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Shows & fairs, 1912

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"Ransom" of Darbalara. Fight At The Show

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

A WILD scene, occurred in the milking Shorthorn pen at half-past four o'clock on Sunday morning at the Royal Show which was quite…

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Paper Coats for Warmth. Millionaires Show the Way

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

Mr J. D. Rockefeller's method of defying the cold weather by wearing paper clothing, which was mentioned by Mr Andrew Carnegle in his evidence…

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Entertainments at Show. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 4

Several persons who carried on entertainments at the Show Grounds on Good Friday were heavily fined at the Police-Court to-day…

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Starting the New Railway Minister for Lands in Wagga. Civic Reception—the Public Ceremony—deputations—banquet and Presentations. Honor to Messrs. Gormly, M.l.c., M'garry, M.l.a., and H. S. Headley. Wagga's Great Future Foretold

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 4

The previously postponed ceremony of turning the first sod of the construction of the new railway from Wagga Wagga to Tumbarumba eventuated on…

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The Batlow Show. Promising Prospects

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

The fourth annual Show of the Batlow Agricultural Society takes place oo Wednesday and Thursday of next week on the new grounds and build…

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Local and General News Show Fowls

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Lawrence, of "Glenvale," Albury Road, is a well-known fowl fancier and breeder. While at the Sydney "Royal." Mr. Lawrence added…

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Fire at Picture Show. Crowd Rush Exits. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 2

A film at a picture show in Oxford-street caught fire. The audience became panic-stricken and rushed the exits. Fortunately no one was…

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An Exhibition of Quackery

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 4

Probably in no European country docs quackery flourish as it docs in Germany. So great in the nuisance that the medical men of the Fathenland have formed an…

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Batlow Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 2

People who can enjoy a pleasant up, and who desire to view the best lass of trait and other products that an be grown in the State, if not in…

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Opening the Show

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 5

SIR FRANCIS SUTTOR reading Address of Welcome to LORD DENMAN…

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The Royal Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 2

WITH this issue we publish an illustrated supplement of the Royal Agricultural Show, which, we are sure, will prove extremely…

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Sydney’s Agricultural Show. a Magnificent Exhibition. Triumph of Progress. Thousands of Country Visitors. a Foreword

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 5

A thousand [?] and [?] a [?] and [?] with thousands upon thousands…

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Show Me the Way

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 3

Show the way that leads to the true life. I do not care what Tempest may assail me…

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A Show of Shows

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 5

[?] with all the [?] well [?] of all [?] is a [?]…

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Pupils at the Show

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 6

Among the thousands of country [?] who could be more [?] enjoying the many object [?] by visits to…

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Snapshots at the Show

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 5

[?] I visited [?] the I saw a [?] people on [?] ago people [?]…

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Proposed Commercial Travellers' Carnival. the Fixture Postponed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 4

The preparations for the proposed Fancy Dress Cricket Match between the Narandera Traders' Association and the Southern Line Commercial…

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“Keylock” on the Show Ground

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 6

Four years ago, a picturesque pavilion was erected on the [?] Ground by the [?] Street Lathing Company, Ltd, 33-35 Sussex-street…

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Our Office on the Show Ground

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 6

This [?] where the [?] were at the [?] of country for [?] Our…

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A.m.p. at the Show

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 6

Thousands of policy-holders at the Royal Show were delighted to represented there the great Australian Mutual Provident Society, which…

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