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Shows & fairs, 1905

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Vanity Fair Dress and Fashion

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 6

Chiffon is dead. Such is one event at least of the month. Hence forward no women who has any regard for herself will be seen with an atom of the sweet, firms fabric on her…

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Show Ground and Racecourse Telegraph Arrangements

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 2

Complete telegraph arrangements have been made for the show and races this week. There will be a telegraph office open on the show ground on…

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Show Week Amusements "The Russian Serf." at the Masonic Hall

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 2

The show week theatrical attractions commenced in earnest last night. The Masonic Hall, in Tarcutta-street, was airly well filled for the opening of Mr…

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Household Recipes Small Paddings. These Are Also Suitable for Invalid Rice Show Balls

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 5

Ingredients:--2 tablespoonful's rice, 1 tablespoonful of sugar, 1 pint milk, pinch salt. Method --Wash the rice,put into a…

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Show Entries

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 2

Entries closed on Saturday for the Cootamundra show. A comparison between those received this year and the two preceding years should prove interesting…

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Eroni's Big Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 2

Hundreds of persons were to be seen thronging last night to the Canvas City, near the Lagoon Bridge, Fitzmaurice street, where Eroni's huge circus was in…

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District News Coolamon. the Carnival Week

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 6

The Carnival of 1905 is a thing of the past, Saturday evening taw the conclusion of the week's festivities. The Bazaar in aid of the funds of the Roman…

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Cootamundra Turf Club. Show Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 5

The following nomination have been received for the undermentioned events to be run at the above meeting on Thursday and Friday, August 31 and…

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The Wagga Show. Forty-first Annual Exhibition. the Opening Day. Attractive Display of Exhibits Favored by Fine Weather. the List of Awards

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

In circumstances which were decidedly favorable, the annual exhibition of the M.P. and A. Association was inaugurated yesterday, with the…

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The Wagga Show an Auspicious Opening

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

The annual show of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association is now full swing. The opening yesterday was auspicious. The…

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Show Week Amusements. the Presbytery Bazzar

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 2

As might have been anticipated, the attractions of the Bazaar being held in the Oddfellows' Hall, in aid of the Catholic Presbytery Building Fund,…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. Thursday, August 11, 1905. Farm Students and the Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 2

General regret will be the feeling experienced at the strained relations which have arisen between the Committee of the M.P. and A. Association…

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M. P. & A. Association the Show Committee and Complimentary Tickets. the President and the Committee

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 3

On Tuesday evening there was an adjourned meeting of the M. P. and A. A. Committee, when the principal business was the consideration of the President's…

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The Wagga Show. Second Day. a Great Attendance. Very Successful Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3

Patron, His Excellency Sir Harry Rawson, K.C.B.; President, Mr. G. P. Wilson; Vice-Presidents, Hon. J. Gormly, M.L.C., Messrs. J. G…

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Cootamundra Show

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

The total entries far the event of next Tuesday and Wednesday exceed 1,700, which is a record. The ground is in excellent order, and, given fine weather, a…

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Chieftain's Runaway Girl. a Fair Abyssinian

The Temora Star · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3

On the morning of June 21st the police arrested a dark young girl of great beauty who, in Oriental attire, was wandering aimlessly about in…

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The Show Social

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

The Show Social took place at the Protestant Hall on Thursday evening. The hall was neatly decorated with festoons of evergreens, flags, and…

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The Coming Show the Entries

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

A record, show is anticipated this year, if only the proverbial bad luck at the Coota Association deserts it for once, and, instead of wet weather, old. Sol goes…

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Show Week Amusements. Kate Howarde Company

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

Miss Kate Howarde's experienced company produced, at the New Market, Traill-street, last night, the favorite costume play "The Two Orphans"…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club. Show Meeting. a Successful Opening

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

In the important matter of weather the M.T.C. were extremely fortunate for the opening meeting of the annual Show Meeting yesterday. The elements…

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