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

Shows & fairs, 1909

225 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 12

Fatality at Melbourne Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 4

Melbourne, Friday.—A shocking fatality happened at the Royal Show to-day. An elderly man named Alfred E. Atkins, a visitor from Port Pirie, was inspecting the…

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Young Annual Show. a [?]

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The Young [?] in under the [?] of the [?] but also [?]…

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Our Coming Show

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

THE twenty-third annual exhibition of the Burrowa P. A. and H. Association mill be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 22nd and 23rd September, and…

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Young Show. Remarks on Exhibits

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 2

The weather on the second day of the Show was all that could be desired, but the third and last day opened threateningly, and by 11 o'clock was a heavy downpour of rain,…

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Mr. Crawford Greene and the Cowra Show

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 7

On August 19th Mr. Crawford Greene entered the champion Shire Stallion, Severn Marlow, in section A. Class 8, for heavy draught stallion, 3…

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The Annual Show. a Magnificent Display. Great Success

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 September 1909 · page 2

FROM the time when entries closed until the days of the 38th annual exhibition of the Young Pastoral and Agricultural Association. the committee of the…

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A., P., and H. Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the above on Wednesday afternoon the tender of Arthur Allen, £92 10s, was accepted for improvements and alterations to the show-ground…

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Cootamundra Show

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 2

At the Cootamundra show on Tuesday and Wednesday last Mr. G. W. Merriman took the following prizes :— Ram 2[?] years or over, G. W…

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Flying Machines. a Great Exhibition

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 3

Germany's theory that the exhibition of the future is the specialty show as distinguished from the Exposition Universelle of the past will be splendidly…

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Young Show. Yass Sheep Again Successful

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 2

The following prizes were taken by Mr. G. W. Merriman of Yass. Class C. Me[?]no Rams. Ram, 4 years and over, G. W…

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Cowra Show

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 7

This show, which was opened on Tuesday, was continued on Wednesday under the most favorable auspices. The attendance was good, being largely in excess of last year. A…

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Flying Machines. a Great Exhibition

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 3

Germany's theory that the exhibition of the future is the specialty show as distinguished from the Exposition Universelle of the past will be splendidly…

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A. P. and H. Society

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 2

The committee of the above met at the School of Arts on Friday afternoon last, Mr. D. Carey (president) occupying the chair. The arrangements for the spring…

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Recent Show Award

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 2

ON Saturday, Mr. W.P. Crim called on as and asked as if we would [?] an exprestion with regard to a critical which appeared in the Young Wir[?] and…

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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 3

The Building of Decorative Art at the Milan Exhibition was destroyed by fire on 3rd August, in consequence of a defect in the electric light wiring…

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Crookwell Spring Show. Entries To-day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 4

Those who intend competing at the Crookwell Spring Show on October 1 are reminded that entries close to-day (Saturday) with Mr. M.P. Levy, the secretary. A fine…

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A. P. and H. Society Spring Gathering

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 2

Entries for the Spring show, which takes place on Friday next, closed on Saturday last, and the secretary reports splendid results, as the following…

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Miscellaneous. Spring Show on

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 2

Pearce defeated Day over the Parramatta course on Saturday, thus retaining the title of sculling champion of Australia…

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Form at the Show

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 3

Show-yard form is a source of unexampled perplexity to the expert as well as to the tyro. The vagaries of show-yard judging are not all explicable by…

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Miscellaneous. Spring Show gathering to- day

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 4

Hospital ball in the showgrouod pavilion this evening. Everybody, roll up, At a meeting of the Hospital…

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