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South Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

124 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 7

Admission Fee to the Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

At the committee meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society on Tuesday a communication was received from Mr. P. Havles, Hotel Metropole,…

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Admission Charges to Show. Proposed Increase in Tariff Defeated

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 4

At the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's committee meeting, on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Bice moved that by-law 36 be altered to read that the…

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Exhibition of Students' Work and Entertainment

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1918 · page 3

A highly successful competitive exhibition of students' and ex-students' work of the Technical College dressmaking classes of the Illawarra…

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[?]E Fair

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

On Tuesday [?] was a good atte[?] annual Salvation A[?] held in the hall of [?] of…

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Show Contests. Club Rules Objected To. Unpopular Regulations

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 3

At the request of the Royal Agricultural Society of N. S. Wales a number of the affiliated societies have adopted the following resolution:--…

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Salvation Army Cake Fair

The Bega Budget · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 2

This event which was held on Tuesday night was a success in every way Apologies for nonattendance were received from the…

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Show Catering

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 7

At the meeting of the Shonlhaven. A. and H. Association's committee, yesterday, a letter was read from Mr. W. L. Howarth, Wollongong, in which…

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Smoke Concert for Show

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 5

At the meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's committee, yesterday, the secretary brought up a matter for consideration at an early…

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Improving The Ring Events. the Attraction of the Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 4

At the committee meeting of the local Agricultural Society on Tuesday last Mr. G. Armstrong said he would like to see the Ground Committed meet…

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Malandra Show. Illawarras in Queensland. From the Cairns "Post and Herald."

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 1

On Thursday evening last (the first evening of the show). fully 60 people, unions them being many ladies, assembled at the Malandra Hotel at what…

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Smoke Concert Show Night. After Prize Money

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 2

At the committee meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society on Tuesday last week the secretary said he noticed in a Wyalong paper…

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Presbyterian Fair

The Bega Budget · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 2

This annual fixture was held on Thursday and Friday, and, contrary to all previous experience the weather was fine, although…

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Presbyterian Hower Show. TAKINGS £89 More to Come

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 2

The annual Flower Show, [?] the auspices of the Presbyterian Church was held on Thursday and Friday last, and for once it…

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Kangaroo Valley. Church Fair and Ball

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 1

A very successful Fair Day was held at Kangaroo Valley on Wednesday, Get. 23rd, under the auspices of the committee of the local…

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Shoalhaven Agricultural Society

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the above committee was held on Tuesday. Present: Messrs Graham (President), Hayles, Monaghan,! Armstrong. Bree, Daley, W. Walts,…

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Good Word for Nowra Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1918 · page 1

Miss Gladys Bowring, writing from Mildura, says:—"Another thing in which Nowra could give some hints is how to carry out an agricultural and…

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Allies’ Carnival

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1918 · page 2

On Tuesday evening the Mayor, Ald H. M. Blomfield, officially opened the Africa’ Carnival, which was held in the grounds of St…

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Red Cross Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition. a Hiohly Successful Ex­hibition

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 3

The flower sohw and industrial exhibition, inaugurated and carried out on Thursday by the Nowra Red Cross Society, to augment, their funds, proved a…

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Allies Carnival

The Bega Budget · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 2

The Allies Carnival, organised for the object of reducing the debt an the Church of England Rectory, was held in the church grounds…

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Church of England Fair. Big Success

Southern Star · Saturday 16 November 1918 · page 2

The Rev. Dore Bryant and his committee must surely have had some [?] information when, some months are they fixed November 11…

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