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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

518 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 26

"Fair Dinkum Support" (To the Editor)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

Sir,—I have read with interest your No. 1 article of the series, "The Roman System," and I feel it my duty to give you a little encouragement, to…

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Coolamon Show. the Flowers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 1

At the Coolamon Show on Tuesday and Wednesday there were exhibits of school work, from the Coolamon School and the District School. Charts…

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Local and General Show Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

The committee of the A.P.H. & I. Association held a special meeting yesterday afternoon, at the Albion Hotel. Present: Messrs. W. McClintock…

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Coolamon A. & P. Association Eleventh Annual Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 3

It is now 25 years since the residents of this district considered themselves to be a community of an importance…

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M. T. C. Show Entries [?]4 NOMINATlONS RECEIVED

The Daily Express · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

The liberal pr[?] Offered by the Murrumbidgee Turf Club has [?] in a splendid entry for the Show Races. A total of 284…

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M.P. AND A. Association. Final ARRANGEMENtS for Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

The committee of the M.P. and A. Association met yesterday afternoon under the chairmanship of the president, Mr. J. w. Shephard…

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Wagga Show. [?]Rth V South District Exhibit

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 1

The organlsers of the North v. [?] District Exhibit Messrs. J. G. [?] and Eugena Sullivan, respect [?] have been hard at’ work on…

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Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1920 · page 2

It is announced that the special train for the Wagga Show from Humula will depart at 8.30 a.m. and arrive at Wagga at 11.30. leaving for Humula…

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Show Carnival Button

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

Our Show Association are in receipt of their show carnival button, which was specially made to their own design. The button displays a spray of wattle…

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Employees' Hospital Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Employees' Hospital Carnival was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening last, there being…

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Big Attraction on Show-grounds

The Daily Express · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

Austra[?]las been known and most popular athistic showman, Jimmy Sharman, has arrived with his Irighclass team of [?]rs, skippers,…

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Boxing. Sharman Troupe at Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

Jimmy Sharman, the well-known boxer has made arrangement for boxing exhibitions at the Show. He will bring with him a high-class troupe of…

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Items of News. Ganmain Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. T. S. Henderson, secretary Ganmain Agricultural and Pastoral Association, states that at a smoke social held last Saturday evening £200…

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[?] Show

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

The [?] and [?] social on Saturday evening £2 [?] as [?]…

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Holbrook Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

Holbrook will hold its 38th Show on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21 and 22, when over £300 prize money will be distributed…

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The Show

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

[?]fifty-six years the Murrumbld[?] astoral and Agricultural Asso[?] have by their untiring efforts organsiation presented to the…

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The Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

It is rather unfortunate that the date chosen for the holding of this year's Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association should have been…

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Jimmy Sharman's Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 4

Jimmy Sharman is a Welcome visitor to Wagga Show with his troupe of boxers. Yesterday he gave one session, which was largely…

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Show Week Amusements PICTURES

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

The Great Southern programme for to-night [?]udes duinty Marguerite Clerk in Luck in Pawn, a story filled with clean, honest and wholesome…

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Wagga Show. Rain Mars First Day. Effects of Drought Noticeable. District's Good Showing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

The effects of the prolonged drought through which the district in common with the rest of the State has just passed were noticeable at the…

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