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Shows & fairs, 1930

899 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 45

Show Wood Chop Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 April 1930 · page 1

L. Appo (N.S.W.) won the final of the Commonwealth 15-inch standing log championship at the Royal Show. W. Green (New Zealand), world's…

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Narandera Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 6

The gate taking at the Easter athletic carnival at Narandera amounted to £409/1/6, a better result than last year, which is very satisfactory…

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The Royal Show and its Lessons

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 2

By common consent, the Royal Agricultural Society's Show in Sydney this year was the best a long socies. Both in number and in…

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Royal Show Record Attendance Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Society's show concluded last night. The attendance was a record, and it is exported that the takings will also pass|…

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Will Carter's Notes Australianities Off to the Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 4

"Yes," said "old Woolly Aphis," as they called him up at Mosquito Creek, on account of his long, flowing snowy beard and white woolly mat of hair that…

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Easter Week Doings Notes From the City Gundagai in Sydney Show Happenings and Other Things

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1930 · page 3

Wonders[?]black satin coats, glinting in a glo[?]us Australian sunlight! Beautifully marcel-waved coats! Thousands or people lost in…

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St. John's Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

The first annual flower show to be held iu connection with St. John's Church, Wagga, will be held in the Oxford Theatre to-morrow afternoon…

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[?] of E. Flower Show

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

The organisers report that entries are coming in fairly well for the Church of England Flower Show to be held to-morrow afternoon and…

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Church of England Flower Show Opens To-night (Tuesday)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

The annual flower show and industrial exhibition in aid of St. Thomas's Church of England will be held in the…

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St. John's Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 2
Also in The Daily Express

The first annual flower show in connection with St. John's Church of England, Wagga, will be held in the Oxford Theatre this afternoon. The…

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Show Attendances Exceed Last Year Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 1

The attendances at the Show year totalled 642,290, compared with 620, 730 last year. The total gar[?] receipts were £40,766, compared with…

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Flower Show Remarkable Display Church of England Effort

The Daily Express · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 2

The organisers of the Church of England Autumn Flower Show, which a as held yesterday afternoon and evening at the Oxford Theatre, have…

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Coogee Beats Bondi Has a Skeleton to Show Police Investigating

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 2

The complete skeleton of a human being was discovered concealed in a fissure between two rocks at Googee. The remains were wrapped in strips…

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At the Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 8

I struck old. "Wooly Aphis" out of the Royal Show. "Oh, yes." reported. "I made me way down at last offer sp[?]ndin forty ear on the crick…

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Boy Scouts' Fete for Building Fund Fair Attendance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 5

The first scout fete in Wagga was begun at the Wonderland Theatre, Wagga last night. Organised by the parents and supporters' committee of…

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Church of England Flower Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

All persons contemplating exhibiting in the specials classes No. 4 and No. 5, in connection with the above uower show, are invited to read the…

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Junee Show Prize Money Reduced

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

At a meeting of the Junee snow committee, it was decided to adopt, after much discussion, the sub-committee's recommendation to reduce the…

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Locally Fattened Cattle. Success at Sydney Show

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 2

Mr. A. J. G. Ross, of Holbrook, tried his luck at the Sydney Show this year for the first time with cattle bred and fattened…

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Wagga Gold Cup on Show at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

The handsome gold cup, valued at 100 guineas, presented by Mr. J. W. C. Beveridge, of The Billabong, Nangus, to the Murrumbidgee Turf Club…

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