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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

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Police and Firemen's Carnival How to Help the T.D. Hospital

Tweed Daily · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

A number of Art Union tickets in connection with a gigantic carnival being organised by the police and firemen of the State in aid of the public hospitals,…

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Could Not Fight Fair

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Bathurst Quarter Sessions Judge Scholes sentenced a German named Oggo Baltrazlis to 12 months' hard labor on a charge of maliciously…

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Mullumbimby Show

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 8

The Mullumbimby Agricultural Society was favored with fine weather for their eleventh annual exhibition, which was brought to a successful conclusion…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

The special prizes for the Casino Show are coming in freely, and the secretary intends making the usual call on business men next week. The…

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Selecting Show Judges

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

Now that the show season is again approaching, and as the Sydney exhibtion will soon be held, the matter of the selection of judges is one in which breeders and…

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Coraki Annual Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

The opening of the Central Richmond River Agricultural Society's annual show on Wednesday next is a matter which should closely concern not only…

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Alstonville Patriotic Show

Northern Star · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

Last year the above show was a huge success. This year, weather conditions being favorable, it is expected all previous records will be broken. You cannot go amongst the…

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Show on Good

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The Archbishop of Sydney has addressed the following letter to the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society on the subject of the…

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Tweed River Agricultural Society. Election of President

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly elected committee of the T.R.A. Society was held at the Imperial Hall, yesterday, morning; those present being Messrs…

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Kyogle P., A. and H. Society Monthly Meeting

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the committee of the above was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, there being present Messrs. W…

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The Royal Show

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4
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The secretary of the Royal Show states that the earlier entries for the show which begins on March 26th next are coming in very freely.The classes so far called for…

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Venetian Carnival. Rowing Club's Effort

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

At a meeting held in Mr. C. G. Keppie's rooms on Friday evening last, the date of the forthcoming. Venetian Carnival, which is being promoted by the Tweed…

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Mullumbimby Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Mullumbimby was favoured with fine weather for the show last week, and it proved a successful function financially. In the maiden hunters'…

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The Royal Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

The secretary of the Royal Show states that earlier entries for the show are coming in freely. It is expected there will be very large…

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Show and Race Privileges

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

On Saturday Mr. J. B. McDougall submitted the booth privileges for the forthcoming show and Casino J. C. races. The show rights were…

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A Great Show Performance

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

The Misses Miller, daughters of Mr. R. Miller, Stoker's Siding, put up a good performance at Mullumbimby Show with the galloway Little Foote, winning…

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Mullumbimby Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 3

Everyone connected with the management of the Mullumbim by show is to be congratulated upon the success which attended their efforts in connection with their eleventh…

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Casino Show

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

Quite a big list of special prizes is already advertised for this show, and a number more are expected, which will be duly advertised in the "Courier."…

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Kiama Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 3

The first of the South Coast shows was opened at Kiama in fine weather. In numshow, and with regard to quality the judges bers the cattle entries-exceeded any previous…

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