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Shows & fairs, 1924

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Wagga Show Committee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

Last night Dominations closed with the secretary, Mr. F. H. Croaker, for the 1924 Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association Committee…

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Local and General Show Society Committee

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

The secretary of the N.P. and A.A. Association (Mr. F. H. Croaker) reorted last night that with the closing of the nominations for election…

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Leeton Show. Prospects of a Successful Exhibition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

Everything points to a most successful show at Leeton on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 12th and 13th insts. A well attended meeting of…

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British Fair Play

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Romany Macdonald's Prime Minister has come to him as a result of the operation of the inherent quality of British fair play. Well…

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Wagga Swimming Carnival Record Entries

The Daily Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

The committee of the Catholic Young Men's Swimming Club report that the total nominations for the two short distance races at…

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British Empire Exhibition. Display of Fruits

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 3

The N.S.W. Fruit Advisory Board, Cathcart House, Sydney, has been entrusted with the responsibility of arranging for the collection of fresh…

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Tumut A. and P. Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

The prize-schedules for the Tumut A. and P. Association's Show on March 5 and 6 are now available on application to the secretary, Mr. T…

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Show Troubles Is the Horse Doomed?

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

On one or two occasions recently the President of the M.P. and A. Association (Mr. J. J. McGrath) has commented on the falling off in the…

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Leeton Show. Entries Close To-morrow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 7

Intending exhibitors are reminded that entries for Yanco Agricultural Society's show at Leeton close to-morrow, Saturday. A most successful…

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Amusememts Dixieland Carnival

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

At Dixieland to-night the Wagga Brass Band will commence a three night's fancy carnival. Various prizes are to be offered, in addition…

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Amusements. Dixieland Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 4

Carnival nights are to be held at Dixieland, beginning to-night with a fancy dress dance in connection with which prizes will be awarded. There…

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Swimming To-day's Carnival

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

All arrangements for the annual C.Y.M. Swimming Club's carnival to held at' the rear of the gasworks, to-day, have been completed…

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Empire Exhibition. T.M SHAKESPEARE M.L.C A Popular pressman

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 4

One of the State's leading ' representatives at the British Empire Exhibition will be Mr. T. Shakespeare M.L.C. who will be one of the…

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Dixieland Carnival

The Daily Express · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 2

If the opening night on Saturday in any indication the Wagga B[?] Band’s Dixleland Carnival is being to be record success. Every…

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Griffith Agricultural Society. The Fruit Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 1

The committee of the Griffith Agricultural Society met at the A.B.C. Bank Chambers on Tuesday evening. President Furness presided and a…

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Wagga Swimming Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

The annual C.Y.M. swimming carnival took place at Wagga on Saturday last. Spasmo[?] fell during the day, but otherwise the carnival…

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Amusements Dixieland Carnival

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

Though they had to go back to school yesterday, the children made up for it last night at the Dixieland Carnival “Children's Night.” The…

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Empire Exhibition. Decision Concerning Awards

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. F. A. Chaffey, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture and chairman of the State Committioner for the Exhibition, has received official advice that the…

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Life Saving Club Carnival Prizes Awarded

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

The Wagga Life Saving Club held a meeting in the Town Hall last night, Ald. Lewis presiding. The secretary announced that the…

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Sydney R.a.s. Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society field in Sydney on Tuesday it was decided, on a report from the cattle…

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