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Shows & fairs, 1900

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The Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

Brilliant weather favoured the opening and succeeding days, rendering everything pleasant and favourable for visitors. The first day was, as usual, devoted to…

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Wesleyan Chrysanthmeum Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

ON rather short notice, the Wesleyan Chrysanthemum Show was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday and Wednesday last. As…

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Show Stock Sales

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 1
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co. were particularly interested [?] in this year's exhibition, in that some of the finest specimens of cattle shown were…

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The 1900 Royal Agricultural Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 1
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

WHEN the obvious drawbacks with which the Show has had to contend this year are taken into consideration, it is pleasing to know that the 1900…

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Maitland Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 3

The buck-jumping contest at the Maitland show was won by Thibault (Tamworth) first prize £6; Evan Thomas (Manning River), second prize…

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Forster Flower Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

THIS long-looked for Show was opened by Mr. Thomas Miles, J.P., at 2 o'clock on Saturday. Notwithstanding the very dry weather the display was the…

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Cape Hawke A. & H. Association's Annual Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 2

THE [?] A and H. A[?]…

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Upper Manning A. and A H. Association. Sixteenth Annual Show. Opening Remarks

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 6

It falls to our lot once more to write up this annual occurrence and as usual we have the pleasant task of chronicling success. Since the last Annual…

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Forster Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 7

In our last we had a short report, of the third annual exhibition held at Forster, on Saturday last in connection with the Cape Hawke A. sod H…

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Show Supplement

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 8

With this week's ARGUS we issue a special illustrated supplement of eight pages dealing with the late Sydney Royal Agricultural Society's…

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Terrible Accident at the Paris Exhibition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 6

A terrible accident occurred at the Paris Exhibition. An unfinished bridge over a street intersecting the Exhibition collapsed…

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Hunter River Agricultural Show. Second Day

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 11

The West Maitland show was continued on Thursday, when, over 10,000 people were present. At 4 o clock this afternoon the takings at…

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Upper Manning A. and H. Association. Sixteenth Annual Show, May 3rd and 4th, 1900. Opening Remarks

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 2

It falls to our lot once more to write up this annual occurrence, and as usual we have the p'e[?]nt task chronicling success. Since the last Annual…

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The Late Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 6

THE Committee of the Upper Manning Agricultural. Society have once more had a satisfactory exhibition. Quite as satisfactory in many respects,…

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Buckjumping at Bathurst Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

The buckjumping competition was most exciting (says the 'National Advocate', and in every instance the public present received full value for…

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The Late Show. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

DEAR SIR.—In your issue of the 12th I notice a very good article on our late Show. It is plain spoken, and contains some wholesome truths. Yet…

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Dungog Show Guessing Competition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 2

The prize of a sewing machine, offered by the Singer Manufacturing Coy., for the guessing competition was a source of a profit to the Society…

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Humour. Didn't Show Up

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 4

Hawkins: 'Torrible thine about Spindle, wasn't it? The poor fellow didn't turn up at his own wedding.' Mrs Hawkins: 'Gracious! What was…

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