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Shows & fairs, 1919

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Local and General Yanco Agricultural Society's Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Matters in connection with the approaching show to be held at Leeton on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February are shaping well and…

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Jubilee Show. Wheat Attraction's

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society [?] made additions to the wheat section of the jubilee show, and the prizes have also been increased. One of the…

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The Area at Sydney Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

As the time is getting near for the Easter Show in Sydney, the work of preparing the Area's district exhibit is becoming more strenuous from…

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Show Committee. Show on March 11 and 12

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 3

The committee of the A.P.H and I. Association met on Thursday afternoon. Present, Messrs. S. H. Dickson (chair), F. Sparre. M. Gibb, S. Corby, J. M…

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Tennis. Country Week Carnival. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 3

At the Country. Week tennis tournament to-day, Hartley forfeited to Wagga. In the men's country open singles,…

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"Some" Show

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the combined bodies (P. and A. Society committee and the Repatriation committee) controlling the big…

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Tennis. Carnival Concluded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

The Country Tennis Carnival was concluded yesterday. In the teams matches semi-final Forbes defeated Dubbo by 8 sets 48 games to no sets 16 games, and…

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A Great Novel Show

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Darktown Fire Brigade and bushranging exploits. Bush angers will arrive on the ground and hold up a shanty presided…

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Items of News. Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

The Police and Firemen's Annual Hospital Carnival and Art Union is again being enthusiastically taken up. They are setting our to raise £30,000…

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A Fair "Swop"

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that the Supreme War Council has decided that in return for the Allies victualling…

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Swimming. C.y.m.s. Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

The Wagga C.Y.M.S. will hold a swimming carnival on January 27 at the rear of the gasworks. The programme includes the championship…

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Picture Show Mania. Boy's Strange Death. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Because his mother would not let him attend a picture show last night, Albert Post, 14. a schoolboy, strangled himself with a strap at his home at Richmond…

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Swimming Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

The full programme of the C.Y.M.S. swimming carnival on Anniversary Day is published in another column. It is an attractive one and in 'view of the…

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Show Notes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 2

The next show is to be held for Repatriation purposes. It is to be the show of show as far as Gundagai is concerned, and…

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The Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

A well-attended committee meeting of the Yanco Agricultural Society was held at Grey's rooms on Tuesday evening. Mr. A.C. Fletcher…

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Local and General. The Forthcoming Show

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

Weather conditions militate greatly against the production of exhibits for the forthcoming Show, but, for that very reason, the producers of…

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Show Association. Preparing for the show. Military want the show Grounds for a Camb

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

The committee had a special meeting on thursday president, Messrs W. M. Clintock (president), O. Webb, F. R. Sparre, R. Sweeney, J. Armstrong. T…

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Wheat classes at the Jubilee show

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Additions have been made to the wheat sections of the Royal show and prizes have been increased. One the important changes in the…

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Prompt Shire Action. Use the Show Ground

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

The Shire councillors met yesterday morning to discuss the matter. Those present were:—President McMahon, and Crs…

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The Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

Owing to the local Repatriation Committee notifying the Agricultural Society, that they are unable to conduct the luncheon booth at the…

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