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

Shows & fairs, 1899

652 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 33

Agricultural Society

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 6

A general meeting of members of the Gulgong Agricultural Association was held In the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening last. There were a…

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Cumnock. P. A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Molong Argus · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

A GENERAL meeting of members of the above Society was held in the Cumnock Hall on Saturday afternoon under the presidency of Mr. William…

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Gulgong Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting. A Most Successful Year

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 12

The annual meeting of the Gulgong Agricultural Society was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday even­ing…

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Humorous Column. Spoilt the Show

Molong Argus · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 6

Bishop Temple relates a good story of the inconvenience which he has experi­enced from his musical defect. Worshipping on one occasion in an…

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Dubbo P. and A. Association Show

National Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

The entries for the above show, which opens on next Tuesday, are very good and are more numerous than last year. All the arrangements to far are in a…

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Open Column. We do not identify ourselves with the opinion of our Correspondents. the School of Arts and the Agricultural Society. (To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

Sir,—For some years the A.H. & P. Association has taken the School of Arts Hall at the usual scale rates during the Show time, and sublet the same at a handsome…

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Molong P. and A. Association. Wednesday, May 3, 1899. Third Annual Show. Beautiful Weather—good Exhibits. Large Attendance—general Success. Molong Marble in Evidence

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 5

THE third annual show of the re-organised Molong Pastoral and Agricultural Association was open to the public last Wednesday, May 3, when some twelve or fourteen…

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The Hawkesbury Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

The Hawkesbury show, one of the most popular events of the year, will be hold on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next, and Mr. C. S…

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The Coming Show. A Record Entry. Sale of Privileges

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

A large company attended at Millett's Hotel on Monday at the invitation of Air. J. M. Cox, who was to auction the privileges in…

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Anglo-Russian Exhibition. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 3

Organising is being carried on at Moscow with a view to holding a trade exhibition at that city. It is proposed that the exhibition…

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Greater Britain Exhibition. Opening by the Duke of Cambridge. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 3

There were great crowds to witness the opening of the Greater Britain Exhibition at Earl's Court, London, to-day, by his Royal Highness the Duke of…

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The Bathurst Show. an Expert's Impressions

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 3

Mr. Fred Webster, Secretary of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, has recently, been for a trip to the county. In an interview by the…

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The Greater Britain Exhibition. the Colonial Courts an Excellent Display. London

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1899 · page 3

Mr. J. W. Taverner, the Victorian Minister for agriculture, and Mr. J. E. Sherrard, the secretary of the Victorian Executive committee, have completed…

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Molong Show

Molong Argus · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 4

IT is indeed gratifying to learn that the Molong Show this year, despite the many drawbacks contended with, has resulted in a financial success, the receipts showing a…

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Orange Show Ball

Molong Argus · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

AMONG the costumes worn by the ladies at the late Orange Show Bill were:—Mrs. Bowman (Derowie), white satin covered in sequin net and chiffon on bodice; Mrs…

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Not Represented at the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 11

For the first time for many years Mr. E. H. Deane, the coachbuilder of Perry-street, will not be represented at the show next week…

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McLEOD Bros'. Variety Show

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 6

On Monday night Messrs. McLeod Brothers' variety company of local amateurs gave its second performance in the School of Arts. Numerically, the audience was a most encouraging one--over 300…

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Next Week's Show. Splendid Prospects

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 11

There are splendid prospects for the show next week. The entry is a record one in the history of the society, and particulars will be…

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Events to Come. the Mudgee Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 8

Tho Mudgee Agricultural Society's show is to be held on the 16th and 17th instant, (next Tuesday and Wednesday), and promises…

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The Merino Sheep at the Bathurst Show

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 2

The total result of the contest in the merino sheep section has usually been published at the close of the Show, but up to the present this has not been done this year…

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