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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

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The Royal Show. Arrival of New Zealand Produce

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A quantity of New Zealand produce intended for exhibition at the Royal Easter show arrived in Sydney to-day…

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Richmond- Tweed Carnival Tweed Heads Meeting

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

Messrs. C. Joseph (secretary|) and S. J. Hamblin, A. Hynes, W. Clothier, delegates from the local branch of the Commercial Travellers Partriotic…

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For the Belgians Alstonville Agricultural Society's Gift. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

Hon. J. Perry, M.L.A., to-day handed £316 to the Belgian Fund, being proceeds of the Alstonville Agricultural Society's Show…

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Richmond-tweed Patriotic Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

On Thursday even last a meeting of the citizens of Casino and district was held with the object of appointing a listrict committee to work in concert with…

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Ready for the Show

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

Are you ready for the Show at Bangalow? You don't want to make a show of yourself in the slang sense so pershaps you have got a new stylish suit for the…

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Result of the Alstonville Show

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Committee of the Alstonville Agricultural Society on Tuesday last, convened to receive the interim statement of accounts in connection…

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Patriotic Carnival. Australian Record Wanted. Commercial Travellers' Effort

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 2

The order is booked and all Casino district people can do is to "spar up" the cash." He's a persuasive chap by reason of his business, the…

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Sporting Carnival to Le Abandoned

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—General Podbiclski, President of the German Olympic Committee, now proposes to cancel the Olympiad. It is feared that few German…

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Royal Show District Exhibit

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 4

The picking of winners in the district exhibit competition at the Royal Show this year should not be a difficult matter as only two trophies have been…

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Tweed-richmond Patriotic Carnival. the Commercial Travellers' Effort

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the General Committee in connection with the coming commercial Travellers' Carnival was held at the Council [?] on Friday night…

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The Royal Show. Entries Highly Satisfactory. a Great Exhibition Assured

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

The staff of the office of the Royal Agricuitural Society has tabulated almost all the entries for the Royal Show and it is now possible to state that in every…

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Bellingen Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

The takings at the late Bellingen Show were as follows:—First day, £10; second day, £69; third day, £38 17s 6d; total, £117 17s 6d. This is not a record, but…

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Bangalow Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

The Hon. John Perry, M.L.A., has advised the Bangalow A. and I. Society that be is leaving for the Richmond in the Orara on Saturday night. Mr. Perry will…

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Casino Show. Public Holiday Proclaimed

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The twenty-second of April has been gazetted a public holiday in the Casino and Coraki municipalities, Tomk Shire and Kyogle district…

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Ulmarra Show. Awards in the Horse Section

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The [?] Agricultural Society's Show opened today in fine weather. Follolwing are included in the awards:—…

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Commercial Travellers Patriotic Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 8

A meeting of the Commercail Travellers Patriotic Committee was held at Coraki last Monday evening to consider ways and means of assisting the big carnival to be…

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Ulmarra Show. Further Awards

Northern Star · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

GRAFTON, Wednesday.—The [?]arra show was continued to-day in fine weather, Further awards were:— Champion Hackney.—G. Kratz's…

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The Patriotic Carnival

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

This paper, taking, a keen pride in the magnificent patriotic effort now being launched by the North Coast commercial travellers, has no…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

Chutting yesterday with Mr. D. S. Rayner, secretary of the R.R.A.H. and P. Society—the show with tho long name—we learnt that entries…

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Richmond-tweed Travellers' Carnival

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The first meeting of the general committee in connection with the big Travellers' Carnival on the 24th May next was held in the Town…

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