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Shows & fairs, 1912

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Annual May Fair

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

Despite the fact that we are experiencing a very trying season, the ladies associated with the holding of the Annual May Fair, in aid of All…

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Present Day Pluck. Records Which Show We Are Just As Heroic As Ever We Were

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 3

Nothing, according to some pessimists, is as good as it used to be, and a very favourite score of complaints is that the present is an…

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Church of England May Fair

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

FOR some years it has become a custom with adherents of All Saints' Church of England, Tumut, to hold an annual May Fair for the purpose…

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The Carnival of Crime Thirty Burglaries at Rockdale. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 5

The c[?]eruival of crime in the meropolis continues. Over thirty burglaries have been reported from the Rockdale district in the last few weeks…

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All Saints' Fair

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

THE All Saints' Fair was officially opened in the Oddfellows' Hall, Tumut, on Wednesday night, by the Mayor (Ald. J. E. Madigan)…

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Anglican May Fair

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

The above was opened in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Wednesday evening last, the Mayor, Ald. Madigan performing the opening cere no[?]y, saying…

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Ploughing by Direct Traction. Exhibition at Wagga Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

With the rapid improvement in the [?] of agriculture in this State. [?] the expansion in the area put under it is not surprising that…

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Old Time Australia. on the Cootamundra Show Ground

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

It is estimated that thousands of people will be on the show ground next Saturday. June 1st to witness the "Old Time Australia" Exhibition…

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Cricket. Hobbs Writes a Book. Are Australian Crowds Fair? English Cricketer Retracts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 3

J. B. Hobbs, a member of the English Eleven captained by Douglas, has written a book, entitled "Recovering the Ashes," being an account of the…

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Lockhart Show Schedule the Farm Produce Exhibit. First Dropped. Then Re-inserted in Schedule

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the commit tee of Lockhart P.. and A. Society, the reports of the various sub-committees were received and the prize…

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Flower Show. Award for Australia. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 2

Australia won a large gold medal for fruit at the International Flower Show…

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Secrets of a Marionette Show

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 6

Although one of the oldest forms of entertainment, very little of its actual workings is known to the public. The general idea Is that the figures…

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International Flower Show New Zealand Shrubs. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

Boscawen, a Cornish exhibitor, won the cup for the best novelty flower show collection, with a collection of New Zealand shrubs…

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Carnival and Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

Good progress is being made in the arrangements for the annual butchers and bakers' carnival and ball to be held in Wagga on July 24, in aid of…

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Wild Australia Show. Opening Performance

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A large concourse of people assembled of the Southern Cross Grounds last night to witness the first exhibition given by Mr. Skuthorp, of…

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Buckjumping Show. Fine Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

Skuthorp's buckjumpers, who are at present showing in Wagga. gave an exhibition on the Wagga Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon. There…

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The Ganmain Show Clashing of Dates

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

Some time ago the Ganmain show committee decided to hold their annual gathering on September 24th and 25th (says the "Advocate"). Later on…

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Wild Australia. Big Crowd at the Skuthorps' Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 4

A wild Australia exhibition was given on the Wagga cricket association ground yesterday afternoon by Skuthorps' duck-jumping show. It was a fine afternoon…

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The Position in Tripoli Italian Inactivity Criticised. Fair Chance to Finish Desired . LONDON

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

The Opposition press in Rome criticise the inactivity in Tripoli of General Giornali, leader of the Italian troops…

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Mr. Griffith on Day Labor. Will Not Tolerate Strangling Tactics. Workers Must Give Government a Fair Deal

The Worker · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 13

Speaking at Merriwa on Saturday during the ceremony of turning the first sort of the railway from Muswellbrook, the N.S.W. Minister for Public Works…

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