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Shows & fairs, 1930

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Bowls Interstate Carnival Queensland Defeats Victoria Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 6

Queensland defeated Victoria by 76 points to 70 in the inter-State bowls carnival yesterday…

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Australian--rules Wagga Defeats 'Quinty Players Show Improved Form

The Daily Express · Monday 19 May 1930 · page 2

Spectators at Bolton Park yesterday were treated to a fine exhibition of Ausralian Rules football, when the Wagga team met Pranquinty. Uran…

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Show Committee

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

An important meeting of the Committee of the Lockhart A. and P. Society will be held on Saturday evening next, in the Shire Hail…

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Items of News Barcelona Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 2

The highest award, the Gran Prix, has bees given to Bovril Limited for their exhibit at the Barcelona International Exhibition…

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Forbes Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 2

At a P.A. and H. Association committee meeting a motion for the postponement of the sheep show for a year, was almost unanimously carried…

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Autumn Flower Show Big Entries in Most Sections Great Success on the Whole

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 May 1930 · page 4

Held under ideal weather conditions, the Seventh Annual Autumn Flower Show in connection with the Church of England at Leeton was a big success, notwithstanding the fact that the recent rain…

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Picnic Races 2 Days' Social Carnival Eutaw Selected to Win Picnic Cup

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 May 1930 · page 4

The Wagga Amateur Picnic Race Club's animal fixture will be held to-day and to-morrow, it comprises two days of racing on the M.T.C…

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Successful School Carnival

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 May 1930 · page 5

Despite most adverse weather conditions the fancy dress carnival held under the auspices on the Ganmain Parents and Citizens Association in…

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The Joe Wallace Benefit An Excellent Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 May 1930 · page 2

The Joe Wallace benefit concert, Friday night, attracted a fair attendance; but the crowd was not commensurate with the quality of…

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Show Society's Annual Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Leeton Show Society will be held in the Kurrajong Hall on Thursday night next at 8 p.m. This is the meeting…

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A. & P. Committee. a One Day Show. to Be Tried

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 6

To our readers possibly the most interesting tit-bit of the A. and P. Society Committee meeting (nell in the Shire Hall on Saturday…

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Albury Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 7

At a meeting of the Albury Show Society it was stated that it was intended to offer for the next show the largest prizes for shorthorn stock…

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Tumut Show of 1931

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 5

Everyone wants to know What has gone wrong with the Show. It is not what it used to be:…

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Coolamon Boy Scouts Sports Carnival Arrangements

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 5

There was a large and enthusiastic attendance at the meeting of the Coolamon Boy Scouts Committee on Tuesday night last in the School of…

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Coolamon Show. Bchedule Agreed To

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

At the usual monthly meeting of the Coolamon A. and F. Association held on Tuesday afternoon last, the following were [?] Mr. W. A…

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The Roxy Show (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 6

Sir.—With some reluctance I desire to make a few remarks following on "Father of Three's" alleged answer to my letter recently…

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Show Ball

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 4

The committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association is busy completing arrangements for, the annual Show Ball, which will take…

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Hockey Carnival by Wagga Association

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 7

The Wagga Hockey Association has arranged a carnival for June 8 and 9, which will be held on the Bolton Park and "Riverside" hockey ovals. T…

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Hockey Wagga Carnival. Cootamundra Picks Its Team

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

There is a Hockey Association in Wagga and there are also four girls' hockey clubs. Wagga, The Robins, O'Farrell's, and Shamrocks. There are…

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Leeton District Band Show They Are Reliable

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

Footballers refrained from playing on account of the rain, but not so the Leeton District Band. , They advertised tp play In the Yanco School…

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