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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1927

720 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 36

Theatre Strike Show Under Difficulties Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 4

The performance of "Lady be Good" waS staged at St. Jemes's Theatre to night under extreme[?] difficulties due to a strike of scene…

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Show Survey Among the Exhibits the Judging an All Day Job

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 6

If the gloriously fine spring-like weather that prevailed for the opening day keeps up there will be no doubt about the attendance record…

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Sixty-third Wagga Show Opened in Brilliant Sunshine New Entries Record Exhibits Show High Quality Judges Find Tasks Difficult Fine Weather To-day Should Mean Huge Attendance Attractive Ring Programme

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 August 1927 · page 6

For the third successive year the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association experienced fine weather on the opening day of its annual show, extending over three days. There is no shadow of doubt about the 1927 exhibition eclipsing…

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Show Holidays

Ariah Park News · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Ardlethan P.A.H. & I. Society, a letter was read from the Ariah Park Association, stating that…

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Hillston Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Saturday afternoon, there being present Messrs A. J. Cashmere (president),…

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M.t.c. Wagga Show Races

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 4

The sporting public of Wagga and surrounding towns will be catered for by the Murrumbidgee Turf Club at the Wagga Racecourse to-morrow…

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Heavy Show Traffic Routes To-day

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

At an early .hour yesterday morning dense streams of motor care thronged the principal. streets of Wagga between Hampden Bridge and the…

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As Others Saw It Various Views on the Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

Discussing the show with some of those who were at the showground yesterday, a representative of "The Daily Advertiser" found that…

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Record Attendance on Second Day of Wagga Show Over 18,000 People Visit Sixty-third Show Interesting Ring Programme District Exhibits Declared Better Than Ever

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 2

The second day of the sixty-third Wagga Show was attended by a record crowd of 18,009 persons. The day was fine and the huge crowd thronged the stands, the ringside, the side shows, and all places where…

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Methodist Spring Fair

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

The Leeton Methodist Fair, which is to be held in the School of Arts on Wednesday and Thursday, 7th and 8th September, is to be opened…

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Wagga Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review

The Wagga show opened on Tuesday in fine weather, and continued on Wednesday and yesterday. The special train from Leeton on Wednesday…

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Coolamon Show. Committee Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

There was a good attendance of the committee meeting of the A. and P. Association held on Tuesday afternoon last…

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Coolamon Show. September 6Th and 7Th

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

The Coolamon Show takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 6th and 7th, and notwithstanding the spares rainfall of the past several…

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1927 Wagga Show Creates a Record Attendance Exceeds 30,000 Receipts Greater Than Ever Three Days of Fine Weather M.P. AND A.A. to Continue Policy of Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 2

The close of yesterday saw the fall of the curtain on another record Wagga show. Three gloriously fine days, record entries, record attendances, exhibits mostly of a higher standard than ever, and the whole…

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Exhibition of Ashes New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1927 · page 4

The National Sacco and Vanzetti Defence Committee will hold a conference to begin here on Monday. It is expected that the ashes of the executed…

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M.T.C. Show Meeting Eskdale Wins Hurdle Race Sailing Home's Good Form In Show Handicap

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1927 · page 8

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club was favored with fine leather for the opening day yesterday of its show meeting. It is not surprising,…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents). Show Traffic Congestion (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1927 · page 6

Sir,—On Wednesday night, as on the main show day of last year, there was a traffic jamb in Best-street, between Coleman-street and the bridge I took…

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Junee Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1927 · page 2

The Junee show will be held to-morrow and on Wednesday. Splendid entries have been received and pond ring programmes arranged, while there will…

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