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Shows & fairs, 1930

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Show Sidelights An Embarrassing Situation

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

A rather amusing incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon before the commencement of the performance at a side-show in which…

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Local & General News. Barraba Show Abandoned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 4

Owing to an unsuitable season and the association's inability to secure an organising secretary in time, the show arranged by. the P.A. and H…

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Perry Bros.' Circus Plays to Capacity Houses. A Splendid Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1

Replete with a large band of the cleverest and most famous artists of the circus world, and following a triumphant tour of New Zealand and…

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Inverell's 61st Annual Show an Absolute Record ! Previous Years' Gate Takings Surpassed Ring Events Attract Numerous Competitors. Quality of Horses, Cattle and Sheep Excellent

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 2

The 61st annual show of the Inverell P. and A. Society, which concluded yesterday, was an absolute record from a financial point of view in spite of the fact that the Society dropped about £100 in revenue from the side shows. Not only were the ring events exceptionally well contested, but the quality of the horses…

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The Show Carnival Is at Hand Many Side Attractions

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 4

Glen Lnnes is taking On a Show-we appearance, and already many new faces are to be seen about the town…

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The Hospital Swimming Carnival

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 4

By their decision to hold a swimming carnival at the Beardy River tomorrow afternoon the Glen Innes Amateur Swimming Club affords the…

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Show Attractions Clar[?] and Greenhalgh

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 6

Visitors to the Glen Innes Show will be well catered for in the amusement line Messrs. Clare and Green[?] the doyen showmen, have…

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P. & A. Has Stage Set For Great Carnival Worse Than War France To-day Disastrous Floods Paris

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 1

- E[?]itnesses report that the flooded area was even more horrible to contemplate than the shell shattered departments in 1914-18. The…

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Show Sidelights

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

The inverell Plaster works had a very interesting display of their highclass work, a miniature room being ceiled and lined with delicate shaded…

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Inverell Show

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 5

The Inverell Shaw which extended over four days of last week, was highly successful, both in the way of exhibits and attendance. The…

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Warialda Show

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

25 members of the committee attended the meeting on Saturday, when various details in connection with the Show were arranged…

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Armidale District Show. Best Entries for Years. Ten High Jumpers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 4

The Secretary reports that the enrolment of members is proceeding very satisfactorily. The great majority of last year's members…

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The Show Is on ! Judges on the Job To-day All Round Excellent Exhibition Hoping for the Best From the Weather

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

The big town and district event of the year.--the Glen Innes Show--opened today, with the Weather…

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One Big Show Northern Rivers Proposal Embracing Four Towns

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

The biggest gathering of live stock breeders ever seen in Lismore attended the North Coast Pure Breeders' Association meeting last…

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Armidale Show. Record Exhibition Assured. Excellent Entries Received

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 4

Judging by the encouraging reports to hand, it appears that all that is necessary for a record show next week is a period of fine…

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Inverell Show Cattle Exhibitor's Complaint

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 4

Messrs. Wiseman Bros., Clerkness, Bundarra, write:-- "While not wishing to comment in any way on Mr. Munro's judging, we…

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Local and General the Hospital Carnival

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

The promoters of the Hospital carnival being conducted each night week on Mr. W. A. Cramsie's block of land alongside the National Bank…

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Why Not Show the Points ?

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

The following card, the style of which has been adopted at other Morthern Shows, would add a grate deal to the interest in the local…

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The Glen Innes Show. the Country Women Their Work at the Show Splendid Voluntary Effort

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

As usual the members of the Country Women's Association, Glen Innes branch, conducted the official luncheon, rest room' and hospital tea…

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Caged Birds Bake Bright Show New Features in Pavilion

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

members of the sowly-fromed and Cage Bird Club made a attractive initial exhibits at year's show…

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