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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1914

416 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 21

Watering the Show Ground

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways, under date of 24th ult., advises the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Society that the Railway Department has completed…

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All Nations' Fair

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Everybody should visit the above in the Town Hall. Nobody should miss it. It is an interesting exhibition, a White City on a reduced scale…

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Show Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Thursday afternoon, Mr. W. E. Ward (v.p.) presiding in the absence of the President, for whom an apology…

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Our Wires. Panama Exhibition. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 3

The Premiers Conference has approved of Australian representation at the Panama Exhibition, and has urged the various States…

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Easter Show. Archbishop Wright's Protest. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Archbishop Wright, in the course of a sermon yesterday, condemned the holding of the Royal Agricultural Show on Good Friday. He…

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The Royal Show. Exhibits Finest on Record. Magnificent District Displays. Great Show of Stock. Flavinius the Champion Stallion. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

The Royal Show ws opened to-day. There was a large attendance of exhibitors and others, the weather being fine. The exhibits are believed to be…

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Show Luncheon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

At the show luncheon speeches were made by the Governor; members of the State Ministry, and Prime Minister…

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Wagga Sheep for Panama Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

Last evening Mr. Anthony Brunskill, of Allonby, told our reporter that he was preparing some Lincoln and Leicester sheep for the Panama…

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Wagga District Exhibits at Sydney Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

At the Sydney Show, Mr. Anthony Brunskill's Allonby stud was well represented in the prizes. Mr. Brunskill secured three grand champions…

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The Royal Show. Riverina Stock Successful. Widgiewa Horses and Allonby Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

At the Royal Show on Tuesday, the muster in the arena for the class for Clydesdale stallion under two years was one short of a dozen, and…

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District Exhibits at Sydney Show Striking Exhibits From Inverell and Southern Districts

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

Referring to the District Exhibits at the Easter Show, the "Daily Telegraph" states they are better than ever. On their merits they are fully…

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The Royal Show. Awards

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

The following are some of the awards:—Arab stallion, any age,—Derbish 1, Kahtan 2…

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Panama Exhibition. Australia's Space Reserved. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

Seventy thousand square feet of space has been reserved by Australia at the Panama Exhibition…

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Royal Easter Show. Darbalara Successes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

THE milking Shorthorns are the best collection of the breed ever shown in Sydney, in the opinion of competent, judges, who have long…

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Riverina Exhibits at the Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

A perusal of the list of awards at the Royal Show reveals the fact that the Riverina and southern parts of the State are well represented, and the…

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The Royal Show. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

There was a great attendance at he show to-day, when the ring contests excited keen competition…

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A.j.g. Racing Carnival. Our Anticipations. Doncaster and Cup

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Saturday next will see the autumn meeting of the Australian Jockey Club commenced at Randwick, and present indications are that the function will be a…

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Royal Agricultural Show. (Specially Written for this Paper.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

The 1914 Royal Agricultural Society's Show opened at the society's grounds. Sydney, on Tuesday. It will remain open until 14th. The official opening…

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Irrigation Display at Show Progress of Yanco Area

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

The Yanco display at the Royal Show occupies a prominent position in the Agricultral Hall, and it conveys the impression that this great scheme…

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Birds to Aid Mine Rescue. Show Absence of Oxygen

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

The enumeration of canary-birds among the necessary implements of the miner might cause surprise, but these pets are life-savers of the first order when their services are…

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