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Shows & fairs, 1906

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Martini's Buckjumping Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 3

Owing to the wet weather precluding a performance dt Gundagai on Monday night, and the desire of the proprietor to please the crowd who had to be…

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Martini's Buckjumping Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 2

This well-known and popular show, after a most successful season of 22 weeks in Sydney, will open for a short season in Wagga next Saturday night,…

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Rifle Shooting Cadet Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 1

The Cadet Annual Rifle Meeting, eventuates in Sydney on Monday and Tuesday, December 17 and 18. Owing to the limited number of free train…

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Wagga Farmers' Fair

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

Tho second annual Farmers' Fair at Wagga. under the auspices of the Wagga. Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, has been fixed for March 6th…

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Martini's Buckjumping Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

Martini's Bucj jumping show will open for a short season in Wagga to-night. The popularity of this entertainment is assured if the success with…

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Wagga Swimming Club's Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

The opening carnival of the Wagga Swimming Club is fixed to take place in the river, at the rear of the Anglican Church, to-morrow afternoon. A good…

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Martini's Buckjumping Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 2

Another crowded audience witnessed the second performance of the above last evening. The evening's entertainment was excellent, the feats…

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Martini's Buckjumping Show. the Wagga Season

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 4

The reputation gained by the above combination of clever horsemen and notorious buckjumpers attracted a tremendous gathering to witness the…

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Martini's Buck Jumpers. a Fine Exhibition. Open Competition Next

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 3

Give a buckjumping exhibition on contest in a place like Wagga, where a large proportion of people spend their lives amongst horses, and the balance…

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Swimming Clubs Carnival. a Great Success

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 2

Everyone was pleased to find yesterday that the Wagga Swimming Club had selected a perfect day for their carnival, and thus ensuring for the club's season…

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Martinis Buckjumping Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

There was a particularly fine attendance at the above show on Saturday evening. The special attraction was, of course, the local and district…

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Show Association

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Show Association was held at the Albion Hotel on Thursday afternoon. Present-- Me[?] Attwood (President), Forsyth. McClintook…

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Exhibition Day at Mt. Erin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 2

The annual distribution of prizes and exhibition of paintings, drawings and needlework in connection with the Convent will be held at St. Eugene's Hall, Mount Erin,…

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The Lands Scandal. Supreme Court Take Action. Crick to Show Cause

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 6

Considerable interest was manifested in the proceedings in Banco on Thursday morning, when it became known that a rule was to be submitted by the…

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W. P. Crick. to Show Cause. Action by the Full Court. Sequel to the Premier's Action

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 5

The Banco Court was crowded on Tuesday morning, when there was a short sitting of the Full Court. The Bench was occupied by the Chief…

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Exhibition of Work. Plain Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 December 1906 · page 2

Embroidered underskirts of varied designs were worked by Misses D. Jones, E. Cox, W. Egan, H. Walsh, H. O'Shea, B. Gardner, A. Dargan, K. Yeomans,…

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Medical Exhibition. Dainty Medicines and Pills

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 4

Flowers and seductive music, a dazzle of bright metal, and a faint odour suggestive of a French sweetmeat shop on a Monday morning, were among the…

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Coolamon Annual Sports Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 2

The programme for the citizens annual sports at Coolamon on Saturday, January 26, has been issued and reveals a menu which should attract all…

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