arts Memorial hall, there was…

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Benefit Picture Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

The Austral Co. have arranged to give a benefit picture entertainment on Wednesday evening next, when the proceeds will be deputed towards helping…

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Sydney Royal Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 19

Easter will be early this year, and the Royal Show in Sydney will be held from March 26 to April 4. This has rendered it necessary that the prize…

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Melbourne Show Grounds Extension

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 29

So excellent were the results of the last show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria that the council feels that this year it is justified in…

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Royal Show. Schedule for 1923

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 1

Easter will be early this year, and tho Royal Show will be held from March [?] to This has [?] necessary that the prize schedule shall…

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Austral Pictures. Bio Week End Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

The big show for Saturday night at Austral Pictures is a specially attractive one, viz., "Experience," and "Call of the North." In the…

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