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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

331 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 17

The Farm and the Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

Last year much disappointment was felt as a result of the failure of the Wagga Experiment Farm to place an exhibit in the district show. When the [?]…

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The Allies' Fair

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

The above, the opening of which we described in last issue, was continued on Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night; and it was a great…

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Lockhart Show Committee. MR. W. P O'neill Elected President

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

The election of Mr W. P. O'Neill, of Boree Creek, to the position of President of the Lockhart A. & P. Society, it at once an honor to Mr…

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Payment for Produce Used in Show Exhibit

Irrigation Record · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 5

Settlers from whom material for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show was collected are hereby notified that their accounts have "been passed for payment,…

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Postal Revenue. Increase During Last Ten Months. Customs Returns Show Small Decrease. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1915 · page 3

The postal revenue returns for April show a comparative decrease of £16,989, but for the ten months an improvement of £26,488. The Customs revenue for…

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Germans Make Poor Show. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

The German submarine crossed the Remit's bow, and manoeuvred into position, from which the missile was fired. It crashed into the Recruit…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

A committee meeting of the A.P.H. and I. Association was held at the Albion Hotel, Present—Messrs. E. G. Matthews (chairman), J. Corby…

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To Help the Belgians. Harvest Festival Suggested. with Carnival Queen Election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

Australia is responding spiritedly to the appeal of the Belgian Relief Commission to provide £5,000 monthly as a contribution towards the…

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Skating Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 3

Local residents who find pleasure in roller skating as a pastime, as well as those who are desirous of seeing something really novel in this kind…

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Show Donations

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 2

Just at the present time there are a number of war and other funds to which the people are asked to contribute. They are all deserving of solid support and…

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Belgian Fair

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1915 · page 2

There was an animated scene on the large balcony of the Wagga Hotel, yesterday afternoon and last night. A Belgian Fair was in progress. The…

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Only Fair

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

The bluest blood of England and Germany, we are told, is now poured out on the battlefields. On the whole, that seems nothing more than fair. It was…

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Skating Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

The skating carnival held at the Amphitheatre on Thursday evening was a decided success in every way. The seating accommodation was taxed…

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Patriotic Carnival. Empire Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 5

The patriotic carnival organised by the Leeton Committee of the National Belgian Relief Fund is to be held on Monday next (Empire…

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Chapter Xxxvii. "Paint Heart Ne'en Won Fair Lady."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 6

Christmas Day was over and one of the busiest man in the quiet village of [?] was sitting in his for every by the bright fire in the will old viearage, after having…

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Show Donations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

With regard to the special prize donations in connection with the Wagga Show, it appears that in 1914 £654 10s. was donated. For this…

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Items Oe News. Lockhart Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 2

The Committee of the Lockhart A. and P. Society has decided to abandon the annual Show for this year, owing to the war and to the difficult…

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The Belgian Fair

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

As a result of the very successful fair held in aid of the Belgian Fund on the balcony of Mrs. A. Juppenlatz's Wagga Hotel, a cheque has been handed to Mr…

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LOCKHART A. & P. SOCIETY 1915 Show Abandoned

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

A meeting of the Lockhart A. & P. Society was held on Thursday afternoon in the School of Arts. The President (Mr W. P. O'Neill)…

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What the Colour of Your Eyes Tells About You. Black and Brown Eyes Relics of Savagery; Blue Eyes Show Brains. "The Eagle, madame, Hath not so green, so quick, So fair an eye as Paris hath."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 3

But, you say, this may be very fine poetry, but it is not truth, for where is there man or woman who really ever saw a green-orbed…

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