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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1896

22 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Agricultural Society

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above Society was held in the Agricultural Hall on Saturday last. The President, C E Oslear Esq. P.M. occupied the chair, and there was a fair…

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Taree Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

THE Lower Manning Agricultural Society's Show, which was postponed last week owing to the uncertain weather, was held on Wednesday and Thursday last, The…

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The Coming Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 2

THE expectations for the forthcoming annual exhibition of the Port Macquarie and Hastings District Agricultural Society are greatly improved to what they were last year…

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The Annual Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

THE twelfth Annual Exhibition of the Port Macquarie and Hastings District Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held on the Society's grounds on Wednesday and…

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Opening of Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

Shortly after 12 o'clock, the President C. E. Oslear, Esq, P. M. called upon the member for the Hastings and Macleay, F. Clarke, Esq., M.L.A., to open the show…

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The Coming Show

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 4

THIS day four weeks the annual Show of the Macleay A. H. and I. Association will be declared open. A special interest attaches to this year's…

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The Port Macquarie Show

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 6

THE twelfth annual exhibition of the Port Macquarie and Hastings District Agricultural Society came off on Wednesday and Thursday last,…

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The Sydney Show

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 4

THE annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society was opened on Thursday last. The Show is the best that has been held hitherto and is in…

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Agricultural Society

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 5

A special Committee meeting of the above was held in the Society's rooms on Tuesday last. The President, C. E. Oslear, Esq., P. M., occupied the chair, and there…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Annual Exhibition. a Phenomenal Record

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 2

WHAT may be termed one of the most successful, if not the most successful of the Royal Agricultural Society's Shows, was brought to a conclusion to-day with a grand…

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The Coming Show

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 4

SHOULD the elements prove propitious the annual exhibition of the Macleay A. H. and I. Association, which will be declared opened this day week,…

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The Macleay Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 5

THE Show was favoured with fine weather, except on Wednesday There is a good display of exhibits, corn being especially good. Ducat's bay hope won the Hunter's. Fuller report next week…

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The Grafton Show

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 5

Grafton is crowded with visitors on the occasion of the annual show. Lord Hampden arrived at Grafton yesterday, and was presented with two…

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The Recent Show

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 4

GREAT as the success of the recent Show was financially, it did not come up to expectations in' other ways. There was certainly a slight…

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Macleay Agricultural Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 5

KEMPSEY was favoured with fine weather, for the last two days of its 1896 show with the result that the recepts at the gates showed a distinct advance over those of last year…

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Wingham Agricultural Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 5

THE Upper Manning Agricultural Society's Show was held on Thursday and Friday week at Wingham. The Show was favoured with fine weather, and the attendance was large…

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Our Short Story. Bundagorry Show Dog

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 14

"You can't-see dad, Miss till the afternoon," said the shrewd-looking lad who was keeping shop at the Bundagorry store one bright October morning. "He's gone…

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Agricultural Society

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 September 1896 · page 8

In consequence of the date of the next annual show having been fixed for the middle of February, 1897, the sub-committee appointed to revise the…

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Flower Show and Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 9

We would remind our readers that the flower show and concert, in aid of the Wesleyan Church, will take place at the Good Templars' Hall,…

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Flower Show and Concert

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 12

THE flower show, held under the auspices of the Wesleyan Church, at the Good Templars' Hall on Thursday last, was a success. Owing no doubt…

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