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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1900

326 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 17

The Colinrooble Carnival. Opening of the New Hall

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 3

Wednesday last was a red-letter day in the history of Colinrooble, marking one of the earliest steps in its development as a village. The great agricultural settlement…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents.) Humula. Show Exercises

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 5

Exercises exhibited at the Wagga and Germanlon shows by E. Carrol, Maggie Evans, and Ethel Murray, of the local public school, have taken prizes. At the…

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The Sporting Carnival

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 2

while the war clouds over South Africa and China, and unrest is prevalent in Serbia and Bulgaria, while fierce and desperate composts have desolated the…

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Show Subsidies

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 4

A few months ago the Minister for Agriculture appointed a board to inquire into the working of the agricultural societies and…

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Local and General news. the Fancy Fair

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 2

A social to finish an affairs in [?] with the children's fancy fair was held in the Oddfellows. Hall on Wednesday evening. When,…

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Show Ball

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 2

This event took place on Wednesday night, the large pavilion in the show ground being the ballroom. The commitee had gone to a good deal of…

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Vanity Fair. Parisian Items

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 1

The very last touch of elegance is given to a mousseline de soio or any other thin vapory afternoon gown with a velvet bolero so small that it is cut off just below…

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The Federal Carnival

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

The Government have arranged an elaborate programme of festivities, extending over a week, in connection with the Commonwealth inaugural ceremonies…

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Albury Hospital Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

The annual carvival in aid of the Albury Hospital was held on Wednesday on the Show Grounds. A programme of sports was preceied by a procession, made up…

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Albury Flower Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

The annual show of the Albury Horticultural Society was held on Thursday, and proved very successful. Mild spring weather following on the exceptional rainy weather…

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Show Association. Annual Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above was held at the Albion hotel on Thursday evening, when there was a big attendance of members. Mr. W. Corby, sen.,…

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Junee Superior Public School. The [?] Concert. A Very Successful Exhibition

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 2

TEERS IS no event amongst the various annual social functions which happens in Junee during the year, that demands such universal attention…

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Spring Flower Show. Funds for the Literary Institute. a Great Success

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 2

FROM the first moment that it was proposed to hold a Flower Show in aid of the Literary Institute the ladies of Gundagai were all energy in the cause…

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Flower Show

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

WHAT has been the chief, theme of conversation for the ladies' of Gundagai during the past couple of weeks? Why, the Literary Institute flower…

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A Ladies' Fight at the Paris Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

AN account of the extraordinary disturbances that occurred in the section of the Paris Exhibition devoted to the display of ladies toiletts, is told in the "Woman"…

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Batlow Industrial Exhibition

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 2

An exhibition of work performed by the children [?] Batlow School was held in Brucewater's Hall, on Saturday night…

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Batlow Public School Exhibition

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 2

THIS function eventuated on Saturday night last, and was in every sense a most pronounced success. The exhibits of needlework, drawing, writing…

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Tumbarumba. Flower Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 2

On Monday next, November 12, the annual flower show in connection with St. Jude's Church of England will take place in the Victoria Hall. In addition to the flower…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 2

THE first meeting of the new committee and under the presidency of Mr. J. T. Stratton, J. P., was held on Thursday night, and was well attended…

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Flower Show

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 2

The flower show was opened in the Assembly Hall on Thursday, and continued on Friday evening. Considering the extremely dry weather which has…

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