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Shows & fairs, 1923

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Cricket Carnival Wagga Engages the Stat’s Best Eleven First Day Shows Internationals Fielding Champions Will This Morning Display Form at the Wickers

The Daily Express · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 1

The much-looked-Forward-to cricket carnival opened at Wagga on Saturday and will be continued to-day play commencing at half past…

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Fair-rents Work of the Court. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 2

In 192[?] there were 869 app[?] in the Fal[?]rents Court with [?] sending: but in 19[?]1 the number totalled [?]…

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Christmas Tree and Fair

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

The Presbyterian Church's annual event was well, pattonired. Rain falling in the afternoon prevented many from venturing in from the…

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A Picture Show Pest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day Reginald Roberts was charged with believing in an offensive manner. Evidence was given that the…

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Picture Show Pest a Much-fined Man Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 1

A man, giving the name of Reginald Roberts, was to-day fined as follows : 20/ for [?]ffensive behaviour; £3 for assaulting Constable Lewis ; [?]0/. for…

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Fair Rents Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

In the Fair Recite Court this morning a woman applied to have the rent of her house at Fortest Lodge reduced rom 20/ to 12/6 a week, and the…

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Swimming Club Carnival Fixed for February 7Th

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the Swimming Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening last, there being present—Messrs. W. Gibson (chair), P.O'Loan…

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Black Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon and evening a grand carnival with a big programme of aquatic events, humorous and competitive, will be conducted. A…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

The committee met yesterday afternoon. Present, Messrs. W. Nash (president), A. Bragg, H. C. Elliott, B. Ward, O. J. Webb, R. H. Sweeney, J…

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Anniversary Day Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 2

The now swimming baths at Leeton are now showing signs of being completed In time for swimmers to have a trial spin over the course…

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Wagga Beach Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon and evening a grand, carnival will be held on the Wagga bathing beach. The function is being arranged by end is for the beach…

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Fire at Melbourne Show Ground. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 3

A serious fire occurred at the show-ground this morning, when several hundred horse boxes were destroyed. the damage being estimated at from eight…

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At Walla Walla Picture Show Burned- Culcairn

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 1

Last night the picture show at Walla Walla was completely destroyed, by fire, which broke out doting a screening of “The Sheik”…

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Wagga Beach Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

I Last night Aid. Lewis presided over a well attended meeting of the Wagga Volunteer Life Saving Club. Arrangements for the reception and entertainment…

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Swimming Carnival

The Daily Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

The programme for the carnival to be conducted by the Wagga Life Saving Club at the brach to-morrow afternoon and evening has been…

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Trophies for Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

The trophies for the Leeton Swimming carnival may be viewed at Washington's…

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New Picture Show

The Daily Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

A new picture show is shortly to be opened in Wagga at the Wonderland Gardens. The management hope to satisfy picture-goers in every…

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Autumn Flower Show

The Daily Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Horticultural Society last night it was decided to hold the autumn show on April 26 and 27, and the…

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Burnt Picture Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

Later particulars received in regard to the destruction of the School Arts Walla, by fire on Monday night show that shortly after the…

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