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

Shows & fairs, 1897

154 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 8

Roman Catholic. the Federal Fair. Third and Fourth Nights

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 November 1897 · page 2

THE fair was continued on Wednesday. The attendance, though not so large as on the two previous evenings, was fair, and business at the stalls was brisk…

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Federal Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

GOOD business was done at the Federal Fair on Thursday evening. The takings were £78 7s 4d, making the total up to date from all sources £700. The £1000 anticipated by Father Donovan is now…

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Roman Catholic. Federal Fair

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 November 1897 · page 2

THE fair opened on Friday afternoon. There was a moderate attendance, and the stall. holders and their assistants worn actively employed in disposing of their goods. The…

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The Federal Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 4

THE Federal Fair in aid of SS. Peter and Paul's Cathedral was brought to a close on Saturday evening. The financial result is without doubt a grand one, the total yield from all sources being £930…

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On Friday We Discoursed Upon the Inconsistency of Honoring Some Politicians for Doing All the Good They Can and Others for Doing All the Evil They Can.—we Now Show the Cognate Fatuity of Paying Members to Legislate and to Carry on the Business of the Country, at the Same Time Paying Others to Prevent Legislation and to Retard the Business of the Country

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

WE who are accustomed to the way in which our public affairs are carried on may see the process in a light quite different from that in which it would…

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Cycling. the Annual Carnival

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 2

THE annual carnival of the Yass Branch of the League will be held on the oval on New Year's Day, and promises to be by far the best held here. A good programme has been…

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Intercolonial Fruit Show

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 2

THE Queensland Fruit and Economic Plant Grower's Association in conjunction with the Horticultural Society of Queensland, intend to hold an intercolonial fruit-show in Brisbane…

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Mr. W. Armstrong's Jewellery Show for Christmas

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 2

We beg to draw the attention of the Yass public to the list of prices published by Mr. Armstrong in our business columns of this issue. Having had extensive alterations and…

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St. Patrick's Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, Goulburn. Exhibition and Distribution of Prizes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 2

THE annual exhibition and distribution of prizes of the above Convent School took place to-day in the school-room. The usual musical and artistic treat was provided for a large number of visitors and the…

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Convent of Mercy High School. Annual Exhibition of Work and Distribution of Premiums

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 December 1897 · page 2

THE year just closed has been very successful at this school. There has been an increase in the attendance; steady progress and general proficiency is reported, and the candidates for…

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Gambling at a Church Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 4

THE monthly meeting of the Presbytery of Sydney was held in St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Phillip-street, on Tuesday night, the Moderator (the Rev. J. Auld) presiding. The Rev. J. A. Ewen…

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Cycling Carnival

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 2

PREPARATIONS are being hurried on for the Carnival on Now Year's Day, and as the track will be in good order, and the best country, as well as Sydney riders have accepted, the racing…

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Colonial Exhibition in London. London, Dec. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 2

The Earl's Court Exhibition Company proposes to hold an Australasian, Canadian, and African Exhibition at Earl's Court, London, in 1699 for the display of the commercial product, minerals…

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Cycling Carnival

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 December 1897 · page 2

The annual carnival of the Yass Branch of the League will be held on Victoria Park tomorrow and should eclipse anything of the kind ever held here. Most of the riders have…

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