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Shows & fairs, 1915

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A New Picture Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 2

Readers are reminded that the Amphitheatre opens under new management on Monday evening next. We believe the new leasees, Messrs Phillips and Courtney…

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The Panama Exhibition Mr. Deakin's Position. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Deakin has not denied the report that he will not go to the Panama Exhibition. He says he may make a statement soon…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

Present—Messrs. E. G. Matthews (in the chair), E. McClintock, S. H. Dickson, W. F. Nash, E. J. Curry, R. H. Sweeney, J. Corby, A. Brugg, A. E…

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The Panama Exhibition. Mr. Deakin Leaves Melbourne ,Thursday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Hughes Acting Prime Minister announced after a cabinet meeting today that Mr.Deakin will leave Melbourne next Thursday for the…

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A Swim Carnival. Big Success

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 2

"A big success!" Such may be written of the Military Traince's Swimming Carnival held on Wednesday last in the "bogey"…

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Tennis. Close of Country Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

The country week tennis carnival dosed on Saturday. In metropolitan 1st v. country 1st, the former scored 6 rubbers is sets 134 games; country…

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Panama Exhibition. Mr. Deakin Departs. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Deakin arrived in Sydney this afternoon on route for San Francisco to represent the Commonwealth at the Penama Exhibition…

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Exhibition of Curios

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a display of curious and valuable specimens of interest gathered in several countries was arranged in the School of Arts…

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Panama Exhibition. Opening Postponed. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

The ceremonial opening of the Panama Exhibition has been postponed till July…

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The Royal Show. Great Exhibition Promised

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

Entries for the Royal Show have been coming in very well, but the principal ones do not close until the end of this month. The wheat section…

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Hospital Effort Big Carnival

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 5

The Hospital carnival sports committee met on Monday evening, and decided on holding a big, day's mixed sports on…

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Germany's Great Fleet. Built for Show, Not War. Amesterdamm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

Admiral Kosger, addressing a meeting at Kiel, said: "We have every confidence on our fleet, but we must not allow ourselves to be drawn into…

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A Fair Bargain

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

One night Paganini was going to the Paris Open House, where he was to a[?]onish everybody by playing on one string. Being late, he took a cab, and…

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Swimming. Melbourne Carnival. Kahanamoku's New Record. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 3

The 100 yards championship at the Melbourne Swimming Carnival was won by Kahanamoku easily, with Cunha second, and Hay third…

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Presbyterian Fair

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 4

The recent Presbyterian Fair in aid of The Rock Church Manse [?]nd was successful in raising £59/12/0, a truly creditable result in these…

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The Passing Show. (To the Editor)

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

SIR,—I wan pleased to see Mister Aston handed me a vote of thanks for a free advertisement, but he owes me one, for 1 lilted his wool from…

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Panama Exhibition. Official Opening Ceremonies. Wireless Signal From Washington. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

President Wilson despatched a wireless signal from Washington to the Exposition grounds, causing the gates to swing open, the machinery…

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Artificial Noses. Fair-weather and Inflammable Proboscides

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Surgical Association, at Berlin, Professor Koenig, of Marburg, before describing how from a thin…

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Swimming Carnival

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

A patriotic swimming carnival took place at Grahamstown, on Wednesday afternoon last, in a magnificent pond of sparking clear water…

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