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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

366 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 19

Mt. Erin. Annual Easter Fair

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 2

The annual Easter Fete was opened on the beautiful grounds of Mt. Erin yesterday afternoon, was continued in the evening, and will be resumed at…

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Show Ring Accident. Miss Dolly Fogg Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 1

In the ladies High Jump at the Show to-day. Miss Dolly Fogg, who was riding Peter, was seriously injured when trying to negotiate a 6-foot…

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Sydney's Carnival

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

Sydney has been having a huge Easter carnival—the biggest in its history—and it will not conclude until Saturday next, when…

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The Royal Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

The above show, which opened on Wednesday, 27th March, at Moore Park, must be classed as the most successful by a long way that…

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School of Arts Flower Show and Fair

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

The Clerk of the Weather looked much more kindly on the above annual inunction this year than last The…

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Coolamon Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

THE Coolamon Afiticultural and Pastoral Association is to be commended for its decision to. hold the show as usual. It is not…

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Flower Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

Arrangements in connection with the Autumn Flower Show are well advanced. Schedules will be issued in the course of a day or two…

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Yanco Baby Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

The baby show at Yanco next Saturday is the talk of the district and a line lot of entries are expected. With other attractive features the…

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Sydney Show. Milking Shorthorns

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

THE Milking Shorthorns were very strong in number at the Sydney Show, and the judge evidently found the quality even for the most…

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The Royal Show. (By Our Special Representative.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

There is nothing new (or untruthful) in the remark that were it not the country the city of Sydney would be in a very bad…

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Royal Show. Record Soph Jump. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

At the Royal Show to-day a record high [?] was [?]ptished by Ensu[?] Plains, who [?] it [?] which beat [?] record of it…

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Local and General. Yanco at the Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

The exhibit staged at the Sydney Show, by the Irrigation Commission, representing the products of the Murrubidgee irrigation area, attracted…

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Leeton Butter. Successes at the Show. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

The Water Conservation Irrigation Commission advise that for the four exhibits of butter at the Show from the Commission's factory at Leeton,…

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Sydney Show. Strong Melbourne Criticism

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 3

Strong criticism of some of the features of The Sydney Show was contained in a report made to the Royal Agricultural Society; Melbourne, on…

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Venetian Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

As a fitting wind-up to the hospital carnival Leeton will be on fate to-night and to-morrow night. A venetian carnival has been arranged by the…

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Wamoon Queen Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

Owing to uncertainty of the weather last Friday, the social to have been held at Mr. T. Dunn's was postponed until to-night (Friday) when there…

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Flower Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

The schedule of prizes of the second autumn flower show to be held at the Enterprise Hall, Leeton, on Friday, April 26, has been issued…

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Royal Easter Show. a Great Show

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

THIS year's Royal Show in Sydney over eleven days and nine nights, three days and four nights will be carried on by the Society for the benefit of three Patriotic…

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Annual Show Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the A.P.H. and I Association was held at the Albion hotel yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. McClintock…

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Yanco's Big Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 3

Yanco will be on fate to-morow (Saturday) afternoon and evening when the grand baby carnival and other events will take place. Buses will…

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