Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Shows & fairs, all years

Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

349 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 18

Tumut Show. a Fine Horse Parade

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 2

THE Tumut Show came oil on Wednesday and Thursday under ideal weather conditions. There ' was a falling off in many of the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Successful Fair

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 2

The March Fair held On the Fill March, in aid of Osborne Red Cross funds, was very successful, £30 being realised. For this excellent…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Queen's Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

For some considerable time practically since it was first mooted, the Queen's Carnival in connection with the recent Hospital Bazaar has been…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Show Prizes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

In the prize schedule published last issue, in the fruit section the name appearing as P. Curry should have been T. Currey. Mr. T. Currey took first…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Gundagai Show. Rain Interferes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

A WET Show-and the first that has been interfered with by moisture from the clouds since the inception of the Society. Everybody was…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Hospital Banquet. Election of Carnival Queen

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

A large and merry company sat down to the Hospital Banquet last Friday evening in the School of Arts. The presence of ladles at the board was…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Show Essays. the Three Successful Compositions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

Below we publish the three essays which were awarded the first prize in their respective classes for schoolwork at the Yanco Irrigation Agricultural…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Show Notes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 2

The guessing competitions at the Show were decided on Saturday. The two fat sheep weighed 124 lbs, and W. J. Bell and Leo Ryan…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Show Notes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

The Show of 1917 is over, and the exhibition was a good one. In consequence of the rain on the first day the attendance was not so good…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Easter Show. 10,000 Entries

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 1

It looks as if the management of the Royal Agricultural Society will, after the war, be faced with a very serious problem. The Royal Sydney…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Gundagai Show. Good Weather on the Second Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

THE second day of the Gundagai Show could not have been excelled from a weather standpoint, the rain on the previous day making the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Recruiting Figures. Show Falling Off. Reports to Cease. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 3

The Commonwealth recruiting figures for last week showed a total of 1164, compared with 1213 the previous week. No more reports regarding the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Easter Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 6

It looks as if the management of the Royal Agricultural Society will, after the war, be faced with a very serious problem. The Royal Show…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Royal Easter Show. at Moore Park, Sydney, April 3-11. Motor Section

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 4

Dalgety's Motor Exhibit at the Sydney Royal Agricultural Show promises te[?] be something exceptional, and in this connection we learn that they…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Show Prizes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. F. D. Inman announces in this issue that he will be at Mr. Geo. Grey's Office, Pine Avenue, on Wednesday next, March 28, to pay successful…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Dairy Cow. Show Ring Anomalies

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 4

"To my mind," writes Mr. Donald H. potts of Waihon, in the "New zealand Farmer," the champion dairy cow is an absolutely useless class. It gives no…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Batlow Show

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

The Batlow Show opens to-day and will be continued to-morrow. Our sub-alpine constituents have a capital schedule of prizes for the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Profits From the Land. Royal Eastor Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 4

The entries for the R.A.S. Easter Show, which commences on the 8th [?] are already a record for the Society. This…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Batlow Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

This annual event, under auspices of the Ballow Agricultural and Horticultural Society, was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Batlow Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 2

IDEAL weather prevailed on Tuesday and Wednesday last for the Batlow Agricultural Society's ninth annual Show,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →