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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

796 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 40

Show Council

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of delegates from the eighteen show associations affiliated with the Council of Southern and Western Show Associations…

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Brookdale. Fancy Dress Carnival

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 4

Mr. Trevaskis and others around Brookdalo who are keenly interested in cricket initiated the carnival night at Brookdale on Tuesday…

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P.d.s. Column London Dairy Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 6
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

The New South Wales Factories secured awards in the Colonial Butter Classes at the London Dairy Show last week. In Unsalted, Candelo…

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Narandera Athletic Association Programme for Easter Monday Carnival Highland Dancing Erased Prize Money for Other Events Increased

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Athletic Association was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening last for the purpose of…

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Solicitors to Show Cause Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1

The Full Court to-day directed that two sol[?]tors, whose names were not disclosed should show cause why their names should not be…

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Leeton Cannery's Success Prizes at Birmingham Show

The Daily Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

Information has reached the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of success of its canned fruits at the Imperial Fruit Show at…

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P.d.s. Column London Dairy Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 5

Two New South Wales, factories secured awards in the Colonial Butter Classes, at the London Dairy show last week. In unsalted Candelo…

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Ugly Man's Competition Diggers' Candidate Victorious Big Crowd at Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

The Ugly Man's Competition was brought to a close on Wednesday evening last in the presence of fully 2,000 people…

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Coolamon Show. Proposed Reduction of Committee Defeated Trenchant Criticism

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 3

The special meeting of members of the Coolamon A. and P. Association called for the purpose of considering the reduction of the number of the…

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Grow Wool at Half Price! Bradford Idea to Show Us How

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 4

Somebody has evolved a scheme to show Australians how wool can be grown and sold at half the present price, for Bradford's sake…

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V.r.c. Races Final Day of Carnival

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 4

The curtain will fall on the V.R.C. Cup Carnival to-day? Great interest will altach to the meeting between High Syce and Phar La[?]; in the C…

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To-night's Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 November 1929 · page 5

A children's carnival will be held at Dixieland tonight. Special arrangements have been made by the management to ensure that the children shall…

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Gundagai Hospital Fancy Fair Saturday, November 16th, to Raise Funds to Help the Hospital

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 November 1929 · page 2

Street Stalls (resplendent with choice good for sale and raffle), Games for Man, Woman and Child; Novelties galore; Tug-o-War; Contests for…

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Saturday's Carnival

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 2

Special dance music will be the feature of the Carnival dance in St. Patrick's ball next Saturday night. Miss Iris Tie and her…

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Children's Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 4

A huge crowd attended the children's carnival held in the open air at Dixieland last night. Scores of children, many in fancy costume, occupied the…

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Hospital Carnival on Saturday Next. Big Day in Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 2

Mr. Cliff. Butcher, Hon. Organiser, writes :—"I am claiming from your generosity leave to trespass on your valuable space for this letter…

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All Australian Exhibition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 9

The closing days of the All Australian Exhibition and no diminution if interest on the part of the general public. The flying model of the…

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Show Association Committee Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 6

Messrs. J. Armstrong (chairman), R. H. Sweeney, A. Bragg, W. McClintock, W. F. Nash, G. Rankin, W. D. Brooks, J. W. Croker, J. Holiham, H. L…

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Transport to the Melbourne Cup Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 2

The remarkable growth in the use of the automobile for long distance travel was strikingly illustrated at Albury just prior to the Melbourne Cup…

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