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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1884

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Wollongong Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Committees was held at the Council Chamber on Thursday evening. Present—Messrs. Beatson, Kirton, Buckle…

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Police Court, Bulli. Friday, September 5. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. A. Ross, and H. S. Fry, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 2

Thomas Cannon, Robert Cannon, Edward Row, and Michael Sweeney, charged with unlawfully drinking wine after closing time at the licensed house of William Goodrich, at Clifton, pleaded…

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Police Court, Bulli. Wednesday, Sept. 24. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. A Ross and H. S. Fry, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1884 · page 2

Rose Ann Floyd was fined 5s. for allowing two horses to stray. William Morgan, for drunkenness and disorderly counduct was fined 10s…

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Wild Flower Show

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 2

It will be noticed by advertisement that the inhabitants of Sherbrooke have risen to the floral importance of their naturally favored locality, by deciding to hold a wild flower show in their Union…

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Telegrams. the Wild Flower Show. Billi Wednesday, 6 p.m

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1884 · page 2

The Wild Flower Show at Sherbrooke, to-day, was a great success, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather. The display of flowers and ferns was grand, and the attendance of…

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Wollongong Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wollongong Committed was held on Thursday evening, there being Present Messrs. Mackel, Beatson, Poulter, Williams, Kirton, Ahern, Griffin, Buckle…

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Dapto A. and H. Society

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the above Society took place in the Literary Hall, Brownsville, on Wednesday evening. The attendance was only moderate, owing no doubt to the unfavourable. weather…

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The Wild Flower Show

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 2

Despite the unfavourable weather for such a purpose, the wild flower show at Sherbrookc proved successful, and demonstrated beyond the shadow of a doubt that a grand display can be…

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Wollongong Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wollongong Agricultural Society was held in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening, there being present-Messrs. F. Woodward (in the chair), P…

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