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Shows & fairs, 1922

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Tennis. Country Carnival Continued Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

The country tennis carnival was continued at Double Bay to-day, when the singles and doubles championships were resumed. The courts were wet and…

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Country Carnival Championship Play Spencer’s Fine Win Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 4

The Country Week Tennis’ Carnival was continued to-day. when Championship and Handicap events were further advanced…

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Boxing. Training Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 4

Tommy M'Anliffe, who meets Tommy Jones at Coolamon on Saturday night next journied to Coolamon on Monday night to give the local faus an…

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Military Camp. on Wagga Show Ground. Officers and Committee Meet

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 4

Some [?]onths ago officers of the Defence Department came to Wagga and inspected the Wagga Show Ground with a view to holding a…

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Mr. Loughlin at Temora Progressives' Treatment of Labor No Fair Go for Labor TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 1

Speaking at Temora last night, Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, complained of the treatment given to the Labor party by the Progressives. In…

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Leeton Show Ground

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

After six shows held with very temporary appointments, says the S.M. Herald," the Yanco Irrigation Area Agricultural Society has now had a…

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M[?] Use of Show Grounds Quibble About Insurance

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

At a meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association held last night, the President (Mr. A. H. Smith) in the chair, the question…

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C.y.m. Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 4

In order to provide proper facilities for diving during the forthcoming swimming carnival, the C.Y.M. Society's Swimming Club has erected, near the…

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Swimming Sydney Carnival. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 4

The Australian Swimming Carnival was concluded this afternoon. The quarter-mile race did not prove such a close contest as was predicted,…

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Military Camp. On the Show Ground Discussed by Committee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 3

In our issue of Wednesday, we have a report of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association and officers of the Defence Department, in…

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Beach Carnival

The Daily Express · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga District Beach Carnival Committee was held last night, when it was reported that all the necessary arrangements in…

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Hospital Beach Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 2

A meeting of Wagga Hospital Beach Carnival Committee was held in Mr. R. McDonald's Coffee Palace last night, when arrangements in…

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Band Carnival Closes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 2

The carnival, which was organised in aid of the instrument fund of the Leeton District Band, was brought to a close on Friday last, when a dance…

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Swimming. C.y.m. Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

For the past few months much interest has been centred on the Wagga C.Y.M. Swimming Carnival to-morrow. Record entries have been…

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Carnival at Dixieland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 2

The Wagga Brass Rand Carnival was opened at Dixieland last night and attracted a crowd of pleasure seekers. There were the usual…

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Band Carnival

The Daily Express · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 4

Dixieland presented a gay scene last night, when the Wagga Brass Band hold the second night of its annual fair. Confetti battles, dancing and…

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The Camp Wagga Turned Down Show Ground Claims

The Daily Express · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 1

The divisional training of artillery and infantry from Wagga, Albury and Cootamundra, which it was proposed should be held on the show Ground at…

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Australian Exhibition in England Sir Joseph Cook is Pushing Matters Levee in His Room LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 1

Sir, Joseph Cook, in opening the Exhibition, said the object of the exhibition was to induce British manufacturers to go to Australia and establish industries…

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Tumbarumba Show

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

The Tumbarumba Pastoral and Agriculture Society are anxious for the Wagga Municipal Council to have March 6 gazetted a public holiday…

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Fair Rents Act Landlords, Beware I Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

Unde[?] the Pair Roots Act a person who desires to let a cottage, but makes the buying of furniture a condition of the tenancy is liabic to be fined…

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