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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1916

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Jersey Herd Society. Necessity for Testing. Jerseys at the Show

Northern Star · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the annual meeting of the Jersey Herd Society the Council's report urged on members, the absolute necessity for submitting their herds for testing,…

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The Royal Show. Large Gate Money

Northern Star · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—67,000 people attended the show yesterday. The proceeds totalled £3012, this being the largest amount of gate money ever taken on Easter…

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Pasteurised Butter a Feature of Royal Show. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 2

The Judge, Mr. A. M. Brown, states that the outstanding feature of the butter exhibit at the Show was the success attained by pasteurised butters…

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TELEGRAMS. The Royal Show a Record Gate. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 2

sixty seven thousand people attended the show yesterday, and the proceeds were £3012. This is the largest amount of gate money ever taken by the Royal…

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Royal Show. Easter Monday's Returns

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The attendance at yeaterday's show was 96,000, and the gate receipts £4323, easily eclipsing all records…

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TELEGRAMS. Big Attendances at Show and Races. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

Ninety-six thousand persons attended the Sydney Show yesterday and fiftyfive thousand the Randwick races…

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Royal Show. the Attendance

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Twenty-two thousand people attended the show yesterday…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

The 1916 Show will open on Wednesday next, 3rd May, and continue over the following day. Entries are very satisfactory, and prove that the committee were…

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Successful Show Horse

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

The ladies' high jumping competition at Sydney Show brought out nine competitors, and after a very fine contest was won by…

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Royal Show. Satisfactory Attendance

Northern Star · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The total attendance at the show was 320,400, the largest for four years, and the gate receipts up to Tuesday amounted to £23,27S, but this will be slightly…

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Kyogle Butter at Sydney Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 7

At Sydney Show the special prize for factory securing the greatest aggregate number of points in all classes and special prizes for butter…

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Cattle Sales at Sydney Show

Northern Star · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

Guernsey bulls: On account the Department of Agriculture. Sydney:— Admiral Beatty, sire Hayes Fido (imp.)—Trafalgar and Colonel Wallack, sire…

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Labor Affairs. Association to Show Cause

Northern Star · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Justice Heydon has made an order calling upon the Operative, Bakers' Association to show cause why-its registration as a union should not be…

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Casino Show Carnival Week

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 2

The success of the pioneer show of the Richmond River is assured again this year so far as the entries are concerned, and the committee…

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Successful Show Horse

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 4

The ladies' high jumping competition it Sydney Show brought out nine, competitors, and after a very fine contest was won by Half-Holiday, a…

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First Richmond River Show

Northern Star · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 2

It's just 41 years ago that the first show of the Richmond River district was held at Casino. At that time Lismore was a very small place, and even Lance and Co., "the…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. D. S. Rayner has almost completed the show arrangements, and the grounds will be is first-class order. General repairs have…

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Casino Show Dates

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

The Casino Show always attracts a lot of visitors from Lismore, and on Wednesday and Thursday there are sure to be a lot of well-dressed men and boys amongst them…

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Casino Show

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 5

A glance at the ca[?]a[?]ogue shows that the decision of the R.R.A.H. and P. Society's committee to hold the show this year as usual is fully appreciated…

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Agricultural Society

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting was held yesterday morning in the School of Arts, Mr John Macgregor (vice-president) occupied the chair in the…

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