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Shows & fairs, 1914

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St. Andrew's Fancy Fair

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 2

The Fancy Fair in aid of the St. Andrews Building Fund is to be held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday, 30th September…

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Children's Patriotic Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

A very attractive programme is being arranged for the children's patriotic carnival to be held on the Wagga Cricket Ground next Saturday…

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Hospital Carnival To-day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

The Butchers and Bakers' Association have completed their arrangements for the hospital carnival on the Cricket Ground this afternoon, and,…

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Lockhart Show. Opened Yesterday

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

The ninth annual exhibition promoted by the Lockhart A. and P. Society opened yesterday. We hope next week to give particulars, but this much may be said that Lockhart still up holds its own for Draught Stock. This in itself stamps the…

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Show Ground Fire. Grandstand Damaged. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

While the Agricultural Show was in progress, a fire broke out in the grandstand causing extensive damage to that building…

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The Allies' Advance Great Battle in Progress. the German Right Wing Retiring. The British "Terrible Fellows." Frenchmen Deeply Impressed. Italy and Austria. the Price of Peace. What Russia Demands. "Abolition of Prussian Hegemony." "Dissolution of Austrian Monarchy." Latest News. "Daily Advertiser" office, Wednesday, 2 a.m. The Battle of Soissons. Fighting in Wind and Rain. Trenches Flooded and Marshes Impassable. British Show Superiority. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 2

A press correspondent, cabling from Chalons on Saturday, says that when the great storm was raging at Soissons on Thursday and Friday,…

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Melbourne Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 3

In discussing the draught horse classes at the Melbourne Show the "Age" makes the following observations:—"The separation of…

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Picture Show at Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 2

The management of West's Pictures followed up their usual custom of other years, and gave a picture show entertainment to the carnival in aid…

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Hospital Carnival. Wagga Butchers and Bakers' Day

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 2

One of the annual functions for the Wagga District Hospital benefit is the carnival promoted by the Butchers and Bakers' Association, and it is one…

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Butchers and Bakers Carnival Day. a Successful Outing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 3

Although the weather yesterday was not conducive to the wellbeing of any outdoor function the Butchers and Bakers' Carnival proved to be a…

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Fire at the Show. Grand-stand Destroyed. Other Buildings Suffer. Damage About £12,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 4

The thousands of people who visited the Agricultural Society's Show, Melbourne, on Tuesday, saw something more sensational and exciting than any…

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Does the Child Start Fair?

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 3

In the July number of the "Parents Review." a writer, discusing a recent article, Does the Child Start Fair?" lays street on his theory that climate…

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Local and General News Butchers and Bakers' Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 2

Some of the novelty events were not completed on Wednesday, viz., guessing the doll's name, the peas in the bottle, and the sheep guessing. They were…

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A Fair Warning

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

The Minister for Works stated last week that there were a number of the better paid mechanics and tradesmen in his department who were…

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St. Andrew's Church Fair

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon next a Fancy Fair in aid of St. Andrew's building fund, will be opened by the Mayor, in the Masonic Hall at 3 p.m. The…

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Adelong Show

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

THE list of entries for the Adelong Show came quite up to expectations, upwards of 630 being received. The committee have be grudged nothing to achieve success, and…

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Australian imports. Exhibition in England. of German Made Goods. Capturing Overseas Trade London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

Sir Edward Milne, on behalf of the Board of Trade, has collected 430 samples of foreign hardware, holloware, tools and aluminium goods,…

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Lockhart Show Bazaar

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 2

For some months past the ladies interested in the welfare of the Lockhart Agricultural and Pastoral Society have been working might and…

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The Price of Bread. Increase at Bourke. Bakers to Show Cause

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 3

Mr. Blakely, agent at Bourke for the Australian Workers' Union, gave evidence and complained of the increased price of bread in that town. He…

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Presbyterian Fancy Fair

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the fancy fair, organised by the St. Andrew's Ald Society to assist the funds for the new church hall and additions to St…

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