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Shows & fairs, 1935

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Eight Hour Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 7

The Wagga and District Eight-Hour Association will conduct an Australia Rules football match, Town v. Country, at Bolton Park on Sunday…

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Baseball Exhibition at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 7

Arrangements have been finalised for the exhibition game of baseball to be played at Junee on Sunday by members of the Wagga Baseball…

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Junee Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 4

The Junee Presbyterian Church will hold a jubilee fair and flower show in Crawley's Buildings next Thursday and Friday. Much interest is manifested…

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Items of News Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last night. A report of the proceedings…

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Temora Show Opened by Governor

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 9

The jubilee show at Temora on Tuesday and Wednesday was most successful, with record entries in the horse, sheep, cattle, wheat and pig…

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Hailstorm at Show Spoils Ring Events

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 3

A terrific thunder and hail storm broke over the Melbourne Showground with great violence yesterday afternoon . The parade has just…

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Melbourne Show Violent Hail Storm Many Exhibits Ruined Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 4

A large number of exhibits at the Royal Show were ruined to-day when a violent hail storm drench[?] the ground. The Governor (Lord Huntingfield) had…

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Baseball Exhibition at Junee Large Crowd Attracted

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1935 · page 2

A novelty so far as Junee people aTe concerned, a baseball exhibition match by two Wagga teams, attracted a big crowd to the Junee Recreation…

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C.b. High School Annual Sports Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1935 · page 8

October 23 is the date set down for the annual sports carnival of the Christian Brothers High School. Owing to the increasing popularity of this…

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Hockey Carnival Visiting Teams Compete at Cricket Ground

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1935 · page 2

A hockey carnival in aid of the Wagga District Ambulance was held at the Cricket Ground yesterday. Teams from Tnmut and The Rock…

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Wagga's 72Nd Annual Show Four Days Again Decided On Many Suggestions for Improvements New Building Programme

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1935 · page 7

Many suggestions for the improvement of next year's show were received at the monthly meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association on Friday night. It was reported that…

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Boxing Troupe for Leeton Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 3

All lovers of sport will be interested to know that Harry Johns is bringing his famous troupe of Australia's best boxers and wrestlers to…

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Circus to Show in Theatres

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 5

It seems likely that Australian cities within a short time will have seen the last of the great circus tents with their glamorous entertainment…

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Leeton Show Only Two Weeks Off

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 2

THE Show Window of the Settlement, the big Annual Exhibition, takes place at the Leeton Showground in a…

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Melbourne Show Falling Off in Entires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 2

The Melbourne Royal Show, which is to last nine days, opened on Thursday. Entries this year totalled 12,045, a reduction of 2850 compared…

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Narandera Show Record Entries Premier to Attend

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 3

Entries for the 53rd annual show of the Narandera P. and A. Association dosed on Saturday last, and the number received to date constitute a…

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Leeton Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1935 · page 2

The 20th annual Leeton show will be held on October 8 and 9. Entries close next Saturday and the show promises to be a record one in every way…

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Local and General Proposed Ambulance Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1935 · page 2

At Monday night's meeting, convened by the Friendly Societies' Association, held in the Literary institute, there was a disappointing…

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Exhibition Matches at Junee M'grath and Thompson

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 8

There were 300 people present on the Junee railway tennis courts yesterday afternoon to see Vivian M'Grath and Dave Thompson play exhibition…

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C.w.a. Conference and Exhibition at Ariah Park

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 2

The tenth annual meeting and conference of the Hume Group of the C.W.A. is lo be held at Ariah Park on 15th and 16 October…

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