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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1899

20 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

The Nepean Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 4

AT the Nepean Show on Thursday the following awards were made:—Blood stallion 3 yrs and over, C J Roberts 1; mare, M Waters 1, A Jobs 2; trotting stallion…

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The Sydney Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 8

THIS year the Sydney Show was an unqualified success. There was a large attendance of Hawkesbury visitors on Easter Monday, and all joined in asserting that…

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The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 4

That gentle mariner of the McDonald rejoicing in the moniker of Jack the puntman was fined 10 shillings and costs for using language not…

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Hints to Exhibitors of Stock at H.D.A.A. Show

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

From Mr. C. S. Guest (sec. of the above), we have received the following "hints to exhibitors of stock," which will be found serviceable to those of…

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The Show. Twentieth Annual Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 7

THOUGH many of its predecessors have been ushered in under conditions more favorable as regard tho seasons, the Show of 1899 loses nothing by comparison with the best…

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Hawkesbury Show. a Pronounced Success. First Day

The Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1899 · page 4

On Thursday last the 20th annual show of the H. D. A. Association was opened on the show ground, Clarendon, Under most favourable suspices…

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The Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 6

THE report of the H.D.A.A.'s twentieth exhibition which appeared in last week's GAZETTE was as complete as it could be made under all circumstances. The attendance on the second day was…

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The Hawkesbury Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 12

IT would, be impossible for us to allow space for the names and weights guessed by all the competitors in the guessing contest, but as a large amount of local interest has been…

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Sydney Poultry Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 11

THE following local persons secured prizes at the above show, commenced at the Exhibition Building, Sydney, on Wednesday last:—Australian Game and Malays: Judge, Mr R Baldwin:—…

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My Trip to Wagga Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 7

HAVING been appointed for the second time a judge of vechicles at the Wagge Show, I left Richmond on the 21st by mail train, leaving Sydney at 9 p.m. and arriving at Wagga next morning…

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RICHMOND. (From our own correspondent.) Flower Show

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the ladies of Richmond, who are working held to make the forthcoming flower show field in connection with the School of Art a success, was held on…

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A Fair Fright

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 3

Mrs. Timid (shaking her husband in bed) 'Jo-John, there are burburglars in the house!' Mr. Timid (starting up): 'Did…

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Church of England. Juvenile Art and Industrial Exhibition

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 3

The above exhibition was opened by Lady Harris, the Mayoress of Sydney, yesterday. There was a large and fashionable gathering and standing room was hardly available…

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The Juvenile Industrial Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 4

UNDER the most favorable circumstances this Exhibition was opened on Thursday afternoon in the Church of England School-room, Windsor. For weeks…

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[?]Uvenile Industrial Exhibition. Opening Ceremony

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 3

[?] and interesting was the scene [?]sed at the opening ceremony of the [?] Fair and Juvenile Industrial Exhibi[?] in commemoration of the 82nd…

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The Juvenite Industrial Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 12

THE Juvenile Industrial Exhibition in connection with the commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the laying of the foundation-stone of St. Matthew's Church of England, which opened on…

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The Richmond School of Arts. Flower Show

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 2

Notwithstanding the unfavorable climatic condition which prevailed in Richmond and the surrounding district on Friday last, a fairly large concourse of visitors and…

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Flower Show at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 6

ON FRIDAY afternoon last, the annual flower show in connection with the Richmond School of Arts was opened at the Hall of that Institution by Mrs Perry, wife of the Hon J Perry, Minister of…

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Melbourne Cup Carnival

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 5

The great racing event of the year took place at Flemington on Tuesday last, when the Melbourne Cup was ran. The weather was disappointing, raining con…

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Christmas Exhibition

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 4

Music, (Thcoretical)—Trinity College of London Examinations, senior glade gold medals awarded to Florence Casey, and Annie Carroll…

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