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Shows & fairs, 1936

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Luncheon at Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 8

St. Andrew's Women's Guild will again do the catering in the Kyeamba Smith Hall during the Wagga Show. The catering of these women is too…

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Special Trains to Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 8

The Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association has chartered special trains on the second day of the Wagga Show, August 26, from…

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Radio Exhibition Big Crowds Interested Concludes To-night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 2

The official opening ceremony took place on Wednesday right and was performed by Sir Charles Rosenthal, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., M.L…

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Electrical Exhibition to Be Continued Until Splendid Support from Public

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 5

Owing to the great popularity of the electrical and radio exhibi­tion which is being held at the Wonderland Theatre and stadium,…

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Wagga Show Trots Nominations Close To-day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 12

Nominations for trotting events at the Wagga show on August 25, 26, 27 and 28, will close with the secretary (Mr. F. Croaker) at 4…

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Wagga Races The Show Meeting a Splendid Programme

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 14

The Show Race Meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 28 aud 29, and a splendid programme of…

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Electrical Exhibition Successfully Concluded Large Crowds Attend on

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 2

The radio and electrical exhibition, which was held last week in the Wonderland Theatre and stadium was successfully concluded on Saturday,…

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“Disgraceful Exhibition of Sportmanship” Tumut Sporting Writer Drops Bombshell Temora Accused of Holding Up Game

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 3

That a Temora player in the Maher Cup game on Wednesday was guilty of “a disgraceful exhibition of sportsmanship” is…

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Show of Hands "Just Showmanship" SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 1

Mr. N. W. Burke, chairman of the Opposition Unions' Committee, declared to-day that yesterday's show of hands at the meeting of shareholders…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) the Electrical Exhibition (To the Editor "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 7

Sir,—I desire, by means of your widely-read paper, to make public my appreciation of the enterprise shown, and the, work done, by the Wagga…

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Capitol—show Week

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 6

FRED ASTAIRE and GINGER ROGERS in the gay musical comedy, "FOLLOW THE FLEET," showing at the Capitol, Tuesday and Wednesday, at 2.30 and 7.45…

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Show Week Meetings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 8

The Wagga Greyhound Racing Club will conduct two meetings at Wagga during show week racing on both Wednesday and Friday nights…

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Trots at Wagga Show Good Nominations

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 8

The following are the nominations for the trotting events at the Wagga show on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week:—…

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M.t.c. Show Meeting Nominations Close To-morrow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 8

Nomination for all events at the Murrumbidgee Turf Club's show meeting, to be held on August 28 and 29, close to-morrow night with the…

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Wagga Show Opens Next Week Records Broken in Many Classes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 August 1936 · page 4

One of the greatest carnival weeks that Wagga has known is anticipated next week, when the Wagga…

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Exhibition Doubles

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 2

An Exhibition Dairies Match will be played—Marsh and Keen versus Ken Gibson and Bob Punnett…

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The Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 2

This noted landscape artist will be judging the painting and drawing sections at this year's Wagga show. Mr. Barron's work is well known in…

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Wagga Show Holidays

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 6

Although Wednesday, the main day of the Wagga Show next week, will be observed as a holiday in public offices, the stores will remain open as usual…

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Sale of Temora Show Rights

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 2

For the rights in connection with the forthcoming Temora show the publican's booth offer started at £50, and was knocked down to Preston-Bros. of…

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Items of News Special Show Trains

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 6

In an advertisement lh this issue appears a list of the special passenger trains which will run to Wagga on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and…

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