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Shows & fairs, 1924

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Coolman Show. Five Silver Cups. Growing Crops Competition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 3

The Coolamon Agricultural and Pastoral Association is a progressive organisation and it intends to leave nothing undone that can be reasonably…

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Wagga Show Holidays

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 2

At the request of the Wagga Show Committee, the members of the Storekeepers' Association have agreed to close their premises from the o'clock…

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Items of News. Hospital Carnival Losses

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 2

A carnival in aid of St. Margaret's Hospital, Sydney, was held at Goulburn in April last. The receipts totalled £958/13/3_ and the expenses ate up all…

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School Carnival. Football in Sydney . SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 1

The Inter-State Schools Carnival opened this afternoon on the Y.M. C.A. ground at Mascot. In the early match between New…

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A Goulburn Carnival Art Union Expenses. Depreciation of Prizes. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 1

Goulburn people received a shock on learning that a carnival held in their town on March 6 to April 5 last, in aid of St. Margate's Hospital,…

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Wembley at Wagga Some Show Suggestions. Making a Success of the Diamond Jubilee. How All May Help

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 1

The next Show of the M.P. and A.A. makes a call upon the citizenship not merely of Wagga, but of the Riverina. It is the diamond jubilee show, and in this sense its special features, or at least prospective…

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United Empire Mr. Lloyd George's Address to Journalists Closer Consultation, Better Communication "A Watch Tower and Citadel of Peace, Liberty and Fair Play London, July 9

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at a dinner given by Lord Beaverbrook to Dominion journalists, eloquently pictured the resources of the…

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Show Ball. Friday, 15th August

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to make arrangements for the Show Ball was held on Monday night, there being present:—Messrs…

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The Coolamon Show. (The Editor Coolamon “Review..”)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 3

Sir.- I noticed in your [?] last week that the A. and P. Association had obtained [?]ons of silver cups from business and professional people. You…

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Wagga Show Entries

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

For the Wagga Show this year the prize-money totals £1400. The date for the closing of entries for the different sections are:—Fine arts, school work,…

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The World of Motoring. All British Motors Melbourne Show. a Splendid Display

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 8

Unique in the history of trade exhibitions is the All-British Motor Show, the official opening of which took, place in Thursday at the…

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Show Entries

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

Little more than a month remains now for the Wagga Show and the committee is [?] engaged with the arrangements, which it is hoped…

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Juvenile Ball. An All Nations Fair

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

The juvenile dance on Thursday night, in aid of the R.C. funds, in the Gundabidgee Theatre was the largest and most spectacular effort…

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Wagga for Sport Harriers and Cyclists’ Carnival in October New Association Takes Action Promptly Plans for Sports Ground Submitted T O the Preliminarycommittee

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 1

The recently formed River[?]na Sports Association is not [?]sing any time in putting into effect its objective of making Wagga a…

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Valuable Pearl Stolen. Australian Exhibition Stall Robbed. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 2

A parl valued at £1250 was stolen from the Australian pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley this afternoon. A girl server at…

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The Sheep Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 1

The feature of this year's sheep show, hold at the R.A.S. Grounds, was the marked increase in the entries, following the reduction due to…

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Tumut Centenary Queen Carnival. Campaign Notes

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 4

"The ladies on the committee supporting the candidature of Miss Eila Wilkinson (Hospital nominee) provided afternoon tea at the foot?…

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Wagga Show. Arranging the Details

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 4

Most of the time of the monthly M.P. and A.A. meeting yesterday afternoon was occupied with arranging final details for the diamond jubilee show on…

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The Poultry Run. Concerning Show Birds

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 3

The poultry keeper who has an ambition to figure as an exhibitor of fowls must take a keen interest in his birds and get them in as fit a…

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The Wagga Show. Record DlSPLAY Hoped For

The Daily Express · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

The second last meeting of the N.P. and A.A. Committee before this year's Wagga Show was held yesterday, and of the 41 committeemen 32…

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