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Shows & fairs, 1901

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District News. (From Our Correspondents.) Tumbarumba. Flower Show and Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

On Boxing Day the Annual Flower Show, Sports and Ball, which are held under the auspices of the Tumbarumba and Upper Murray P. and A. Society, came off on the…

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Branding by Steam. a Successful Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

A method of branding cattle, new to stock raisers in this colony, was exhibited at the Government; quarantine, Randwick, on Friday afternoon…

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Coolamon Annual Sports Carnival

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

A glance at the programme framed for the coming carnival of the Coolamon Annual Sports Carnival on Monday, January 28th, will be sufficient to show that the manage…

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The Celebration Show

The Worker · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 5

The profession through the lavishly decorated streets of Sydney on New Year's Day furnished a splendid proof of the kindliness, and good-fellowship of the…

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The Aquatic Demonstration. the Athletic Carnival. Sidney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 7

The aquatic demonstration to-day was a great success. It was very largely attended. There were fully 2500 people on board the steamer Britannic, and a large attendance…

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Commonwealth Carnival, and its Corollary

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

IT is quite impossible, with our available space, to give more than the merest outline of the immense and gorgeous celebration which started in…

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District Intelligence. Tumut. Tumut A. AND P. Societys Show

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

The attention of intending exhibitors and others is directed to an advertiscinent which appears in our columns of today re the annual…

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Royal Agricultural Society. a Successful Year

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 January 1901 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society was held to-day. The receipts from all sources for the year . amounted to £10,984, the profits on the…

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The Tumut Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 2

The annual show of the Tumut P. and A Association has been fixed to take place on the 27th and 28th proxime, and promises to he the most attractive yet held in that…

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Sports Carnival. L. Jackson and C. Crane Get a Way with £31 10/

Coolamon Echo · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 3

Monday last was a great day in Coolamon and it is doubtful if any previous sports was as good as those under notice. The evening previous a splendid shower…

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Germation. P.a. and H. Society

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

A special meeting of members of the Germanion P.A. and H. Society was held at Germanion on Tuesday, 20th January for the purpose of nominating office [?]ear[?]s for…

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Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 6

ONE of the first exhibitions of the now consury, and probably one of the most attractive shows of the now Commonwealth, will be that which it is proposed to open…

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Tumbarumba. the Approaching Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 3

At a meeting of the P. and A. Society Committee held at the Globe Hotel, Mr. Thomas Mate, J.P. (in the chair), it was decided as the time was now so short it…

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Wagga Ploughing Carnival

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

THE adjourned meeting of the members of the Wagga ploughing match carnival was held at the Pastoral Hotel on Thursday afternoon. Present; Messrs. W. B. Booth…

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Notes From London "Truth's" Doll Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 9

The Doll and Toy Show which the editor of "Truth" displays about the 18th December of each succeeding year, is in its own way quite a striking…

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Swimming. Wagga's Annual Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 4

The fourth annual carnival of the Wagga Swimming Club was held yesterday afternoon on the Murrumbidgee. The club has made rapid stricks in to…

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Western Federation Fair

Coolamon Echo · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

Last week the Wesleyan Federation Fair and Industrial Exhibition was held in the Oddfellow‘s Hall, and was fairly successful, but taking one thing with…

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The Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

Once again the whirligig of time brings round the great event of the year—the Pastoral and Agricultural Show. As the conference is to the…

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The Mesmerist's Grime. Author of The Great Porter Square Mystery "G[?]if," "The Sacred Nugget," "Miriam Rozella," "A Fair Jewess," "The Golden Land," "The B[?] of John Perdhan [?] Chapter Xii-- (Continued)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 6

"But professor," cried Lady Diana [?]nd at this presentation of the case, "Lou [?] she deny it" "Ah, madame," said Professor Phu[?] in…

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