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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1885

10 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

Goulburn. Taralga Show—the Goulburn Show

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 March 1885 · page 2

On Tuesday, the 17th instant, the annual show of the Taralga Agricultural and Pastoral Association took place, and proved the best and most successful held in the district…

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Selection of Show Judges

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 March 1885 · page 2

IT is well known how difficult it is to procure competent and impartial men as judges of stock. How often at our local shows is a man selected to fill this…

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The Bathubst Show Ground

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 2

In our last issue we mentioned that extensive improvements had been made on the grounds of the Bathurst A.H. & P. Association, but we venture to say that none…

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Orange A. and P. Society Show

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 3

Since the plan was adopted of holding Mid annual exhibitions at a convenient distance from the town the success has been correspondingly gratifying . Last year we had to record a pleasing…

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BATHURST A. H and P. Association. the Annual Show

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1885 · page 2

The twenty-third annual show of the Bathurst A. H. and P. Association is now a thing of the past, and "success" has to be written against every…

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Continental Correspondence. Scieftific. the Electlidal Exhibition

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 May 1885 · page 2

"La Saciete Internationale de Electriciens," instituted in Paris in 1883, for the study and promotion of scientific and practical discoveries and the general application of electricity, has…

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Exhibition of Fine Arts

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 2

DURING the last three days the School of Arta has been turned into a veritable Exhibition Building and Fine Art Gallery, the exhibits being of the most novel and interesting…

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Original Correspondence. New South Wales Commission. Colonial & Indian Exhibition, 1886. (To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 July 1885 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—I should feel obliged if you would be so good as to call attention, in your columns to the fact that the Executive Commissioner has authorised the extension of the final date for…

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Bathurst Exhibits at Sydney Agricultural Show

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 15 September 1885 · page 2

WE are pleased to observe that Bathurst exhibitors have been successful in securing a number of prizes at the Agricultural Show held last week in Sydney…

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Police Court. Monday, November 2Nd. (Before the Police Magistrate, Hons. W.H. Sutter, E.Webb, M.L.A. AND W.H. Paul, J.s'.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 2

DRUNNENNESS.—Charles Pearse, James Lawson, and Thomas Gibson were charged with drunkenness and were fined, the first two 53s or 24 hours and the last named 10s or 48hours…

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