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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

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Bushman's Carnival. at Wingello

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

A wood-chop and sawing contest was held at Wingello on Saturday, and two matches evoked great interest. One between William Jeffrey and A…

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Flying Exhibition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Delfosse Badgery's exhibition of flying on Saturday afternoon attracted a large number of visitors to Victoria Park racecourse…

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Robertson Show

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2

The Robertson Show will be held on Thursday and Friday of this week, and it is anticipated that the exhibition will be a most successful one. The…

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Robertson Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

The Robertson show will be held on Thursday and Friday of this week, and it is anticipated that the exhibition will be a most successful…

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Robertson Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

The 35th annual show of the Robertson A. and H. Society was opened on Thursday under very auspicious circumstances. The…

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Berrima District Show

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 3
Also in Robertson Advocate

The 32nd annual exhibition of the Berrima District A. H. and I. Society will be held at Moss Vale on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next The entries received are…

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Robertson A. & H. Society 35Th Annual Show

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

That all-important factor—the weather—was particularly kind to the thirty-fifth annual show of the Robertson Agricultural and Horticultural Society, which was carried…

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Berrima District Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 2

The 32nd annual show of the Berrima District A. H. and I. Society will be held at Moss Vale on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next…

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Berrima District Show

Robertson Advocate · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The 32nd annual show of the Berrima District A H and I Society commenced at Moss Vale yesterday. Pleasant weather conditions prevailed,…

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Berrima District Show

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

The [?] annual show of the Berrima District A.H. and L Society was opened at Moss Vale on Thursday last, and [?] on Friday and Saturday. The attendance…

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The Sydney Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Show was opened on Tuesday morning in showery weather. Heavy rain overnight was responsible for a good…

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Snapshots of the Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 4

The greatest event of the Australian year, with the exception of Cup Day, is the Sydney Royal Agricultural Show. The wild burst of hilarity that…

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Robertson A, and H. Society

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday last. The president (Mr. M. E. Bindmarsh) occupied the chair. Miss Dellis Smith wrote offering £1 1s,…

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Robertson A. and H. Society

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Thursday last. The president (Mr. M. E. Bindmarsh) occupied the chair. Miss Dellic Smith wrote offering £1 1s,…

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Only Fair

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3

The bluest blood of England and Germany, we are told, is now poured out on the battlefields. On the whole, that seems nothing more than fair. It was…

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Robertson Agricultural Society

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held in the Robertson School of Arts on Thursday last. Mr. M. E. Hindmarsh presided, and there was a large attendance…

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Robertson A. and H. Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above society was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening last. There being present—…

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