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Shows & fairs, 1904

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Taree Chrysanthemum Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 2

After the incessantly wet weather of the past couple of months, it could not have been expected that the Annual Chrysanthemum Show, in…

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Chrysanthemum Show. a Financial Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 April 1904 · page 3

THE Annual Chrysanthemum Show and Autumn Fair in aid of the Methodist Church, as stated in our last issue, was opened to the general public on Friday afternoon, and continued on Saturday. The…

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Upper manning A. and H. Association. Annual Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 4

THE 20th a[?]nal exhibition, under the suspices of the Upper Manning A. and. H. Association, was held at Wingham on Thursday and yesterday (Friday). The Committee, we understand, dispensed…

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Methodist Chrysanthemum Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

IT has been a bye-word in the past that when rain is wanted, the Methodist of Port Macquarie should hold a Chrysanthemum Show, and rain will come. It has been the…

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The Show Marred by Rain

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 4

THE continuous rain that has been experienced on the Manning for the last two months or so gave rise to the fear that wet weather might again…

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Upper Manning A. and H. Association

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

NOTWITISTANDING the very wet weather on Friday last, the people were determined to seethe Show, and a large number turned out, quite unconcerned about the elements. WE are informed that Friday was the…

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The Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

Wingham, undoubtedly, bad bad luck last week. With fine weather there was everything to make a record show, bat the rain came and almost made the fixture a failure…

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The World's Fair. London. Sunday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

TUE WORLD'S FAIR at St. Louis has been opened--one hundred thousand (100,000) visitors being present. The exhibition covers 12,400 acres, 128 acres of which is roofed…

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Cape Hawke A. & H. Society. Annual Exhibition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

The Cape Hawke A. & H. Association held their seventh annual exhibition on Friday and Saturday last. The very wet and stormy weather on…

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Cape Hawke A. & H. Association's Show. a Splendid Display

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

THE 7th annual exhibition of the Cape Hawke A, and H. Association was held in the School of Arts, Forster, or Friday End Saturday last, and notwithstanding adverse weather conditions, proved to be a…

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The Wingham Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 4

The Upper Manning Show was opened on Thursday last, the very wet weather seriously affecting its success. Amongst the visitors from the Macleay were Messrs…

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Upper Manning A. and H Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

The Committee of the above held a meeting in the Agricultural Hall on Saturday afternoon, Mr. H. J. Hammond (vice-President) in the chair. There was a full…

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The St. Louis Exhibition

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 May 1904 · page 7

THE Exhibition or World's Fair opened at St. Louis a fortnight ago is the greatest exposition ever held in the world. The Chicago exhibition was looked upon as a big affair, covering 600 acres,…

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The St. Louis Exhibition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 8

The Exhibition or World's Fair opened at St. Louis a fortnight ago is the greatest exposition ever held the world. The Chicago exhibition…

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Ladies' Fair

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 4

As will be seen by advt. elsewhere, E G. Kinghorn's Annual Winter Clearing sale has started. His stock is too well known on the river to need comment, and his ideas…

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Correspondence. Fair Play. To the Editor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 3

SIR,—We sometimes wonder which is the greater crime, deliberate lying or gross misstatement of fact. I am inclined to believe the latter—especially so since reading last…

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McTWEEDIE'S Defeat. All Strategy Is Fair in Love and Golf

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 8

My blood boiled as McTweedie walked to the see, and carefully playing his bull on the small mound of send which he had moulded with his freckled hand, [?] to)…

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Refreshment Booths on Show Grounds

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 August 1904 · page 7

A CASE of interest to agricultural societies was heard in the Blayney Small Debts Court last week, before Mr. Byrnes, P.M. Mr. Martin, purchaser of a refreshment booth at…

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Refreshment Booths on Show Grounds

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 6

A case of interest to agricultural societies was heard in the Blayney Small Debts Court the other week, before Mr. Byrnes, P. M. Mrs…

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A Carnival of Blood

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 7

For a long time past the country districts in the neighbourhood of Soochow had suffered from the depredations of a band of marauders, who in their pillaging expeditions outraged and…

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