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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1901

154 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 8

Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

MR. GEO. DAVIS, the energetic secretary of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, has lately been corresponding with gentlemen in the adjoining districts with the object of bringing…

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The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

DURING the past few days the Secretary has boon out to different parts of the district for tho purpose of interviewing old patrons. All round there is a general desire to do whatever is possible…

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For the Fair Sex. Worshipping Images

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 7

American society girls have taken to worshipping images. Thou shalt not bow down, etc., evidently has very little consideration when it becomes a…

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The Clarence P. and A. Society's Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 3

Quite a number of important additions to the schedule of prizes, for the exhibition of next month, have been made since the catalogue was published. The £40 granted…

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Local and General News. The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

THE Secretary informs us that all arrangements in connection with the local annual show next month are well in hand, while the general committee will meet on Friday evening next for the…

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The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 4

THE Lower Clarence Carnival for the year 1901 is the annual Show, to be hold at Maclean on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26th and 27th March. The schedule contains classes for horses to be…

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For the Fair Sex, Thoughts on Women."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 7

The following amusing "Thoughts" appear in an influential American religious journal: "Woman is man's greatest earthly blessing, and the…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 8

An exceptionally well-attended meeting of the Committee was held on Friday, when Mr, D. Shearer presided. The application by the Irish National Society…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 2

AT the regular monthly meeting of the committee on Friday there were present—Messrs, Shearer (in the chair), Smith, Englert, Maurice, Kane, Dug, Macdonald, Gallagher, Murray, Gale, R.J…

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For the Fair Sex. Friendship

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 7

We all value friendship—more or less, but few of us take the trouble to be a friend to anybody. If Emerson is right in saying that "Our chief want…

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The First British Exhibition of the Century at Glasgow, 1901

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 3

The fact that two great international exhibitions are to be held during the first year of the new century finally disposes of the dismal prophecies which were to be heard when the Prince Consort…

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O. P. and A. Society's Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

OWING to the extreme inclemency of the weather intending exhibitors at the forthcoming Show, with but few exceptions, left their entries to the very last, the result being…

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The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 1

The annual show in a country town has perhaps one main object, but at the same it serves many purposes. Besides bringing together a large number of exhibits which do a very great…

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Lismore Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

THE Lismore show opened on Tuesday under very unfavourable weather conditions, there being frequent showers in the morning and the ground being very wet…

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Macleay Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

THE twentieth annual show of the Macleay Agricultural Society is to be held at Kempsey, on the 24th April next and two following days, entries closing on April 20. Nearly 800…

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Ministers at Our Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 4

UPON learning that it was likely the Hon. J. L. Fegan, Minister for Agriculture, would accompany the Ministerial party to Grafton for the turning of the first sod of tho railway extension,…

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Show Ground Side-Shows

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

COMPLIANTS have frequently been made locally as to the low character of some of the side-shows to be seen on the Grafton Exhibition Ground during show days. It…

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Armidale Show. A Girls' Fire Brigade

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 8

FROM the local EXPRESS'S report of the Armidale Show we extract the following:—The Continental on Wednesday and Thursday nights last must be classed as a huge success, and the promoters of this…

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Lismore Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 5

No provions local show held by the Lismore Society opened under more unfavorable weather than did that of Tuesday last. Some heavy showers fell on Monday afternoon, and the…

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For the Fair Sex. a Wedding That Cost £20,000

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 7

The wedding of Louise Pierpont Morgan, daughten of Pierpont Morgan, the well-known financier and ruulti-millionto Herbert Livingston Satterlee, which…

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