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Shows & fairs, 1911

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All Nations Fair. Decorations from Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 5

IT will be remembered that a few weeks ago some corn of exceptional height and luxurience grown by Mr. Stuckey, Tarrabandra, was sent to…

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The Big Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1911 · page 2

The Easter Show was thrown open this morning, and judging was commenced early, many hundreds of spectators following the judges with…

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"Australian Made." a Sydney Exhibition Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

An Australian manufacturers exhibition is being arranged for in Sydney, commencing next Tuesday, and continuing a fortnight, during which…

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The Royal Show. a Pine Display. Improvement in Stock. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Show was opened this morning in magnificent weather. A great crowd was present although the official opening does not…

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The Royal Show. Railways and Wheat. the Governor Ironical. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1911 · page 2

There was a great crowd at the show to-day. The weather was beautiful. The ring events were watched with great interest…

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The Royal Show. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Brilliant weather prevailed for the third day of the show. There was a great crowd of visitors, which is believed to constitute a record for Easter…

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Easter Show and Displays. To be Notably Illustrated

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 3

It will tint be possible for everybody to visit Sydney at Easter and witness, not only the Royal Show, which will be a record one, but also the shop window…

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The Royal Show. a Great Attendance. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

There was another tremendous attendance at the show to-day, variously estimated between 70,000 and 80,000. The trams were crowded and every…

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The Sydney Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

Our Sydney contemporaries may safely be trusted to bring into prominence the still unchecked advance of their great Easter Carnival, and…

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The Royal Show. Competitor Drops Dead. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

At the show to-day, in the Burling ton High Jump Lady Morton and Radrum[?]ned for first place, Sunshine third. After clearing two leaps of…

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Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

For such a huge undertaking as the Wagga annual show preparations have to be set on foot in very good time and in this connection the…

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The Royal Show. Concluding Day. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

The last day of the R.A.S. Show attracted a big attendance. Ring events were concluded as follow:— Equestrienne over Hurdles: Miss…

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Show Week

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

Those who intend visiting Sydney during Show time, and have some intention of going in for a motor car might do well to bear in mind what has…

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Horticultural Exhibition. International Interests

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 3

An important International Horticultural exhibition is to be held in London during May, 1912, under the management of the leading…

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The Batlow Show

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

EACH successive year the Show held by the Batiow Agricultural and Horticultural Sooiety has shown an improvement on the preceding one, but…

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Show Week Bazaar

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 2

A meeting of ladies interested in the forthcoming Catholic Bazaar, to be held in Show Week, was held in the Presbytery yesterday afternoon…

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The Agricultural Show. the Bushman’s Mecca.the Ground a Backblocks’ Suburb. All Records Smashed. Australia’s Finest Carnival

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 4

Just as the faithful Mahommedan deems his future insecure unless he has made a pilgrimage to Mecca, so does the good Australian, bushman consider…

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Carried Too Fair

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 3

"I believe in being kind to the birds and all that" said Mr. Hankyponk. "but I do think Clara carries it too far." "What has she been doing now ?"…

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Batlow Show

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

"Excelsior" is ever the motto of the Batlow A. and H, Society, and its exhibition of Wednesday and Thursday of last week witnessed an…

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