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Shows & fairs, 1925

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Swimming Narandera Swimming Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1925 · page 4

Boxing DAy will be the occasion of a big swimming carnival at Narrandera, and a team of swimmers from Wagga are making the trip down the…

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Show Association General Committee Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 December 1925 · page 4

The general committee meeting of the above was held at the Albion Hotel, on Saturday afternoon. P[?] Messrs. W. McC[?]ntock (in chair), G…

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Show Carnival. New Year's Day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 1

The following in the programme for the Show Sports to be held on the Narandera Racecourse on New Year's Day…

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Griffith Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting. New Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Griffith Agricultural Society was held at Mirrool House on Thursday night last, Mr. Jarvis, president occupied the…

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Swimming Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 2

Entries for the Boxing Day Championship Carnival closed on Saturday night with the Secretary (R. S Osmond). He reports having…

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Fair Plunder Racecourse Expenses. Decline in Attendances. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 2

The London "Daily Telegraph's" sporting writer definitely concluded that fewer people are attending the racecourses. Meeting after meeting is…

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Show Room Looted. Thieves’ Heavy Haul Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 1

Picking the very best frocks and material in the showroom thieves who broke off two doors to enter Storey’s Ltd.; of Park Street,…

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Bowling Carnival Country Week

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 2

During, the past three years Country Week Bowling Carnivals have en held in Sydney, and last year three hundred players . from country…

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Bowls Australian Bowling Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 8

During the past three years a Country Week Bowline Carnival has been held in Sydney, and last year three hundred players from country districts took…

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Local and General Ladysmith Carnival

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 2

A carnival and dance will be [?] in the Ladysmith Memorial Hall on Friday, January 1 in aid of the nall funds…

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Albury L.v. Races New Year's Day Carnival

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 8

The enterprise of the committee of the Albury L.V. Race Club in allotting £265 for a six-event programme on New Year's Day has proved a…

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Proposed [?]ating Rink and Picture Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 December 1925 · page 2

Anmn[?]g the applications for building permits dusk with at the shire council meeting last week, was one for the erection of a picture show and skating…

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A Fair Warning. Our That Should Be Heaviest By All

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 December 1925 · page 6

A[?] the drat sign of Fidney [?]nable is a stu[?] ache of pain in the [?]ny. Neg[?]ct of this warning makes the way easy for more serious trouble…

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Future of Wembley Another Big Exhibition America Seeks Participation London, December [?]

The Daily Express · Friday 25 December 1925 · page 2

Though the future of Wembley is still undecided, important [?] [?] have been received from America sources, based on the Idea…

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Swimming Narandera Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 3

The Narandera Amateur Swimming Club held its annual Riverina championship and cup swimming carnival on Boxing Day. The attendance was…

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Shark Stomps Surf Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 3

The surf carnival at North Narra been came to an abrupt end, yesterday, when a large shank was [?] [?]ing around the buoy marking the…

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Disastrous Picture Show Blaze VANCOUVER

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 3

Thirteen persons were killed and 100 were injured, when a theatre at Cobu, Manilla, was burned to the ground. The blaze started in a film…

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Sydney Exhibition Opening of Harbor Bridge Proposal to Boost Australia Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 2

The proposal of G. M. Dash, who has been prominent as Commonwealth loan organiser, for the holding of a great international exhibition in…

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New Year, Night Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 December 1925 · page 2

The Wagga Night Carnival management have arranged a special ladies' night for New Year's night, Friday next…

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Australian Goods Exhibition in Sydney Manufacturers' Counter Proposal International Exhibition Opposed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 December 1925 · page 2

Mr. F. L. Edwards, secretary of the Chamber of Manufactures, elated to-day that the Association was not in favor of the proposal of Mr. G. M…

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