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Shows & fairs, 1923

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Royal Show. Schedules for 1923

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 2

Easter will be early this year, and the Royal Show will be held from March 26 to April 4. This has rendered it necessary that the prize…

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Leeton Show. Next Tuesday and Wednesday. Splendid Ring Events

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 3

The Yanco Agricultural Society will hold its eighth annual show on the Leeton Showground next Tuesday and Wednesday. Everything is now…

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Batlow Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

The annual Batlow Show, to te held on March 20 and 21, will be opened by the State Governor (Sir Walter Davidson). In view of this and the…

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Empire Exhibition. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

At a meeting of the New South Wales panel of the Australian section of the British Empire Exhibition it was stated that provision had been…

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Leeton Show. To-day and To-morrow. Record Entry Ring Events

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 2

The entries for the ring at the Leeton Show to-day and to-morrow (Wednesday) easily constitute a record, the number being close upon…

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Empire Exhibition Australia’s Display Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. Rodgers, ex-Minister for Trade and Customs, presided to-day at the meeting of the Refrigerated Products committee of the British Empire…

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Wagga Show. M.p. and A.a. Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 4

Last night the annual meeting of members of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the secretary's rooms, in…

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The Royal Show

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 2

The Royal Show begins on March 20, as compared with April 10 last year. This, of course makes it necessary for the thousand of intending…

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Bowls. Country Carnival. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 4

At the country-bowls carnival to-day in the single handed championship Gielke beat Blarney (Wagga), 34 to 14. Cunningham (Wagga) won by a…

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The Royal Show Entries Closing

The Daily Express · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

Easter is very early this year, [?] the Sydney Royal Show [?] March 26, as compared with April 10 last year…

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The Royal Show. Principal Entries Closing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

Easter is very early this year, in fact some authorities say that a mistake was made somewhere when the dates were fixed, in other words,…

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Fair Play

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

Several reports of the prevalence of rabbits on holdings and reserves were received at yesterday’s meeting of the Wagga P. P. Board…

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Fair Bents Case

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

An interesting fair rents case was heard at Junee before Mr. G. S. Shepherd. PM., in which three tenants rough a reduction of rent from 25/ to…

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Coolamon Show Secretary

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Seymour was the successful applicant for the position of secretary to the Coolamon Show, Mr. Geo Clarke having resigned owing to…

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Yanco Agricultural Show. the Cattle Section

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

Dairy cattle wore not as strongly represented as this, important industry deserves. However, though rather few in numbers some very excellent…

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The Royal Show. Principal Entries Closing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 4

Easter is very early this year, in fact some authorities say that a mistake was made somewhere when the dates were fixed. In other words,…

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Carnival Committee Sued Hurt on a Slippery Dip. Claim, £1500. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 1

A writ has been issued, on behalf of Ernest Howard, against the Armidale Hospital Carnival Committee, in which he claims £1500 damages…

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Splintery Slippery Dip. Carnival Committee Sued. Armidale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 4

A writ has been issued on behalf of Edward Howard against the Armidale Hospital Carnival Committee in which he claims £1500 damages…

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The Royal Show. Some Night Attractions

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

The first night of the Royal Show, 28th March, will se a great display by several thousand children under the direction of the Public Schools…

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Griffith Agricultural Show. Next Week's Annual

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

The annual show of the Griffith Agricultural Society will be held next Wednesday and Thursday and everything indicates that it will be a great…

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