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Shows & fairs, 1923

641 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 33

Show Holidays

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 4

The Shopkeepers Association has decided that she shops will close at [?] p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, August 29 and 30 being the second…

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Local and General Closing for the Show

The Daily Express · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 2

The Wagga Shopkeepers’ Association has decided that on Wednesday and Thursday. August 29 and 30, the shops shall close at 1 p.m. so as to…

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Football. Wagga Takes Junior Challenge Cup. Visitors' Good Exhibition

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 2

The Cootamundra Junior Challenge Cup has gone! Wagga Juniors carried theira challenge for the trophy, to a successful issue yesterday…

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Employees' Hospital Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 1

An unexpected [?] of events has taken place in connection with the arrangements for the Employees' Hospital Carnival. The meeting held on…

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Golf. Country Week Carnival. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 4

The annual Country Week golf carnival has been postponed indefinitely, owing to the links being submerged…

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Employees' Hospital Carnival. Will it be Held? Special Meeting to Decide

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 1

The meeting of those interested in the Employees' Hospital Carnival which was convened for Friday evening was not attended as largely was…

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Show Booths

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 2

Yesterday morning Messrs. Meurant, Blake, Watts, Clark, Ltd. conducted a sale of the rights of the publican's booths for the show, at…

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Show Booth Privileges

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 2

Record prices were obtained at the sale of the booth privileges for the forthcoming Wagga show which was conducted at the M.P and A.A…

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Brighton Carnival

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

From an English paper, showing how they do things over there.—Brighton Carnival, which opened last Wednesday, ended in a whirl of…

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Show Privileges

The Daily Express · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2
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The M.P. and A. Association has accepted the following tenders in connection with the forthcoming show:— New [?]andstand luncheon room,…

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Spring Show. Hunting Contests £110. High Jump

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

An a meeting of the Committee of the P. and A. Society on Tuesday the schedule for the Spring Show in November was revised…

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Show Entries

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 2

On Monday entries close with the Secretary of the M. P, and A. Association (Mr. F. Croaker) in the following classes for for the Wagga…

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Albury Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 4

Albury show will be held on September 4, 5. and 6. The total prize money to be Paid exceeds £1250.' The sale of the race and show booth privileges…

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Local and General Hospital Sports Carnival

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 2

Arrangements for the sports cannival that the Wagga branch of the Farmers’ and Settlers’ Ass ciation is going to bold on September 22 in…

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Show Association. Getting Ready!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 2

The committee met on Saturday, in the Association office. Present, Messrs. W. F. Nash (chair), J A, Gibb, G. RanKin, K. Walker, W. Smirl, O. J. Webb…

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Employees' Hospital Carnival. a Great Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 2

It is a long time since a public meeting here has created such interest as that held at the Mechanics institute on Thursday evening in…

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Women’s Hockey Championship Carnival. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 4

The All Australian Women’s Hockey Championship Carnival commenced to-day, and will be continued until Saturday…

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The Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 2

South exhibitors at then Wagga Show. to be held on August 228, 29 and 30. are advised by Mr. W. A. Lyons, organiser, that staging will be gin on Monday next…

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Show Society

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the Gundagai P. and A. Society, held yesterday afternoon there were present: Messrs Beatty (pres., c.),…

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