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Shows & fairs, 1912

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Next Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 4

The P. &. A. Society have selected Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 11, 12 and 13, 1913," as the dates for their neat show…

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Armidale District Show, Thirty-fourth Annual Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

Officials.—President, Mr. H. W. Curtis vice-presidents, Messrs. R. T. Vyner, Thos. Sisson, and A. E. Bigg; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. B…

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Armidale District Show, Thirty-fourth Annual Show. Second Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

The great success predicted for the second day was amply realised. Splendid feather favoured the occasion, though a storm once seriously…

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Armidate Show. Fourth Day

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 4

The show was brought to a conclusion yesterday, when a maiden sheepdog trial and the usual auction sale of stock was proceeded with. The…

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The Missionary Loan Exhibition

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 2

We refer our readers to the advertisement of the Missionary Loan Exhibition proposed to be held from 21th to 26th April next in the local…

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Royal Sydney Show. a Mile and a Half of Horses. Ten Furlongs of Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 4

Some very interesting measurements have been taken at the Sydney showground during the past week. All the horse boxes, the horse…

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Armidale Show Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 6

Mr. J. B. Fitzgerald reports having held a very saccessfal sale of show stack in the [?] day [?] the Armitale Show. There was a large…

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Tamworth Show

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 6

The Tamworth Show was favored with fine weather, and so far as the gate takings and the attendance of the public was concerned, the…

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The Royal Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

The total attendance at the show yesterday was 19,000. It was officially opened by the Governor-General, Lord Denham…

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The Late Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

According to a rough, statement by the secretary at Tuesday's meeting of the P. & A. Society, the recent show Will just about pay for…

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The Royal Agricultural Show

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 7

Mr. A. G. Huie writes:—"For the past two years the Single Taxers have had a stall at the Royal Agricultural Show for the purpose of…

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Royal Sydney Show. District Exhibits

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural show opened on Tuesday in wet weather, but it cleared up late in the afternoon. Below Will be found the result of the…

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Fair-haired Women

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 7

VENUS, goddess of beauty, mother of demigods and men, is portrayed with golden hair. Cleonice had only to veil her tears…

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The Royal Show. Opened by the Governorgeneral

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 3

The Royal Show was officially opened in Sydney on Wednesday by the Governor-General. The latter, in responding to the…

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The Sydney Show

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1912 · page 2

The attendance at the Sydney Show which closed on Wednesday last constituted a record, although the exhibition itself was not generally regarded…

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Telegraph. Royal Agricultural Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—Despite the many counter attractions, there was a good attendance at the Royal Show today. Desmond won the…

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Royal Sydney Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 6

In common with thousands of other country folk our representative decided on a trip to the "big smoke" to have a look at "the show and to…

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Paper Coats for Warmth. Millionaires Show the Way

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 4

Mr. J. D. Rockefeller's method of defying the cold weather by wearing paper clothing, which was mentioned by Mr. Andrew Carnegie in his evidence…

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The Royal Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Yesterday was the final day of the Royal Agricultural Show, and the attendance was affected by gloomy weather. The takings in all amounted to…

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Sydney's Record Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

In many senses Sydney Royal of 1912 stands alone in the long succession of metropolitan shows. Its crowd of 95,000 on Good…

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