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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1898

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The Royal Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 3

A strong feeling has been growing in the country districts for some time with regard to the character of the Council of the Royal Society. Leading countrymen style the big…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 3

SATURDAY last was the day appointed for the annual meeting of the above Society. Some considerable time after the hour named for the meeting clapsed before a sufficient number of the committee…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 July 1898 · page 2

THE ballot papers for the election of vice-presidents and committee of the above Society have been sent out, and should be returned so as to reach the secretary not later than 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, July 30…

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L. C. Agricultural Society. the Annual Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of this Society was held in the Council Chambers, Maclean, on Saturday afternoon, and was attended by members representing every…

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Catalogues and Show Judges

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

Even in England satisfactory judging at shows does not escape discussion, as is shown by the proceedings of the Council of the R.A.S.E. At this meeting it was resolved to supply the judges…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

THE first meeting of the new committee was held on Saturday afternoon. The President (Mr. S. Mac[?]aughtar.) occupied the chair, and the members present were Mossrs. B. Englington…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 5

The first meeting of the new committee on Saturday was attended by Messrs. S. Macnaughton (President), B. Eglington, A. H. Garven, D. Shearer, D. Macdonald, P…

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Bellingen Courts. Monday, September 26. Before Messrs. W. G. Burton Smith, P.M., H. A. Evans and H. Boultwood, J's.P. Small Debts, Poisoning Dogs

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 3

ALBERT BARDEN was complainant; in a case against Patrick Considine, the latter being charged with having carelessly laid poison on his land and caused…

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L.C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 2

THERE being but a small attendance at the committee meeting of the L.C. Agricultural Society on Saturday evening, owing to the inclemency of the weather, the meeting was…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 5
Also in The Clarence River Advocate

The committee meeting on Saturday was attended by Messrs. S. Macnaughtan (president), C. W. Rayner, D. M'Lachlan, J. M'Millan, A. Anderson, A. N. M'Donald,…

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Single Show Entries

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the committee of the L. C. Agricultural Society, a proposal was made to prohibit double entry of horses and cattle at the show. The single entry condition is in force in all sections…

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Fine Art Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 5

The Grafton Fine Art Society made a very good display at the A.M.P. Society's buildings yesterday. The wall space of the two spacious compartments occupied by the…

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Humorous Reading. the Ugliest Baste in the Show

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

An amusing incident was witnessed in a menagerie the other day. Here and there between the cages a number of the well-known trick mirrors were…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Saturday night. Present—Messrs. A. H0. Garven (in the chair) J. McMillan, C. Farlow, J. McLeod, George Frazer, G. Davis (acting secretary), H. R. Lysaght, R…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 5

The General Committee met on Saturday. Present—Mr. A. H. Garven (in the chair), D. M'Lachlan, H. R. Lysaght, R. Waugh, J. M'Millan, C. Farlow, J. M'Leod, C. W…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the committee to adopt the revised schedule was held on Saturday afternoon, when there was a good attendance. the revision of the new schedule submitted by…

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The Austral Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 December 1898 · page 2

The final of the great Austral carnival on Saturday was a most brilliant spectacle, and there were 30,000 expectant people present. The piece de resistance was, of course, the Austral final, for which sixteen…

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The Earl Court Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 4

By a fair majority, the House reduced by £1000 the item of £5000 on the Estimates for the representation of New South Wales at the above Exhibition. It did so for two…

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No Earls-court Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 December 1898 · page 4

So the Earls-Court Exhibition, so far as we are concerned, is done! Why? Because honourable members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales are ignorant…

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