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Shows & fairs, 1915

331 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 17

Batlow Show

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

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Show Subsidy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

The Under-Secretary of the Department of Agriculture has informed Mr. Boston, M.L.A., who sent on the letter to Mr. A. T. D. White, secretary of the…

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Show Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held on Thursday afternoon. Present: President McClintock and eight other members. Minutes were confirmed; and…

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A New Picture Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

Under the sole management of Mr. Bert Aubusson (late operator of Globe Pictures) a new picture show (Riverina Pictures) will open up on Saturday…

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Royal Show. Proceeding in Fine Weather. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 3

The weather to-day was simply glorious, and there is every sign of a fine Easter. There was a large attendance at the Show…

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The Royal Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 4

The Royal Show was opened last Tuesday. The work of judging was retarded by the rain which fell throughout the day. While the…

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Royal Show. District Sheep Awards

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. A. Brunskill won the following prizes in the Lincoln sheep section at the Royal Show:—Ram 2 years and over, 3rd; one year and under two…

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At the Show Grounds

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Flags were at half-mast at the Show Grounds nut of respect to Sir Francis…

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Royal Show. Record in Ladies' High Jump. Accident to Lady Rider. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2

Although heavy showers fell at intervals during the day, there was another large attendance at the show, estimated at over 50,000. The weather…

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R.A.S. Easter Show, 1915 Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Show. March 30 to April 7, 1915

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Show was held this year under the heavy double disadvantage of war conditions and drought. Each played…

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For Exhibition Only

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 5

The Government loaned the Red Cross Society a splendid collection of mineral ores for display. The specimens were gathered in the Bathurst…

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Show Business

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 5

Hundreds of Sydney casual workers and dealers follow the R.A.S. Show up with the hope of making money Outside money they have no interest…

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The Show Summarised

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

The situation in Europe brings the food-producing countries that lie outside the war zone into an importance that must increase progressively with…

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The Show Summarised

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 7

The poultry entries at the Royal are regarded as an index to the esteem in which the various breeds and varieties are held. Thus the one-time popular…

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Show on

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

Saturday is always an off day at the Show. The races attract crowds, and the attendance there is reflected in diminished numbers at the Show…

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Motors at the Show

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 8

Rather unusual interest was centred in the exhibit by Messrs. Bowens, Ltd., of the well-known Maxwell car, and it is explained not so much in its…

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Voices at the Show

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 8

"He was proud, as the representative of New South Wales, to know that His Excellency the Governor-General was of the opinion that the Sydney…

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Clutterbuck Bros. Ltd. Fine Show

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

One of the most comprehensive exhibits in the machinery section this year was that supplied by Clutterbuck Bros. Ltd., Machinery Merchants and…

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First Show at Moore Park

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

It is now 35 years since the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. was established at Moore Park; the first show there having taken place in 1881…

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"The Shop Window of the State." Departmental Exhibit. A Magnificent Exhibition

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

At the northern end of the Agricultural Hall the glories of the State were set out through the medium of the exhibits supplied by the New South…

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