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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1900

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Show Pars

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 8

A monster sweet potato, weighing 19½lbs, grown by Mr Simpson at North Sydney, with Shirley's No 14 manure, was shown among the non-competitive exhibits…

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The Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 6

ON the second day of the Show there was a record attendance, and fully 8000 people were present. Among the crowd was the usual sprinkling of "spielers," "thimble-riggers," and pickpockets…

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The Hawkesbury Show

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 25 May 1900 · page 5

Our Mudgee friends who attended the Hawkesbury (says the Guardian), have returned "brim full" of enthusiasm, and delighted…

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The Late Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 4

Commenting on the recent Show, "Cumberland Argus" says:— "How badly we beat the Hawkesbury fruitgrowers at their own show is evident on totting up the figures, The association split up…

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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 3

Mr. F Webster, secretary, has addressed a letter to the Hon. John See, M. L. A., president of the Royal Agricultural Society of…

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The Late Hawkesbury Show

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 5

From an interesting report of the late Hawkesbury Show, app aing in the June number of the "Farmer's Co-Operative News" just to hand, we take the…

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The Wool Sales and Show

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 3

The war, the plague, and the weather have interfered considerably with business in the metropolis during the past few weeks, but notwithstanding the…

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Windsor School of Arts. South African Bazaar and Fair

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 4

The elements were favourable to the opening of the grand bazaar and fancy fair in aid of the Windsor School of Arts on Wednesday, and the affair promises to…

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The Recent Hawkesbury Show

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 5

We publish the following criticism which has been ascertained to be the work of a local man. The comments below will certainly not…

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The Fair Thing

Hawkesbury Advocate · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 1

A UNIVERSAL howl reaches us from country M's.L.A. They want to know why Government is so lavish with the public money when it comes to succour…

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Fair Play

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 13

TO THE EDITOR, Sir,—No doubt you have read the short notice in this morning's 'Herald' of the opening ceremony of the Church of England bazaar, and…

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St. Matthew's Fair and Industrial Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 9

EIGHTY-THREE years ago—on Saturday, October 11, 1817—"a little after sunset" (so runs an old record) the cornerstone of old St. Matthew's was laid by Governor…

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