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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1896

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A., P., and H. Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the A., P., and H. Society was held on Wednesday afternoon. Messrs. P. Shepherd, A. E. Kimpton, A. J. Sach, P. McShane, and I. Shepherd were appointed a…

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The Royal Agricultural Show

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 5

ON Friday the attendance numbered 35,000 persons, the largest attendance up to that date. On Saturday about 20,000 were present. On Monday, notwithstanding the…

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Ambulance Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 2

THE public will have an-opportunity this evening of witnessing a very interesting display of railway ambulance work in the Elite Rink. A number of medals and certificates, the gifts of the railway…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 2

THE list of special prizes to be competed for at the annual chrysanthemum show of the Goulburn and District Horticultural Society is published in our advertising…

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Important Cycling Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 4

THE second day of the Easter Carnival was held at Adelaide on Saturday. Martin was again very unfortunate, as after winning his heat in the Mile International Scratch Race he fell in the final,…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

IN our last issue was published the special prize list for the chrysanthemum show of the Goulburn and District Horticultural Society, to be held in the Academy of Music on Tuesday afternoon and…

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The Bathurst Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 2

THE Mayor of Goulburn has received an invitation to visit the Bathurst show and represent Goulburn at the vice-regal dinner. Mr. Richardson has accepted the invitation and intends to be…

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Death of a Show Horse

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 4

MR. ARCHIBALD McINNES'S fine-looking hack, Rock, which took prizes at the last Crookwell and Taralga shows, died on Friday last. We understand that Mr. McInnes had the horse sold at a…

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Goulburn Railway Ambulance Corps. Exhibition of Work and Presentation of Awards

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 April 1896 · page 4

A PUBLIC exhibition of railway ambulance work by the Goulburn corps and a squad from Mittagong was given in the Elite Skating Rink on Saturday evening. Perhaps there are many people who will…

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A. P. and H. Society

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting was held this afternoon for the prepare of electing a librerary. Mr. J.J.[?] Per [?]…

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A., P., and H. Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the ground committee was held on Saturday afternoon on the ground to consider the advisabilty of reducing the grade of the bicycle track. There were present Messrs. A. B. Chisholm…

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Cooma P. and A. Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

COOMA, Wednesday.—The Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Show opened to-day. The attendance was good, but the entries showed a big deficiency compared with last show, owing to the unprecedented…

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Postponement of the Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the committee of the Horticultural Society to-day it was decided to post-pone the chrysanthemum show till Wednesday next. This was done to avoid clashing with fixtures by…

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A., P., AND H. SOCIETY. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of Thursday, the 16th, you report that the ground committee of the A., P., and H. Society met to consider the question of reducing the grade of the bicycle track. This, I…

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Cooma Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 3

AT the Cooma show Mr. W. M'Clung was very successful in the poultry section, taking 12 first prizes and two seconds. The prize for best hunter over three hurdles 3ft. 6in…

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To-morrow's Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 2

THE annual chrysanthemum show of the Goulburn and District Horticultural Society, to be held in the Academy of Music to-morrow (Wednesday), promises to be very successful. There will be…

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Chrysanthemum Show

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

ONE of the most pleasant uses to which the Town Hall is put d[?]ing the year is that to which [?] committee of St. John's Church of England engages it is order to hold the annual chrysanthemum…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

As usual, the weather on the occasion of the annual chrysanthemum show of the Goulburn and District Horticultural Society was damp. The exhibition was held yesterday in the Academy of Music, and…

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Sydney Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

THE Sydney Chrysanthemum Show opened on Wednesday, and there was a fine display of blooms. In the class for those who had never won a prize of the society Sergeant Moss, of Crookwell, took first…

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The Junee Show

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

We have received an intimation from Mr. T. C. Humphreys, secretary of the Junee Pastoral, Agricultural and Industrial Association, to the effect that it is the intention of the committee to hold…

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