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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1910

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Women Smugglers. a Fair Eastern One

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

Of course women are better smugglers than men. Every Custom-house officer of the western world is well aware of that fact. But, notwithstanding Pierre…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The annual flower show in connection with, the Methodist Church will be held on November 9th and 10th. Mr. B. H. G. Fallick has been…

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Australian Exhibition. on Federal Capital Site

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Day, who is well known in Australia by reason of his connection with the organisation work of various exhibitions which…

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Whistling Mice Will Visit World's Fair

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 3

The latest animal attraction offered for the St. Louis World's Fair is a pair of musically inclined mine. Miss Flossie Wharton, of Martin, Tenn., is the proud…

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Chapter Vi. George Hawker Goes to the Fair—wrestles, But Gets Thrown on His Back—shoots at a Mark, But Misses It

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 4

Lee had guessed rightlly. When George found himself so thoroughly entrapped, and heard all his most secret relations with Lee so openly…

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Picture Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 2

ON Tuesday night Hayes' Picture Company showed a splendid series of films to a fair house. The pictures were the best seen in Queanbeyan and included…

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Gininderra Farmers' Union Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 2

THAT the members of the Gininderra Farmers' Union are progressive is shown by the fact that they have issued a schedule of prizes for their first show…

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Gininderra Show. President, Mr. E. G. Crace; vice-presidents, Messrs J McCarthy, W. Webber, H Curran; hon treasurer, Mr. G. W. Harcourt; hon secretary, Mr C W Thompson; committee, Messrs M O'Brien, A Thornton, P Rolfe, E Rolfe, John Reid, Robert Maloney, W Carney, A Bolton, Jos Bolton, W Moore, C and E Cavanagh, L Harpham, D Harcourt, J and A Ryan, Wm Hatch, W Gribble, J Armstrong; lady stewards, Meedaines Thompson, Thorton and Curran

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 October 1910 · page 2

FOLLOWING up the success of the horse parade of last year, the members of the Gininderra Farmers' Union resolved on advancing another step this year and wisely decided to hold a show. Backed up by an efficient and…

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The Burning Question. a fair day's wages for a fair day's work

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 October 1910 · page 5

The Industrial Disputes Act passed by the Wade Government created Wages Boards to settle all disputes about what is a fair wage…

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Washing for Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 October 1910 · page 3

A white bird should never be shown without having first been washed. Wash in three waters at least,…

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Royal Show at Liverpool England, June, 1910. Award of Silver Medal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 2

SOMEWHAT delayed after most of the Awards were announced in consequence of the time required by the very thorough test to which the machine was…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

The annual flower show and industrial exhibition in connection with the Methodist Church will be held in the Protestant Hall to-morrow and…

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The Paris Carnival. an Echo

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Titterton writes in the Daily News":— Once upon a time it was Carnival. And we had no money. Not a sou in…

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Methodist Flower Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 2

THE Thirteenth Annual Flower Show, Industrial Exhibition and Fancy Fair, was held in the Protestant Hall on Wednesday and Thursday and was…

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Methodists' Annual Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 2

The thirteenth annual flower show and industrial exhibition in connection with the Queanbeyan Methodist Church was held in the Protestant Hall oh Wednesday…

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Strasburg Clock Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

THE exhibition of the wonderful Strasburg Clock was commenced on Saturday in the Temperance Hall, and attracted numbers of people both in the…

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Gunning. Spring Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 4

The fifth annual Spring Flower Show and Butterfly Fair in connection with the Gunning Methodist Church was held last Wednesday and Thursday, in the…

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Farm and Field. An Agricultural Society Secretary

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 3

The secretary of an agricultural society is one of those people who must be specially gifted. Sometimes a society committee fails to recognise this,…

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Royal Show at Liverpool, England, June, 1910 Award of Silver Medal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 3

THIS latest triumph of the "Alfa-Laval" machine bring up to date a record which is unequalled, not only by Cream Separators, but by any agricultural machine…

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