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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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The Show Committee Meeting Held School of Arts Jan [?]

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 4

Members present,—Messrs Gagie (chair), Raukin, Woods, Holmes, Tubman, West, Nielson, Hutchinson, Buttenshaw, Stephenson,…

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The Show Dates

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 2

As opinions on the advis[?]ness of retaining the prevent dutts for held ing the annual local show an very much devided we give a summarised…

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Fruit and Industrial Exhibition

Western Champion · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 13

A meeting of the Committee for the forthcoming Methodist Fruit Show was held on Monday evening, 25th inst. A representative gathering of…

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New York Horse Show. Golden Shoe-heels

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

The wealthiest people of New York, conventionally styled the "Four Hundred," are revelling in publicity this week, cabled the New York…

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The Royal Show

Western Champion · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 21

The Royal Show opens eight days earlier this year, the dates being April 6 to 14,[?]and exhibitors should pay particular attention to the closing of…

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The Royal Show

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 6

The Royal Show opens eight days earlier this year, the dates being April 6 to April 14, so that exhibitors should pay particular attention to the closing…

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Fruit Show

Western Champion · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 6

The Fruit Show and Industrial Exhibition in aid of the Methodist Church funds, which was successfully opened in the Royal Hall on the evening of…

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Wanted a Fair Chance

Western Champion · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 17

In a seaside parish in the early part of last century there lived a sporting parson. The place was a favourite landing-place for woodcock at the time…

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Show Committee

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 4

A general meeting of the above was held at the School of Arts on Thursday last. There were preent—Messrs Gagie, (chair)…

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Show Prizes

Western Champion · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 11

A meeting of the special Committee appointed by the Farmers' and Settlers' Association to consider suggestions in connection with the…

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Fair Hair at Eton. a Curious Fact

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 7

Anthropometry, a feature of a discussion at the Merchant Taylors' School of the Association of Public School Science Masters on January…

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Fair Hair at Eton. a Curious Fact

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 3

Anthropometry, a feature of a discussion at the Merchant Taylors' School of the Association of Public School Science Masters on January…

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Guillotine in Public. Carnival at the Prison Gate

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 6

Everything betokened a fete and public holiday, from the peasants in their Sunday best to the string and brass bands playing in all directions, while…

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The District Exhibits at Sydney Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

One of the most interesting, as well as instructive, parts of the recent Sydney Show, writes a Sydney correspondent, was the District Exhibits in the Industrial Pavilion. These…

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Stamps Worth £500,000. Record Exhibition to Be Held in London

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 5

The most important and comprehensive collection of stamps ever brought together will be on view at the International Philatelic Exhibition, to be held…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Western Champion · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 13

The tenth annual Chrysanthemum Show, under the auspices of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, will be held at West's Hall on next…

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Presbyterian. Annual Chrysanthemum Show

Western Champion · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 13

The tenth annual chrysanthemum show, under the auspices of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held at West's Hall on Wednesday and…

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The Japanese Villiage Fair

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 4

This big attraction will open in the Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday night next 11th and be continued on the following nights till,…

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Flower Show

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 4

The Flower Show and Fair, under the auspices of the Church of England, which transpired in the Royal Hall during four nights of last week proved…

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Not a Fair Deal

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 8

Wirth's Circus, although it might be the greatest show on [?]rth, as the proprietors claim for it, yet has ample scope for improvement in other things…

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