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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1921

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Lismore Cup Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

While in Sydney Messrs. Husking and Meurer interviewed the N.C.S.N. Co. in connection with the conveyance of horses from Sydney and Newcastle to our Cup carnival…

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Country Week Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Owing to the rain Hip N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association's country, week carnival cannot begin at Double Bay to-morrow. The courts ate…

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The Coming Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

Schedules for the Mullumbimby Show to be held on February 9 and 10 next, are now available, and will be posted on application to the secretary. Intending…

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Fair Rents Court. the Year's Transactions

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The transactions of the Fair Rents Court during the past year show that 812 applications were lodged and rent was reduced in 146 cases, while rent was…

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Lawn Tennis. the Auckland Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—At the Auckland lawn tennis carnival in the men's singles third round, Tilden beat Peacock, 6-0, 6-0; Washburn beat Clark, 6-0, 6-2;…

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Fair and Reasonable. Wheat Lumpers at £1 Per Day. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 3

The conference between Premier Lawson, the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Oman), and representatives of the Australian Workers' Union, the Storemen…

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Country Week Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The country week tennis carnival, which had been postponed, will be commenced to-morrow morning…

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Lismore Cup Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

When the Lismore Turf Club launched out with its big programme of £1050 for its annual meeting on the 25th and 26th inst., there were many who ventured the opinion…

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Lismore Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

Through the ingenuity and mechanical ability of Mr. Geo. L. Oswin, a surpassingly fine contrivance keeping before the public the matter of the forthcoming racing carnival…

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Touring Exhibition. Prince's Inspection of Overseas Departments. Danger of Losing Certain Markets. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The Prince of Wales is inspecting the Overseas Departments in the Foreign Samples Exhibition, comprising hundreds of thousands of samples of…

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Cycling. Sydney Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—There was a large crowd present last night at the cycling carnival. The mile scratch race was won by Grenda, Clarke being second and Ohrt…

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Swimming. Carnival at Manly

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—At the Manly swimming carnival yesterday the 220 yards championship of the Northern Suburbs was won by F. S. Cotton, of North Sydney, with W…

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Local and General. Agricultural Society

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Members of the Tweed River Agricultural Society are reminded that nominations for the new committee close on Friday next, January 14…

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Lismore Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. C. Husking, president of the Lismore Turf Club, last night received the following telegram from "Ted" Keys, the Sydney trainer:—"Leaving by the Burringbar…

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Alstonville Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. W. F. Dunn, writes Mr. Geo, Nesbitt, M.L.A., as follows:—I shall be glad if you will be so good. as to convey to the committee of the…

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Lismore Racing Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 5

The following horses are at "work on the river and are expected to put in an appearance at the racing carnival to be held in Anniversary week:—Blue Baron, Ben Hab,…

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Nimbin Show Privileges

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 4

Messrs. Virtue, Noble, Rutherford, Shannon, Ltd., yesterday submitted at public auction the privileges in connection with the forthcoming Nimbin Show. The publican's…

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Mullumbimby. Agricultural Society

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

The grass rights of the Mullumbimby Showground for the year 1921 were purchased on Saturday by Mr. A. Olive (last year's lessee) for £101, Mr. J. A…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Lismore Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

The programme for Lismore Tattersall's rate meeting, to be held on 28th and 29th inst., has been published, and is most favorably commented on. In addition to £300…

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Lismore Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

Word was received yesterday from Sydney that Mr. E. Keys, with his two horses, Perplexed and Cavally, was definitely leaving per the s.s. Burringbar on Saturday. It…

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