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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1898

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The Show Schedule

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 2

THE schedule for the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's third annual show is published with this issue. The show is to be held on the Maclean Show Ground on Tuesday and…

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Cycling Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

The leading attraction for Tuesday was the carnival of the local branch of the N.S.W. League of Wheelmen, which took place on the oval on the racecourse. There was an…

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Royal Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 8

When moving, the adoption of the report and balance-sheet for the year ended October 81, 1897, the President (Mr. John See) said the Department of Agriculture had…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 5
Also in The Clarence River Advocate

The best attended committee meeting ever recorded was held on Friday afternoon. There were present—Messrs. S. Mac[?]aughtan (president). D. M'Lachlan, J. M'Millan, T…

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A Fair Criterion

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 4

SINCE the days of Eve the acquisition of perfect health and beauty of form has been the desideratum of every woman. Ninon de [?]Enalos, the celebrated French beauty, attributed her…

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Annual Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 2

WE are in receipt of a copy of the schedule of prizes for the 17th annual exhibition, to be held on March 30 and 31 mid April 1 next, in connection with the Macleay A. H. and I…

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Lower Clarence Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 5

A meeting of the Exhibition Committee on Saturday was attended by Messrs. D. M'Lachlan (chairman) D. M'Donald, J. M'Millan, A. H. Garven, C. Farlow, P…

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The Coming Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3

THE Exhibition committee of the L. C. A. Society met on Saturday evening, Replies were received from some of those who were asked to give their services as judges accepting the…

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Lismore Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 5

LISMORE, FRIDAY.—The first day of the Show (Thursday) was very successful, the takings exceeding, any previous first day's receipts by £20. It rained nearly all last…

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Lismore Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

The thirteenth annual show of the Lismore A. and I. Society, which concluded on Friday, was unfortunate in regard to the weather, and was altogether marred on the second day by rain,…

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Forthcoming Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

A MEETING of the exhibition committee of the L.C.A. Society was held on Saturday evening. A communication was received from Mr. McFarlane, announcing tho approval by the…

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Fair, but Financially Frail

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 7

Lady Tatton Sykes, whose misdeeds have been cabled to the Australian papers, intends, apparently, a visit to Australia. This fair, but financially frail one, is the rather…

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Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 3

THE exhibition committee met on Saturday evening A communication was received from Mr S See, announcing that the N.C.S.N Co would grant the use of the perseverance to convery stock from the…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 2
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner

A MEETING of the general committee of the above Society was held on Saturday afternoon. Present—Messrs. D. See (in the chair), C. Raynor D. Shearer, D. McLachlan, T. A…

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Armidale and Glen Innes Combined Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 8

This show opened at Armidale on Wednesday last, and was a decided success. The attendance the first day numbered between 1600 and 1700, and on the second day it was…

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The Grafton Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 2

THE 31st annual exhibition of the C.P. and A. Society was held on Wednesday and yesterday. For some days previous to the opening the weather had been showery, causing some…

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Local Interest. Macleay Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 2

WE are informed by wire that the Macleay A.H. and I. Association's show was opened on Wednesday last at Kempsey. The number of entries received totalled 2300. The…

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The L. C. Agricultural Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

SIR,—Your third annual show at Maclean will he hold next week. I notice the schedule comprises sections and class with prize for almost any products your district may produce. The committee…

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