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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1900

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Show Stock Sales

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 1

MESSRS. Hill, Clark and Co. were particularly interested factors in this year's exhibition, in that some of the finest specimens of cattle shown were…

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Show Ground Improvement

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 2

The request made by the L.C.A. Society for tho infants' school building at Maclean, to be used in the erection of necessary structures on the show ground, is one that will enable the…

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The 1900 Royal Agricultural Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 27 April 1900 · page 1

WHEN the obvious drawbacks with which the Show has had to contend this year are taken into consideration, it is pleasing to know that the 1900…

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The Royal Agricultural Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1900 · page 2

Mr. See is naturally very proud of the success of the Clarence trophy at the Royal Agricultural Show, The attendance at the Show was nearly equal to last year, despite the plague,…

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Local and General News. Sydney Show Supplement

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

WITH this issue we present our readers with an eight-page illustrated show supplement, containing interesting information and 74 illustrations of the recent Sydney Show. To our…

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Trip to the Sydney Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday, 4th April, our party left Grafton by the Lorna to catch the Kallatina. We boarded her at Southgate, and through the absurd…

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Spring Show at Maclean

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

MR. GEO, DAVIS, the secretary of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, informs us that during the past few days he has had numerous inquires for schedules for the Spring Show. The…

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Improvements on the Show Ground

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—I understand that the Ground Committee of the C.P. and A. Society meet on the ground on Saturday to report re improvements. Being a member of the Society, I would like to refer to a few matters that…

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The Casino Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

THE Casino show on Thursday and Friday was very successful. The Minister for Mines (Mr. Fegan) was unable to be present as promised, but there was a ministerial party from…

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The Casino Agricultural Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 8

The 25th show of the oldest Agricultural Society of the Richmond River was favoured with pleasant weather, and in spite of the comparatively limited display of farm produce consequent on the…

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The Paris International Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 May 1900 · page 2

The site of the present Exhibition is, in its main lines, the same as that of 1889, although the area has been considerably extended. The Champ…

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The Late Sydney Show. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 3

The gross receipts at the last Royal Agricultural Show totalled £10,552. £3096 were paid in prizes…

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The Schools' Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

Never has there been a greater spectacular display on the Sydney Cricket Ground than that which was witnessed on Wednesday last. It knocked the Highland Gathering into a cocked hat, and…

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Agricultural Show Judges

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 3

The appointment of judges for exhibitions has ever proved a difficult problem to society committees. Yet this is a matter on which the success of shows largely…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 3

AT a meeting of the committee on saturday there were present—Mesers, Shearer (chair), Molachian, A, MCDonald, S. Macuaughtan, Nichlson, Warby, See, Farlow, Cameron, Garven, R.J. McDonald…

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The Paris Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 3

The Great World's Fair is making satisfactory progress towards completion. Beginning at the Invalides, the visitor was somewhat…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 3

THE committee held a meeting on Saturday afternoon. Present—Messrs. McLa[?]an (in the chair), Garven, Cameron, Farlow, Raynor, Frazer, Nicholson, R. J. McDonald, and Ryan…

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The Paris Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 8

In letters received from Mr. Thos, Ward, storekeeper, West Maitland, who some months back left on one of his periodical trips to the old country, he says—"The show…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

At the meeting of the committee on Saturday afternoon there were present—Messrs. McLacblan (in the obair), Garven, Shearer, R. Waugh, Cimeron, R. J. McDonald, Warby, Burt, Anderson, Ryan, and the…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 8

The annual meeting was held at Maclean on Saturday, when the attendance of members was unusually large. Mr. D. Shearer, V.P., presided. The annual report stated that the…

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