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Shows & fairs, 1921

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Royal Show. Judging the Cattle. Entries Larger Than Ever. Champions and Reserve Champions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Society's carnival opened to-day with the judging of pedigree cattle. The entries include 1100 horses, 1100 head of cattle, 350…

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Fatalities and Accidents Accident at Show. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

A young heifer became restive at the Show Ground to-day and reared and struck an attendant named Archibald King, a farmer of Dapto, on the…

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Royal Show the Second Day Further Awards. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

The Royal Show was continued [?]oday in [?] fine weather The class for [?]roughbreds [?]cted only a small field and the judges…

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Royal Show. the Second Day. Gigandra Champion Thoroughbred. Aurofodina Placed Second. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 2

The second day of the show was held in dull weather. Over 10,000 people were present. The day was a busy one, horses and farm produce being judged…

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Serious Position. Caused by Falling Wheat Values. Speeches at Royal Show Luncheon. Lord Forster Sympathetic. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 2

The Governor-General officially opened the R.A.S. Show this afternoon. Lord Forster was received by the president, Sir Samuel Hordern, who presented him…

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Sydney’s Royal Show Speeches at the Official Opening Prime Minister Extols the Value of Wheat and Advocates Private Co-operation

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 March 1921 · page 1

The Royal Show was officially opened by the Governor-General to-day. Lord Forster congratulated the committee and all concerned on the…

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Soldiers' Memorial Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the .Committee of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening last, there being present…

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Items of News. Children's Ward Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

A meeting of licensed victuallers and sports was held on Tuesday night at the Australian Hotel to discuss the best means of securing support for their…

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Royal Show Darbalara Scores Well

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

AT the Royal Show the Darbalara Milking Shorthorn herd scored the following prizes:— Champion Butter-fat cow—third…

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R.A.S. Show. Large Crowd Present. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

At the Royal Agricultural Show to-day the dogs were judged, while an interesting programme of ring events was carried out. There was…

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Royal Show. [?]00,000 Visitors Cattle Sales Poor. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

The Show conditions to the favoured in the weather and up to noon today 100,000 visited the exhibition. The cattle sales were continued…

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A.J.C. Cup Carnival Final Gallops Sa[?] Runs Record for Season's Gallops Goes Well. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 4

The final gallops at Randwick today were-witnessed by about two hundred Interested spectators. A thick for obscured the back of the [?]…

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Tumbarumba Queen Carnival. Record for the District

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

The amount collected in connection with the Tumbarumba Catholic Church queen carnival, £1032/8/4, constitutes a record for the district…

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Wagga Poultry at Royal Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 4

The Wagga breeders, Messrs. P. and A. Hawkes were very successful in the poultry section at the Sydney Royal Show. Their exhibits secured…

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Sydney Show Riverina Interests High Jump Record Made Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 March 1921 · page 1

Thousands of people flocked to the show from an early hour to-day, and the show [?] believe that to-day's attendance exceeds that of any…

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Mishap at Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 2

A big crowd attempted to gain admission to the Suttor stand to view the ring events at the show on Saturday evening, and a number of…

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Mt. Erin Fete. an Attractive Carnival. Yesterday's Programme

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 3

The garden fete at Mt. Erin, which was held yesterday afternoon and continued in the night prived a most attractive function. The ground at night…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Attention has been drawn to a regrettable error in the [?] number for the Police and Firemen's Carnival as [?] in the “Daily Express”…

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Show Prize for Soldiers

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

Now that the Soldiers' settlement in and around the Wagga district are beginning to attain to a state of productiveness. the M. P. and A. Society…

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Royal Show. Attendance a Record. a Day of High Jumps Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 2

There was a very large attendance at the R.A.S. Show today. Official figures disclose that up to last night 410,000 people had attended the…

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