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Shows & fairs, 1928

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Items of News Wagga Poultry Club Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 4

Arrangements are well in hand for the holding of the first annual poultry show, on July 17 and 18, of the Wagga Poultry and Small Birds Club. The…

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Boxing Carnival Outpoints Lewis Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

[?] welter champion of Australia, outpointed Denny Lewis (10.44). of San Francisco, at the Sydney Stadium last night. It was Lewis's…

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Polo Goulburn Carnival Weather Delays Finals Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

Bad weather caused the conclusion, of the Goulburn polo carnival yesterday with he cup finals yet to be played. The Army in India team and the…

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Skating Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

Messrs. Hollis and Cook anticipate the skating carnival on Wednesday and Thursday nights this week, will be the greatest fancy costume…

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Henh Sports to Visit Wagga Special Train to Bring Huge Crowd to Carnival Players Who Will Take Part Hearty Welcome Should Be Waiting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

So popular has the idea been taken up in Henty and the district of an organised trip to Wagga to engage Wagga players in all kinds of sport that increased accommodation on the special train ordered has had to…

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Albury Motor Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 2

One of the largest motor shows held in Australia outside the capital cities was opened at Albury yesterday afternoon by the Deputy Mayor, Alderman…

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Sydney Sheep Show Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 1

The 34th annual sheep show was opened this morning, with an extremely cold wind for the early visitors…

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Skating Carnival a Crowded Success

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 5

No circus ever brought such a humorous troop of clowns as those in comic outfits at the skating carnival on Wednesday night. Clever skaters…

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Fredo Bros.’ New Show To-night

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

All lowers of a [?] will have the [?] this [?] in Furner’s[?] of seeing the [?] new [?]…

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Annual Sheep Show Presentation to Mr. Jack Quinn SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The working of the sheep dogs began early to-day. The new arrangements for the sheep shearing enabled a large crowd…

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Annual Sheep Show Many Overseas Visitors Riverina Prize Winners Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 3

The annual sheep show was opened at the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds,. Moore Park, to-day. Inter State and overseas, visitors were…

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Polo Dudley Cup Carnival Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 10

The annual polo carnival, in which the Dudley Cup is the principal trophy, was opened at Kensington today. The results in the preliminary…

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Sheep Show Opened by Governor State Helps Breeders Prosperous Period Predicted SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 6

Officially opening the sheep show at the Royal Agricultural Society's Showground today the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, said that the prosperity…

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Skating Carnival Sporting Results

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

Following were the results of the sporting events held in connection with the Leeton two-night skating carnival, Wednesday and Thursday…

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Polo Dudley Cup Carnival Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 3

The polo carnival was continued to day at Kensington. In the J. J. Garvan Cup competition the Bohemians, 17 goals, defeated Freebooters,…

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Leeton Show Date Fixed for February Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 2

The first meeting of the new committee for this year was held on Thursday night at the Leeton School of Arts, only a few members were…

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Polo Young Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

The annual carnival will be held on Glensloy station, commencing on July 24, and ending on July 26. Six teams will compete for cups…

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New Ford Models Successful Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 1

Yesterday, the second and last day of the exhibition of the new Ford car models was theoccasion of large numbers of visitors thronging the…

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Kiddies' Carnival Happy Function For Guide Hall

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 2

Balloons, apples-on-sticks, lucky dips, fish ponds, and hoop-las where wonderful treasures calculated to delight the heart of any…

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Barmedman Show Clydesdales for R.A.S.

Ariah Park News · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Barmedman Show Committee a letter was read received from the West Wyalong P.A.H. and I…

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