Record Expected Fat Lamb Entries for Royal Show
IT is expected that the number of entries in the fat lamb classes at Sydney show will make a new record. as entries, which do not close until…
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500,000 Make Carnival of A.I.F. March Melbourne
Cheering, shouting crowds threw aside police barricades and surrounded the 5000 marching soldiers of the Victorian contingent of the 2nd A.I.F. today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Allies Follies! an Up-to-the-minute Show
In Liveerpool Town Hall on Anniversary Night. January 29. the public will have, the opportunity of seeing clean, wholesome and first-class vaudeville…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Crime Exhibit for Show Scheme To Assist Boys' Clubs
A display of crime exhibits from the Police Museum, is suggested as an attraction for the Royal Show. The Federation of Boys' Clubs has…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Allies' Follies. An Up-to-the-minute Show
In Liverpool Town Hall on Anniversary Night. January 29, the public will have the opportunity of seeing clean, wholesome and first-class vaudeville…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fumes From Child's Mouth Show Poison Baby Beat Rat Poison
Fumes from the mouth of her 18-months-old-son led a mother to believe he had swallowed a phosphorous rat bait. The child, Barry Cannings, of Annett Street, Oatley, is in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lottery Winner Unhappy at Dentist's, Unaware of Luck Told at Show
ALTHOUGH he had just won £1000 in last night's State Lottery, Jack Slarke, of Arundel Street, Forest Lodge, was far from happy. Reason: He was sitting in a dentist's chair near his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Demand for Government Bonds Quiet Market in Industrials Masonite Shares Show Improvement
The position overseas has caused investors to pause, and business on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day was sluggish in both the industrial and mining sections. Commonwealth bonds, despite advancing prices,…
Continued on Trove, page 48 →Pigs and the Men Who Breed Them Royal Show Good Money for Trade Classes
WITH the rapid expansion in the industry, the pig section at Sydney Royal show this year will be particularly interesting. The R.A.S…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Red Poll Steers a Credit to Any Exhibition Dual-Purpose as Interpreted in English Standard Now Adopted in Australia Studs Visited in Two States
BELIEVING, for some time, that insufficient emphasis is placed upon the beef side of the Red Poll when the breed is being publicised, I paid particular attention to this aspect of the matter when' visiting the cluster of studs in the south of New South Wales and northern Victoria. I was very pleased to see, in both States, Red Poll steers that would do credit to any exhibition of beef cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LOOKING Backwards Our Catholic Life of Long Ago "There's many a memory bright and fair will tingle at a name, But leave unstirred the embers there we cannot fan to flame." —"Around the Bo[?]e Log." Notes From Our Files of 1904
The Catholic world here was shocked at the news of the death of the venerable Bishop of Armidale, Most Rev. Dr. Torreggiani, which took place at the end…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fair Distribution of Taxes. Commonwealth's Aims. MELBOURNE
The Acting Federal Treasurer, Mr. Spender, said to-day that no Australian was under any misapprehension that he could escape from heavy taxation, but that the Governrrent's…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Two Smart Ladies Show Enterprise
With years of true corset knowledge behind them two young ladies Mdlles. Kohn and Lenk are now showing their ability to good purpose in making to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Cattle at Albion Park Show
One of the largest classes at Albion Park Show was that for aged Australian. Illawarra Shorthorn cows in milk. The winner, and also champion, "Nanny 2nd of Marks Villa" (nearest camera), was bred and exhibited by Johnston Bros., of Albion Park. Second and third prizes went to T. A. Duncan's entries…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Illawarras were Stars at Albion Park Show
DESPITE dry weather, stud dairycattle breeders on the South South Coast have maintained the high standard of their show exhibits, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Use of Producer Gas For Tractor Operation Tests Show Lower Working Costs
INTERESTING and valuable tests concerning the operation of tractors, fitted with producer gas plants and working under field conditions, have been carried out by Mr. E. E. Freeth, of the School of Engineering, University of Western Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Section for the Poultry Farmer Great Young Bird Show Staged by Parramatta Club By an Expert
THE Parramatta Poultry Club, in conjunction with the Wyandotte Club, staged its annual young bird show last Saturday in the Macquarie Hall, Parramatta, before a good attendance of visitors and exhibitors…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tennis Stars in Exhibition Matches
John Bromwich will play Len Schwartz in an exhibition singles on the Illawarra Association en-tout-cas court, Rockdale, next Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Water Polo. (Played at Bankstown club carnival.)
(Played at [?] Possibles, 9 goals (C. Walsh 3, J. Turnbull 2. A. Burge 2, A. Besomo and E. Johnston), beat Probables, 3 goals (T. King 2. and H. Doerner)…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Wollongong Agricultural Show. Wollongong
The display of cattle was one of the best seen on the South Coast for some years. Great interest centred in the competition for the Lang Cup, awarded for the best group…
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