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Shows & fairs, 1905

15 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

The Exhibition

The Mountaineer · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

Besides the stalls enumerated below the hall was decorated with some 67 very fine carbon photographs of original paintings. There were also some portfolios of…

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Blackheath School of Arts. Bazaar and Art Exhibition

The Mountaineer · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

The energetic workers in connection with the recently formed School of Arts are making every effort to get the institution into thorough working order, and on…

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A Japanese Prison "All in a Garden Fair."

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 5

Imagine a park or garden in the Japanese style, with dwarf trees, surrounded by a hedge, instead of a wall. In this park one sees a group of Japanese…

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Bathurst Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 6

The Bathurst Show was opened on Wednesday last. There was not a large gathering as the rain interfered considerably with the attendance. The…

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An Exhibition Cheese

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 5

A cheese weighing a ton weight is to be included in the exhibits of the New Zealand Court at the forthcoming Indian and Colonial Exhibition to be held…

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The Royal Show. Award for Mountain Grown Apples. Mr C. Wooller a Successful Competitor

The Mountaineer · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 7

It will be interesting to note that among the exhibits of fruits etc., at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show there was a collection of apples grown…

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Farm and Field. An Agricultural Society Secretary

The Mountaineer · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 5

The secretary of an agricultural society is one of those people who must be specially gifted. Sometimes a society committee [?]ails to recognise this,…

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London Shire Horse Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 5

The British agricultural newspapers contain lengthy reports of the last annual Shire Horse Show, which took place in London at the end of February…

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London Dairy Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 30 June 1905 · page 5

The annual dairy show of the British Dairy Farmers' Association takes place in the Royal Agricultural Hall, London, on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th October…

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Horses for Exhibition

The Mountaineer · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 3

So long as a show horse continues to feed well he is not likely to feel the strain of constant exhibition. It is the shy feeder which is the despair of those…

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Farm and Field. Care of Show Horses

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 5

During the show season it may be that some of the show horses may contract colds in the course of their travels are they reach home again. Consequently…

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Blue Mountain H. and I. Society. Monthly Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 6

The first monthly show of the season in connection with the Blue Mountain H. and I. Society, was held in the School of Arts reading-room on Tuesday evening last…

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Blue Mountain H. and I. Society. Monthly Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 4

The monthly shows bold under the auspices of the above society are being largely patronised by both residents any visitors. The second of…

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An Exhibition of Leather

The Mountaineer · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 5

Towards the end of last year a project was set on foot in Sydney by the "Australian Boot and Shoe Journal" for an annual exhibition of leather and…

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Blue Mountain H. & [?] Society. Monthly Flower Show

The Mountaineer · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 7

The usual monthly flower show in connection with the above society was held in the reading room of the School of Arts on Tuesday last, and was well…

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