The Broughton Creek Show
The show at broughton Creek held last week appears to have passed off successfully. The weather was fairly favorable, although a shower fell on the first day. There were about 1,200…
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Shoalhaven Show. Nowra, Thursday 9 p.m
THE fourth annual show of the Shoalhaven A. & H Association opened to-day with fine weather and good attendance, and will be continued to-morrow. The exhibits of…
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An adjourned Committee meeting was held on Tuesday. Present—Messrs. J. W. Hosking (in the chair), Williams, Gibson, Turner, Saulez, Farrell, Ahern, Galvin, Cochrane, Armstrong…
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Now that most of the South Coast shows for the present year have been held, the question presents itself to reflecting minds as to whether the thing is not considerably overdone, and likely…
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THE eighth annual exhibition of the Robertson Agricultural Society was opened on Wednesday. The weather was foggy and cloudy, with drizzling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albion Park A. AND H. ASSOCIATION. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR,—Has the committee of the above gone to sleep, or is it that the active members see no present opportunity of making a few spons out of it, that no action is being taken to prevent the…
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The annual meeting of this Association was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening, when there was a fair attendance of members. The chairman (Mr. A. Campbell) read the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albion Park A. AND H. ASSOCIATION. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR,—The strictures passed by your correspondent (who wrote in your issue of Tuesday last, eve signature "A Member," touching on the actions of the committee of the above…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albion Park A. AND H. ASSOCIATION. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR,—My letter which appeared in one of your issues of last week, referring to matters affecting the above association, brought forth two replies, which appeared in Saturday's issue—one from the…
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The Horticultural Society of New South Wales will hold a chrysanthemum show in the Young Men's Christian Association Hall, Sydney, on the 24th of this month. The resolve to do this…
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At the annual meeting of members of the Wollongong Agricultural Association, held the other evening, it was stated that the revenue for last year amounted to £850, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albion Park A. AND H. ASSOCIATION. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR.—After laboring through "A Members's long-winded rigmarole in yours of Tuesday last, I felt completely knocked out of time, and cheerfully gave him best convinced that I could not…
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THIS affair—including the characteristics of an Industrial Exhibition and promenade Concert, which had been advertised for Thursday and Friday evenings of this week was…
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The newly-elected committee of this assentation met on Tuesday evening to elect officers and transact other business, there being present—Messrs. Beatson, Poulter, Hosking, Kirton, Cochrane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albion Park A. AND H. ASSOCIATION. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR,—In a previous letter to you I commented on what I then and still consider mismanagement in one or two instances on the part of the committee of the above Association an a whole. If…
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A MEETING of the above was held on Tuesday night last, and there were present—Messrs. A. Campbell (in the chair), Somerville, Grey, Craig Cole, Robb, J. Love,…
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The NOWRA COLONIST says:—Mr. John Allen, forest ranger for the South Coast districts, has been engaged for some months past in the collection and arrangements of…
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THE birds that arrived in the s.s. "Essex " for Mr. W. Rudd, of Kiama were a real good sample of English show poultry, and consisted of a pair of…
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We learn that the good folks of Sherbrooke have decided to hold a wild flower show next spring, the proceed to be equally divided between the Union Church at Sherbrooke…
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A meeting of this Association took place on Tuesday evening, when there were present—Messrs. Hosking, Poulter, Boatson, wiseman, Parsons, Ahern, Turner, Griffin san., M'Kenzie…
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