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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1927

720 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 36

Narandera Show Record Attendance. First Day. Narrandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1927 · page 3

The Naranders. Show was opened to day in fine weather, and there was a record attendance, estimated at over 500…

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Travelling Motor Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 2

The Wagga distributors for General Motors (Aust.) Proprietory Ltd., yesterday received advice that arrangements had been made for the…

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Our Show Magnificent Array of Exhibits

Ariah Park News · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 3

Our 1927 Show must go down in history as the most successful conducted in the history of the Society from every point of view…

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Back to Wagga Week of Carnival Programme Mapped Out Plenty to see and Plenty to do

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 6

Wagga's carnival week promises to be a great success. Weather conditions having turned favorable, an excellent programme having been…

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Travelling Motor Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

A convoy of about 30 motor cars and trucks arrived at Wagga yesterday, in charge of Mr. W. Durham, field supervistor for General Motors of…

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Show Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

The car parking arrangements of he show committee are meeting with general favor,and the booking [?]spaces on the ring fence at five snil…

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Leeton Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

Schedules for the Leeton Show, on Februray 14 and 15, 1928, are now available. Special attention is directed to the closing of Wheat…

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Hospital Carnival. The Programme

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 7

The prizes for displays in the procession will be:—Best decorated motor car Most comical turn-out…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 5

The Leeton Presbyterian Flower Show and Sale of Works opens on Thursday afternoon next, at 3 p.m. when school children will give…

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Skuthorp's Great Show

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

Will perform in TUMUT TOMORROW (SATURDAY) NIGHT, thirty of the greatest buckjumpers that ever looked through a bridle…

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Show Committee Meets

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

The show committee met to make final arrangements for the conduct of the show on the 25th and 26th inst. It was decided to hold a working bee…

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Motor Show London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 1

At the Olympia show nine countries are represented among the makers of cars, which range in price from £135 to £3000…

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District News. [?] Wagga Hospital Carnival Dance

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 3

During [?] of the past seven years the residents of [?] have [?] [?] of the [?]…

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Parking Cars at Griffith Show Charge to Be Made

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 6

After a lengthy debate on Thursday night Griffith Agricultural Society decided to institute a system of charging for parking spaces around…

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Olympia Motor Show Romance of Industry Millions Represented. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 2

The motor show at Olympia, one of the year's greatest events, which opens to-day, farms the subject of the leading story in every London…

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Back to Wagga Week of Carnival Programme Outlined

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1927 · page 2

Many old residents of Wagga have already arrived for the purpose of participating in the festivities that have been arranged for next…

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An Early Start Bright Lights on Saturday Night Carnival in Full Swing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1927 · page 2

Actually a start was made with the festivities on Saturday. Throughout the day and at night the carnival spirit prevailed. Scores of former…

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Griffith Show Special Train To-morrow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 2

The Griffith Show Society opens its annual show to-day, with good entries in all sections. The ring events should prove doubly attractive…

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Church of England Floral Fete and Flower Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 2

The annual effort, held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Tumut, on October 12, 13 and 14, opened to the accompaniment of heavy storms in the…

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Cordial Welcome to Former Residents "Back to Wagga" Celebrations Meetings and Greetings at Railway Station and Town Hall Procession and Athletic Sports Carnival Night Entertainments

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 12

Glorious summer weather ushered in the carnival of "Back to Wagga" yesterday. It was a public holiday and the streets were thronged throughout the morning with a typical holiday crowd bent upon seeing all that…

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