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Shows & fairs, 1916

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The Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 2

The secretarial duties for the show were carried out methodically and systematically by Mr. A. F. D. White and his staff of assistants, whose unfailing…

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Show Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee Turf Clubs meeting, to he held on Friday and Saturday next, following the Show, promises to be one of the greatest…

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Show Social. Interesting Speeches

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 4

There was a large gathering, and one representative of many interests at the Show special in the Masonic Hall last night, when the president of…

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Smoke Social Boycotted. Mr. Grahame's Grievance. "Insulted by Show President."

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 2

The alleged scant courtesy and recognition shown to Mr. W. C. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, by the president of the Wagga Show at the exhibition…

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Wagga Show. the Second Day. Twelve Thousand People Present. Brilliant Spring Weather

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 4

The Wagga Show was continued yesterday in brilliant weather. With the exception of a sprinkle of rain from a passing cloud the day was one of…

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The Wagga Show. Success Beyond' Anticipations. Full Day of Sunshine. Last Year's Attendance Exceeded. Increased Gate Takings. Crowded Special Trains

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 2

The 1816 exhibition of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association has eventuated in a manner far exceeding the anticipations of…

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Wagga Show. Concluding Day. Successful Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 3

The Wagga Show was concluded yesterday in glorious weather in the presence of between 5000 and 6000 people. The attendance, based on the gate…

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Show Crowds

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 2

A feature of the Show Carnival and the consequent influx of thousands of visitors has been the extreme orderliness of the assemblage. On the streets…

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Anglican Flower Show

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 2

A meeting in connection with the Annual Church of England Flower Show was held on Wednesday evening last, when it was decided to fit…

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Some Show Crowd Reflections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 4

The dominant note of the Wagga Show this year was one of emphatic and unmistakable sobriety of mind, if not of actual depression. Indeed…

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Conscription. Reference at Show Social

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 4

At the Wagga Show Social on Wednesday evening, Mr. H. S. Headley, in referring to the presence of the Hon. W. C. Graham, Minister for…

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Wagga Show. Successfully Concluded

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 3

The fifty-second annual Show of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Society was successfully concluded on Thursday, and from the…

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Show Social a Successful Function

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 3

The annual social in connection with the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday…

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Carnival of Spring. Mr. D. B. O'connor's Generous Action

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 4

Interest in the Carnival of Spring is general. Mr. O 'Connor has been drawn into the general whirlpool. As a tangible token of his desire to help the…

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M.t.c. Great Racing Carnival. Successfully Inaugurated. Prince Alfonso Wins Hurdles. Polly Brown a Winner

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 3

A four days' racing carnival is an unique experience in the history of Wagga. Time was when the district regularly held an annual three…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club Successful Show Meeting Prince Alfonso Wins Hurdles Polly Brown the Handicap

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 5

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club's show meeting was favored with perfect weather conditions for its opening yesterday. Several circumstances…

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The Poster Fair

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 2

At the Australian Poster Fair now being held at the Great Southern Palace, a number of articles were drawn for on Saturday night. A cake was…

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L.v.r.c. Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1916 · page 2

Tomorrow will see the inauguration of the Wages Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club's Carnival. Two days' racing will be provided for patrons, the Third…

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Poster Fair

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The Poster Fair in aid of the Catholic Church, funds, was continued in the Southern Cross Hall last night, when the unique attractions again brought…

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