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

Shows & fairs, 1901

272 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 14

Polo Carnival at Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 4

Cooma, Saturday.—Polo matches lasting two days took place on Friday and Saturday on Cooma polo ground. Teams from Queanbeyan and Bombala competed with two Cooma club teams. In the first…

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Goulburn Agricultural Society

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 3

THE committee met this afternoon to consider a letter from the League of Wheelmen about the bad state of the cycling track on the show ground. It was decided to repair the track…

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Wesleyan Church Fair

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1901 · page 2

A BAZAAR in aid of the trust funds for the reduction of the debt on the church property was opened by the Mayor ill the Oddfellow's Hall last night…

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Gunning Show

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 2

At a committee meeting of the Gunning Show Society held on Friday last it was decided to alter the dates of the show from Wednesday, 10th, and Thursday,…

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Wesleyan Spring Fair. Opening Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 4

THE Wesleyan Spring Fair, in aid of the church debt, was opened in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday day evening, to be continued on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings. The…

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Wesleyan Spring Fair

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 2

THE above was continued on Wednesday afternoon, when there was a large attendance and satisfactory business was done. A novel tea competition was promoted by the ladies…

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Military Tournament on Show Ground

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

The men struck camp early this morning, and by 10.30 al the tents excepting one were taken down, and the camp equipments got ready for removal. The men then…

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Yass Show Society

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 2

The adjourned committee meeting of the Show Society was held on Friday afternoon. Mr. Griffin (president) was in the chair and there were also present Messrs…

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Spring Show Gathering

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

THE Spring Show under the auspices of the Crookwell P. and A. Association takes place at the showground to -day, and given fine weather should…

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Crookwell Spring Show

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Monday 21 October 1901 · page 2

THE P. and A. Society's third annual spring show, which takes the place of the ploughing matches of former years, came off on Friday at the showground. The weather was all…

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Crookwell Spring Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 4

THE committee of the P. and A. Association have every reason to be satisfied with the result of their third annual spring show, which took place on Friday last at the showground. The weather was…

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The Presbyterian Flower Show

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 2

WITH the assistance of the splendid season which we, are enjoying, the annual flower show in [?] of St, Paul’s Presbyterian Church which is to be held in the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday…

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Wheelmen's Carnival

Werriwa Times and Goulburn District News · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 2

THE following nominations have been received for the Wheehnen's Carnival on the 11th November. In the list the address except where otherwise specified is Goulburn. A…

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The Flower Show

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

THE fifth annual flower Show and Industrial Exhibition in connection with our local Mechanics' Institute was held…

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The Presbyterian Flower Show

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 3

SELDOM, if ever, .has the interior of the Young Town Hall presented a prettier scene than that which was witnesses in it on Thursday and Friday evenings, when…

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The Crookwell Spring Show. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of the 22nd instant there appeared a report of the above One item contained therein must have attracted the attention of all of your readers who are…

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The Buffalo Exhibition

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 1

The Buffalo Exhibition resulted in a deficit of 4,[?] (£800,000). The financial failure was chiefly due to the assassination of President M'Kinley…

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An Australian Carnival

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 2

FOR the past week Australia has been in a ferment. Special trains have sped their human freights to Melbourne, steamers from all the states have had full lists, tailors and…

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Goulburn A. P. and H. Society

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting was held this afternoon, attendance fair, Mr. I. Shepherd in the chair. The Goulburn Cricket Association wrote asking for the showground for the English…

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The Paris Exhibition

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 5

There is walling and gnashing of teeth among a large proportion of the speculators who were confident that the Exhibition would prove a gold mine. Every…

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