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Shows & fairs, 1926

217 stories in South Coast's papers · page 11 of 11

Kiama Show Committee

The South Coast Register · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 1

The Kiama Show Committee held its usual meeting on Tuesday last, when there was a fair attendance. Apologies were received from Mr…

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Radio at The Show Gunnedah Sets Example

The South Coast Register · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 7

The Gunnedah Agricultural Association has set an example in modern ring, organisation which will probably become general amongst the…

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Bega Agricultural Society

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 2

The monthly meeting of committee was held on Tuesday afternoon, Mr R.Coohrane Presidin Mr. Makin of the Department of…

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St. John's Carnival

The Bega District News · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 2

The -annual, open-air carnival in connection with St. John's church opened last night in cold and boisterous weather, but notwithstanding…

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Won By A Point. No Evidence To Show The Language Was Heard From the Street

The Nowra Leader · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 4

At Nowra Police Court, before Mr. W. Scott, S.M., on Wednesday last, Leslie McNellce was charged with using obscene language within the…

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Language Case Dismissed. No Evidence To Show The Language Was Heard From the Street

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 1

At Nowra Police Court, before Mr. W. Scott, S.M., on Wednesday last, Leslie McNellee was charged with using obscene language within the…

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St. John’s Carnival a Brilliant and Successful Function

The Bega District News · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 2

“Fairyland” was the title adopted by the parishioners of St. John’s Church for their carnival this year, but if “Fairyland” is subject to such…

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Fancy Dress Carnival

The South Coast Register · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 3

Messrs. Phillips and Wymer had a good wind-up for the dancing season in the fancy dress carnival, which attracted a fairly large…

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Peddlers’ Fair. Presbyterian Church, Kiama

The South Coast Register · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 3

A Peddlers’ Fair, organised by the Women’s Guild and the Young people’s Club in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church, Kiama…

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South Coast Show Dates

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 2

At the meeting of the South Coast Agricultural Union meeting, Mr. Cook said it was not too soon to consider the matter of the show dates for 1927, when…

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Kangaroo Valley Bits Church of England Flower Show And Sale of Gifts

The South Coast Register · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 7

On Tuesday, November 16th, the flower show and sale of gifts was. declared open by Mrs, M. F. Morton, of, Nowra. She congratulated…

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Quarrymen Declare Kiama Show "Black" Object to 2/- Admission Charge

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1926 · page 1

Unless the Kiama show committee reduce the price of admission to normal again, the forthcoming show, to be held in January, will be declared…

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Exhibition of School Work

The Bega District News · Monday 6 December 1926 · page 2

In the School of Arts on Friday and Saturday there was an exhibition of work from Bega District School and adjacent schools, about…

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The Agricultural Society

The Nowra Leader · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Shoalhaven A. & H. Association was held on Tuesday, and there were present-- Messrs. T. Pestell (President), Calcraft,…

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Agricultural Society Dry Weather Reflect, on Sale of Boaths

The South Coast Register · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 7

The usual meeting of the Show Committee was held on Tuesday last. Before the meeting commenced Mr. A, J. Campbell offered…

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Terrible Story. Alleged Starvation Of Fair[?]

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 1

A poignant story was told [?]Lismore police court, when [?] Seabright, a well-dressed young [?] was charged with neglecting t[?]…

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The Show Booths. " Cattlemen Too Sober."

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 December 1926 · page 7

At the Agricultural Society's meeting a City publican wrote, asking if the hotel booth was auctioned for the showd If such was the case [?]e…

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