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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

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Tenterfield Show Sales

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

We draw the attention of cattle men to the advertisement appearing in this issue announcing the holding of the show sales at Tenterfield on Friday and Saturday, 5th and…

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An Amusing Show incident

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

An amusing incident occurred in the Warwick show ring during the judging of the harness classes. A swarm of bees, flying low from the west, passed across…

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Alstonville Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

The annual Alstonville show was held on Tuesday and Wednesday and passed off very successfully, the official opening being performed by…

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Show Awards

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 4

In the Rhode Island Red cockerel class at the Alstonville exhibtion, R. Gould's (Balina) eockerel won first prine not second, a taken from the rceords. In the…

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Wild West Show

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 4

Special attraetions are promised at Ashton's wild west, show to-night. There with also be a £10 contest for local riders. It is anticipated to-night's contests will be the…

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An Amusing Show Incident

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

An amusing incident occurred in the Warwick show ring during the judging of the harness classes. A swarm of bees, flying low from the…

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Royal Show. Archbishop Wright's Protest

Northern Star · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Archbishop Wright has again addressed a protest to the council of the Royal Show against keeping the carnival open on Good Friday. The president of…

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Sydney Show. Objection to Good Friday as Opening Day. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 5

Archbishop Wright has renewed his protest against the Easter Show opening on Good Friday. The President of the Show maintained the attitude of the…

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Cycling. Sydney Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—At the cycling carnival resnlts were as follows- Six Hours' Race.—J. Peddie and T. Little, 1; Ramsay and D. Ecure, 2; Eudinaud and…

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Agricultural Show Subsidy

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 2

The North Coast Agricultural Societies Association, at a meeting at Grafton, favored a reversion to the old system of Government subsidies to…

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Telegrams. Newcastle Show. High Jump Divided at 6ft. 10in. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 3

The Newcastle Show closed to-day with a record attendance every day. Payne's Sunbeam and Judd's Sundown divided the prize for the high…

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Soldiers' Carnival

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

The local branch of the Returned Soldiers' League is making strenuous endeavors to raise sufficient funds to pay off the debt on the Returned Soldiers'…

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Altonville Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 4

In the weight estimating competitions at the Alstonville Show that fat Bullock weighed 587lbs..,and was correctly estimated by A. McMullen, Esq., Pimlico. Mr. McMullen has…

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General News. Kyogle Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 4

A report was current in Lismore last evening that the Kyogle Show fixed for March 24 and 25 would have to be postponed. This was due to the fact that ticks had been…

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Mr Storey Gives the Show Away. Labour Party and Strikes

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 3

Mr. John Storey gave the show away at Petersham on Tuesday night, when the practically confessed. that his duty as a Labor leader was to follow humbly…

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Casino Soldiers Carnival

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

Casino Returned Soldiers are determined to clear off the debt remaining on the Coffee Palace, which they, recently purchased for the purpose of a…

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Mullumbimby Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 4

The annual exhibition of the Mullumbimby Society is to be held to-day and to-morrow, and judging from the weather yesterday is not going to be favored with a fine day for,…

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Casino Show Society. Arranging for the Show

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

There was a fair attendance at a meeting of the Casino Show committee yesterday, when matters tin connection with the Show on March 17 and…

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A Tick Case. P.m. to Show Cause

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Full Court today au ex-parte application was made oil behalf of George Bennett Elliott for a rule calling upon Arthur James Peislcy, P.M., of…

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Kyogle Show. to Be Held on May 26 and 27

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

Owing to an outbrea kof tickson the Showground it became necessary for the Committee to review the question of dates--at least a note…

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