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Shows & fairs, 1933

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Transatlantic Flight Mollisons' Await Fair Weather London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Mollison have postponed their trans-Atlantic flight owing to head winds and fogs over the ocean. Mr. Mollison said that the big ocean…

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Waratahs Do Well at Wagga Hockey Carnival Bring Back Runners-up Cup

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 2

The Waratah Hockey team, which went from Leeton to the carnival at Wagga at the holiday week-end did well to bring back the Maples…

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The Bulli By-election Sweeney Leads on First Count Votes Show Big Labor Split U.a.p. Polled Heavily in Many Centres Some Strange Cross Voting Returns Preferences Will Tel[?]

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 June 1933 · page 2

With returns virtually completed, except for Absent votes, Mr. J. T. Sweeney, the A.L.P. executive candidate, holds a commanding lead…

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Gymkhana and Poultry Show The Best Effort Yet Better All-round Sport Fun with the Camels

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 4

We wet to press early on Monday afternoon, and only briefly referred to the Show Association's annual gymkhana, on the…

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Appeal for Nautical Fair

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 5

There is a close bond between the sailors of the mercantile marine and the Australian producers, whose products they carry to world markets…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 6

The Cootamundra seventh annual sheep show dog trials, and poultry show are advertised for July 4 and 5, and entries for all sections close on…

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Exhibition Matches at Cootamundra Visit of Hopman and Thompson

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 4

A crowd turned] up at the Cootamundra Club's courts yesterday afternoon to see in action Harry Hooman, who was included in…

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For the Man on the Land Importance of Superphosphate Expert's Advice to Growers Exhibits for Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 6

Despite the continuation of dry conditions over the greater part of the State's wheat belt, the chief instructor in agriculture (Mr. H. C…

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Hockey Carnival Wagga I. Wins Cup Leeton Waratahs' Good Form

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 4

The Wagga and District Women's Hockey Association conducted a very successful carnival at the week end, 15 teams competing at the Wagga…

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Famous Clydesdale Goes To Narandera Meritorious Show Career

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 7

The arrival in Sidney on Tuesday by the Tairoa of a Scottish Clydesdale stallion, Craigie Cameronian, from the famous Craigie Mains stud,…

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Randwick Races Tangible's Winter Plate Flying to Truesign Nursery to Australia Fair SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 4

Although early this morning it seemed improbable. We that the Australian Jockey Club would foe able to hold the second day of its winter meeting…

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Art Exhibition at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

Residents of Wagga and district rarely have an opportunity, unless they visit the cities, of inspecting art works. Consequently, considerable…

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Polo Cobbitty Carnival Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 6

Play for the Bilbulla and Anderson Memorial Pole Cups began at Cobbitty to-day. Cobbitty (scratch) defeated Tamworth (rec. 15) by 18 goals to 15…

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Hockey Carnival Second Round Results Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 6

The second round of the Country Week hockey carnival was played to-day. Wauchope defeated Canberra. 5/0, Smithtown defeated Kempsey 5/3,…

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C.w.a. Effort Wool Exhibition & Cooking Competitions

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 2

Prior to Wool Week in Lockhart (which is being held this week), the Lockhart brunch of the C.W.A. organised a moat successful wool…

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Success of Spring Show Reflected in Healthy Balance Sheet Profit of £146/9/0 on Last Show Some New Blood on Committee of 39

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 3

Leeton Show Society appears to have sneaked on the depression before somebody shifted the corner, for the secretary, Mr. Tweedie was in the happy position of being able, at the annual meeting last Friday, to report a credit balance of £146/9/0 on the…

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"All Eggs in One Basket" Life Membership of Show Society Fixed at £5/5/-

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Leeton Show Society, the question of life membership was debated, and it was finally decided to fix this on a…

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Show Society's Ambitions Grandstand and Fence Round Oval And Illuminated Bicycle Track Major Parsonage Talks Rugby

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 6

"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To think of other things, Of Grandstands and pavilions…

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Big Prices About McGrath’s Pair. Lightning March and Australia Fair

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 3

Until rain became incessant throughout Friday and Saturday morning —soaking the racing ground at Randwick—Frank McGrath’s…

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Saturday's Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 5

The various committees in connection with the above are working hard to make Saturday's carnival the out standing success of the year; and…

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