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Shows & fairs, 1937

1,021 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 52

Tuesday & Wednesday "Fair Warning"

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 1

When pretty Betty Furness and handsome John Howard Payne arrive simultaneously at the fashionable resort of Death Valley, love strikes at…

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Excitement at Show Thrills and Spills at Sharman's Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 5

Shows may come and shows may go but, like Tennyson's brook the evergreen Shannan troupe appear to go on for ever. Programmes conducted by…

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Country Women's Association Splendid Exhibit at Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 8

In the Ryeamba Smith Hall is to be seen one of the most interesting exhibits at the show. This is the display by the Country Women's Association,…

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Show Week Attractions "After the Thin Man"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 8

William Powell and Myrna Loy, the merriest, maddest married couple ever to come out of Hollywood, step from the last thrilling page of "The Thin…

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Greyhound Racing Wagga Show Meetings To-night's Racing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 2

The first night of the double-barrel show meeting of the Wagga Greyhound Racing Club will be held at the Cricket Ground to-night, and the…

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Education Conference "Average Person Has Not Had Fair Deal" Schools and Agriculture MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 6

More than 2000 people, mostly teachers, attended the opening of the New Education Fellowship Conference to-day to hear the latest ideas upon…

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Record Crowd Attends Day of Wagga Show Takings Amount to £1184 Ideal Weather Conditions Unstinted Praise For-high Standard of Exhibits Splendid Ring Programme

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 7

Official estimates showed that the crowd which attended the Wagga Show yesterday totalled more than 22,000 persons, the takings amounting to £1184, a record. This…

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Ariah Park Carnival

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 5

The Ariak Park carnival taken piner to-morrow, Saturday, play to commence at 10 a.m. on Ariah Park Showground. Fourteen teams are to take…

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At Wagga Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 1

The team of horses sent to Wagga Show this week by Mr. A. W. Brown, almost captured the programme in the light horse classes. They scored…

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Knock-out Carnival To-morrow

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 6

Everything is set for the Carnival on Saturday. Twelve [?] vig., Leeton, Ganmai [?] Creek, Lake Cargelligo Barellan, Binya, Kamarah,…

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Traffic Arrangements the Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 3

Motorists are advised that traffic, to the Showground will be via, Edward' and Docker. streets and Albury-road. Private,…

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Coolamon Show Next Tuesday &

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 2

The change that has been wrought ion [?] prospects by the recent rains, has [?] new hope in nil and has crowned the activities of the…

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All Roadstead to Young Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 7

Next Wednesday is the main day of the Young annual show, for which full preparation has been made, and record entries have been received in all…

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The Wagga Show Narandera Exhibitors Successful

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 2

Wagga's 73rd annual show opened in ideal weather on Tuesday, and Continued under mild conditions on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Show Week Attractions "After the Thin Man"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 6

A sequel to that memorable production, "The Thin Man." will be given at the Capital. "Theatre this afternoon and to-night, when William Powell and…

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Wee Jimmy Midget Racehorse. at the Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 5

London’s steady [?] of pedestrians were [?] when they saw a [?] Ball before the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line building and a horse…

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Greyhound Raging Wagga Show Meeting First Night's Racing Mereben Princess and Janet Glee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 2

The first night of the Wagga Greyhound Racing Club's show meeting was held at the Cricket Ground last night and was attended by the largest…

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Infantile Paralysis in Wagga Health Officer Denies Report Rumors Suggest Concealment for Show Attendance Sake an Alarming Situation

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 2

Alarming reports have been circulating throughout this week concerning an alleged outbreak of inantile paralysis in Wagga…

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Another Record or Wagga's 73rd Annual Show Gate Takings Exceed £443 More Than 10,000 Persons Attend Yesterday Attractive Ring Programme Concluding Session To-day

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 3

Official revenue figures issued by the secretary of the M.P. and A.A. (Mr. F. H. Croaker) last night indicated that the gate takings of the show so far this year are £208 better than those of the 1936 6how, which was a record…

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Dog Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 5

The innovation of a two-day show, for dogs was no doubt due for the good entry. "The best I have ever seen in Wagga, and much better than…

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