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Shows & fairs, 1909

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Show Dances

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

The show dances on Wednesday and" Thursday nights, in Byrne's Hall, were very well attended, particularly the second night. The…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 3

Owing to pressure of our space we are unable to give an extended report of the committee meeting on Thursday afternoon. There was a large attendance; indeed, the…

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Show Social

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

About 50 gentlemen, inclusive of sir William Lyue and Mr MeLautiu, M. L. A., attended the smoke social in connection with the show in the…

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Children's Celebration. Sports and Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 2

The children's portion of the St Patrick's Day celebrations was carried out at the Show Ground to-day. A programme of sports was held, and…

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The Clerk and His Pay. Fair Employers Want Conference

The Worker · Thursday 18 March 1909 · page 21

Last Friday a meeting of employers gathered together, by invitation of the Sydney Clerks' Union, to discuss the position, of the clerk. Although a large…

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The Show. The Awards

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

following is a list of hards of the local P. and piety's Show, held last…

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Hibernian Sports Carnival an Enjoyable Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

ST. PATRICK'S Day was, as usual, observed in Gundagai in holiday fashion, and the customary sports were held on the racecourse. The fine weather…

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The Murrumbidgee Trophy. for the Royal Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee trophy to be exhibited at the Royal show will be the most comprehensive ever shown in Sydney by the above district. A…

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Hibernian Carnival

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 2

The local Hibernians celebrated St. Patrick's Day with the usual sports demonstration on Gundagai racecourse The carnival was not nearly as…

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Aero Exhibition. Opened in London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

A great aero exhibition was opened on Saturday in the Olympic Amphitheatre, London, where aeroplanes, derigibles, and balloons are on display…

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The Gundagai Show. Next Tuesday & Wednesday Vert Satisfactory En[?]t

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

THE prospects for this year's Show, which will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (March 30 and 31) could not possibly be brighter…

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Our Annual Show. Record Entries

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 2

The Gundagai Show entries this year are record ones. The horse section is especially good, there being 14 for single draught horse, 20 for 14.2…

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Royal Easter Show, Sydney. Entries Total 7000. a Heavy Increase

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 4

The secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society has been able to make a rough estimate of the actual number of entries which have been made for…

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The Show

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

The following is the completion of the award list: -- PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, &c Collection of photographs, Mrs. W…

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The Coming Royal Show

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

Our friends in the country will just now be giving a good deal of thought to the above event, which bulks largely in the experience of…

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London Shire Horse Show

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 3

The British agricultural newspapers contain lengthy reports of the last annual Shire Horse Show, which took place in London at the end of February…

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Sydney's Easter Show

The Worker · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 30

Judging by the entries. the N.S.W. Royal Agricultural Society's Show, to be held at. Sydney at Easter, bids fair to db as successful as any af its predecessors…

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The Labor Carnival. Distribution of the Profits

The Worker · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 31

Dear Worker,— Kindly grant, me space in your paper to protest against the action of the newly elected Executive in refusing to carry out…

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Fair Hair at Eton. a Curious Fact

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 7

Anthropometry, a feature of a discussion at the Merchant Taylors’ School of the Association of Public school Science Masters on January…

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Royal Easter Show, Sydney. Entries Total 7,000

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 4

The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society has been able to make a rough estimate of the actual number of enteries which have been made for…

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