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Shows & fairs, 1924

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Fair Words Germans in London. Last Stage of Conference London, August 6

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 2

The German Chancellor, Dr. Marx, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Dr. Stressman) and other German delegates invited for…

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Show and Race Privileges

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon next, Messrs. Meurant, Blake, Watts, Clark Ltd., will, at the. Freemasons' Hotel, sell by public auction, the publicans'…

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Empire Exhibition. Rearranging an Australian Section. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

Working day and night under the supervision of Mr. R. Hassan, London representative of the Australian Meat Council, workmen re-arranged the…

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Tumut Centenary Queen Carnival. the Centenary Queens. Diggers'.—miss Doris Wilkinson. Hospital.—miss Eila Wilkinson. Primary Producers'—miss May Elliot. Town.—mrs. H. A. JANSEN

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 5

Messrs Cork and Segal, of the Ford Service Station, Tumut, have donated a 1924-model Ford car to the Town Queens Competition. The most…

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Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1924 · page 4

The diamond jubilee Wagga Show will be held on August 26, 27 and 28, and will be honored with the presence of the Governor of the State, Sir…

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Australians’ Exhibition Baltimore, Ang. 9

The Daily Express · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 3

Patterson and Wood played [?] exhibition match, in which Patterson defeated Wood 4-6 7-5 6-4. AMERICAN TOURNAMENT…

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Local and General. Show [?]Tr[?]

The Daily Express · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 2

Entries close to-day with the Secretary of the M.P. and A. Aus[?]tion. (Mr. F. H. Croaker) for the following [?]tions in connection with the…

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Hobart Carnival. Tasmania Defeats New South Wales. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 4

At the Hobart carnival Tasmania [?] goals 12 behinds) defeated New South Wales (19 goals 13 behinds). Victoria (15 goals 13 behinds) defeated West…

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M.T.C. Show Meeting. Schooling the Jumpers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 4

The growing hedge steeplechase course on the M.T.C. racecourse was thrown open on Saturday morning to owners to enable them to school their…

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Griffith Agricultural Society

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday when a large amount of business was gone through in connection with the coming show…

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Employees' Hospital Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 4

A well attended meeting of those interested in the Employees' Hospital Carnival was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening last, there…

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Show Entries

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

As usual the secretary of the M.P. and A. Association (M.F.H. Croaker) was rushed at the last minute with entries yesterday—the…

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Hockey. Interstate Carnival. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 3

The interstate women's hockey carnival commenced in Sydney to-day. New South Wales drew with Victoria three goals each…

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The Show Ground Case

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

An adjournment until September was granted, by the Police Magistrate (Mr. W. A. Flynn) at the Wagga Police Court yesterday in the case in…

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Hockey Inter-state Carnival. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

At the All Australian Women's hockey carnival to-day, Tasmania defeated South Australia by 3 to 2 New South Wales and Victoria…

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Brisbane Show Opened. Record Entries. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

The Queensland Royal National Show opened to-day in fine weather. The good season throughout the State is reflected in the record number of…

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A Good Idea. Sports to Help Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 6

The Narandera P. and A. A. sports, which were held on Wednesday at the show ground, passed off very pleasantly. The weather was all that could…

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Tumut Centenary Queen Carnival. the Centenary Queens. Diggers'—miss Doris Wilkinson. Hospital.—miss Eila Wilkinson. Primary Producers'.—miss May Elliot. the Barometer

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 6

Saturday's barometer, indicating the state of the voting in the Queen Carnival, showed the positions of the candidates to be:—…

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Empire Exhibition London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 1

It is understood that the Dominions have practically unanimously turned down the proposal to carry on the Empire Exhibition in its present form…

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Empire Exhibition London, Aug. 12

The Daily Express · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 1

The attendance at the empire Exhibition at Wembley has passed the 10,000,000 mark…

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