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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Fair Rents. Local Hotel Cases

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

The P.M. sat at Casino on Wednesday adjudicating in cases where W. A. Loch (of the Hotel Exchange) and J. J. Moore (of the Commercial…

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Tintenbar Repatriation Show

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. C.D. McIntyre, general organising secretary of the Shire of Tratenbar Repatriation Day Fund, acknowledges the receipt from Mr. Hugh Daley, "Upton," Alstonyille, of…

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Australasia Recruiting. Assistance of Show Committees

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The chairman of the recruiting campaign hopes show committees will take full advantage of such functions to aid recruiting…

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A Successful Exhibition

Tweed Daily · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 2

To the recent Mullumbimby Show, Mr. A. J. Walmsley, Condong Range, [?] six of his herd, and air game back with a blue ribbon. His M.S…

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Bangalow Show

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 4

The entries for the forthcoming Bangalow Show are as follows :--Horse section, 523; cattle section, 610 ; general 1326. Included in the entries are some of the best…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival. in Aid of Charities

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.--The Police and Fire Brigades annual sports carnival was held today on the Royal Agricultural Ground. The attendance was good and a susbstantial…

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Old Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

The Dapto Agricultural Society last week celebrated its diamond jubilee exhibition. It is one of the oldest societies in the State, and…

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Royal Show. Satisfactory Entries

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Entries for the Royal Show are rolling in daily, and the cattle, as anticipated, show the greatest increase, while the horses are extremely satisfactory, more…

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Burringbar Fancy Fair

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 6

The Fancy Fair at Burringbar was officially opened by Mr. W.L. Murphy on Friday night last, 2nd March, inst. Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a fair…

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Bangalow Show Splendid Cattle Display

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

The 20th annual Bangalow Show was opened on Tuesday last. The Weather was cloudy in the forenoon, but was beautifully clear in the afternoon. There…

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Kyogle P.a. and H. Society

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 7

The regular monthly meeting of the committee of the Kyogle P.A. and H. Society was held in the School of Arts, on Tuesday last. Present Messrs. J. Sinclair (in the…

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Kyogle P.a. and H. Society Repatriation Concert

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 6

Misses K. and M. Sutherland, Meta Cottee, and H. Annand and Messrs. John Allen and F. K. Hopkinson, comprising the Lismore Concert Party, paid a visit to Kyogle on…

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Burringbar Fancy Fair

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 2

The above function commenced on Friday night Last, 2nd March, and is still going strong, and, despite adverse weather, promises to eclipse any…

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Kyogle Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Kyogle P.A.V and H. Society on Tuesday letters were received from Turner and Co. donating 10s 6d and…

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Kyogle P., A. and H. Society

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 6

The regular monthly committee meeting of the above was held in the suppper room of the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon last,…

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Village Fair

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

Most of the details in connection with the Village Fair are now, complete A number of men with hammer and saws assembled on the Showround on Wednesday last to [?]…

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Village Fair

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 7

A well attended meeting of the Village Fair Committee was held in St. Paul's Schoolroom on Tuesday inst., when final arrangements for the Village Fair were made…

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Fair Words or Nothing

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 3

"George," said the wife to her generally unappreciative husband, "how do you like ray new hat?" "Well, my dear," said George, with…

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Conscription Only Fair Way

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Methodist Conference in West Australia declared that conscription was the only equitable moans of maintaining reinforcements…

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War Chest Carnival

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

The War Chest Carnival Committee met at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last, when there was a full attendance. The…

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