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Shows & fairs, 1933

846 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 43

Melbourne Show Wagga Dog's Further Success

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1933 · page 2

At the Royal Melbourne Show on Saturday, in the final judging for special prizes, Mr. T. O'Farrell's dog. Sligo King, was awarded first and…

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Money in Bunny Melbourne Show Exhibit

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 October 1933 · page 2

An overseas visitor to the Melbourne show, having heard of the rabbit as the plauge of Australia, might be excused for expressing…

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Football Brawl Disgraceful Exhibition at the Rock Player Injured Final Match Abruptly Ends

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1933 · page 1

About 800 people attended at The Rock on Saturday for the grand final between Lockhart and Mangoplah but they were treated to a sorry…

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Art Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

A feature of the art exhibition at the School of Art to-day will be a lecture on the art of hand-made pottery by Mrs. Jaidpre Rudd, who with…

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Show Trophies

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

The Leeton Show Society has already 20 cups In hand and the secretary, Mr. Tweedie, expects to receive another 10 or 15 for the prize…

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Show Prospects Exhibition Should Be Best Ever School Exhibits Must Be Handed in on Friday Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 6

Both Mr. F. R. King, president, and Mr. E. C. Tweedie, secretary, are well satisfied that Leeton's annual Show is going to be a record in…

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Guthrie Corriedales at Melbourne Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

Senator Guthrie's Corriedales gained great success at the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria's show. In addition to winning the…

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Show Week Attractions Tom Handley's Rodeo

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 1

One of the main features of the attractions at the show this week will be Tom Handley's Queensland rodeo, which has been drawing big crowds…

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Show Grandstand £1000 Guaranteed by 24 Signatories

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

Pending the necessary formalities being gone through that will permit of the Improvements on the Leeton Showground being mortgaged to The…

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The Show. Success Assured Provided Fine Weather Prevails

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 2

The fifty-first annual show of the Naradera P. and A. Association will open to-day (Tuesday) and continue to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Junee Council Allocation of Park Area To Footballers and Show Committee Jubilee Committee Formed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 4

The Mayor Alderman F. A. Commins presided over a full meeting of the Junee Municipal Council last week, with the exception of Aldermen A. S…

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Cootamundra Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 2

The Cootamundra A.P.H. and I. Association's 51st annual show will be held on October 24 and 25. A copy of the schedule may be inspected at…

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HILLSTON P. & A. ASSOCIATION Fifty-Second Annual Show a Successful Exhibition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 2

The fifty-second annual exhibition of the Hillston Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The attendance each day was very satisfactory. The competition in the various classes was keener than on previous occasions, and the…

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The Exhibition Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 4

The Gundagai branch gave an exhibition that was really one of art. It was easily seen why the judges passed the opinion that the handwork…

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Arts and Crafts Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 4

The exhibition of arts and crafts at the School of Arts again proved, a big attraction, yesterday. An added feature was a lecture on the art of…

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Show Smoke Social

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 1

Some sixty persons attended the Smoke Social, which was held in the Casino on Thursday evening. Mr. J. G. Rose (President of the P. and A…

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The Handicrafts Exhibition Gundagai Wins Cup

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 4

Packed to capacity was St. Patrick's Hall on Tuesday evening, when the handicrafts exhibition was officially opened…

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Amusements Evening Show at Plaza Capitol Matinee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 6

"Employees Entrance," which comes to the Capitol Theatre for a matinee this afternoon, and will then be shown to-night and to-morrow night at the…

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Hundreds of Country Women Invade Gundagai Hume Group Conference and Successful Handcraft Exhibition

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 4

To be Gundagai branch of the C.W. A will always be regarded as one the most success full in its career, for 1933 easy an epoch–making C. W. A handicrafts exhibition and the Hume Group conference materials In the historic Murrumbidgee town. Early this week C.W.E members commenced the invasion of Gundagai, till by Tuesday night…

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Methodist Flower Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 3

The annual Methodist Flower Show met stormy and wet weather on Thursday of last week. Notwithstanding this, there was keen competition in…

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