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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

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Church of England Fair and Christmas Tree

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

BEAUTIFUL weather prevailed for the holding of the above event, which took place in the Agricultural Hall on Friday and Saturday week. The attendance was not large on…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Gloucester Agricultural Society was held in the School of Arts on Saturday 11th January 1908…

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The Annual Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

As the time is drawing near for the holding of the next annual Show, it behoves all who have the interests of the Society at heart to enter into active operation to try…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of this society was held on Saturday last. Present—Mr. J. S. Christian, President (in the chair). Mr. J. R…

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The Shoeing of Show Horses

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 8

Most exhibitors are aware that in the exhibition of highly-bred show horses there is nearly as much in the art of training as in the natural propensity of…

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Agricultural Society

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 7

A meeting of the comm[?] the above association was held on [?]noon. Present—Messrs. J. Gamack (chair), J. Hibbard, W. A. Spence, W. Rosenbaum,…

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Gloucester Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 6

PREPARATIONS are well advanced now for the first Gloucester Show. The people of Gloucester and surrounding districts are looking forward to it with…

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Gloucester Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

A number of new prizes have been added to the special prize list. Mr. T. Riddell has added £1 to wood chopping contest. Messrs. W. P. Russell…

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Making Ourselves Known. the Franco-british Exhibition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

Full advantage is being taken by New South Wales of the opportunity afforded by tile approaching Fia[?]cc-British Exhibition, to be held in…

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The Franco-british Exhibition. What the State is doing

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 2

On the 1st of May this year there will open in London, at Shepherd's Bush, the largest exhibition which has ever been held in Great Britain. The idea of the…

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Gloucester Agricultural , Society. Department of Agriculture, Sydney, 20th February, 1908

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 7

sir,—With reference 60 your letter of the 10th instant, I am directed to inform you that your Association has been registered as one to which…

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Agricultural Society

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above was held at the Hall on Monday last. There were present—The President (in the chair), and Messrs. H. Warlters, T. Warlters,…

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Taree Show. T[?]ree

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

It was showery yesterday for the opening day of the Show, but to-day is fine and a lagre attendance is expected. The cattle and horse sections are well, represented, but all…

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M. R. A. and H. A. Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

On the second day--last Friday-- of the Show at Taree the [?]oist weather in the morning gave place to finer conditions as the day wore on,…

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Royal Easter Sydney Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

THE officials of the Royal Agricultural Society are having a very busy time at present. The secretary states that correspondence and other work in connection with…

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The Annual Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 7

Port Macquarie has been more fortunate year than Taree in regard to the weather for the openibglay of its Annual Show, as the conditions pusailing at…

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The First Gloucester Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 6

THE first Gloucester Show opens on Wednesday next, and under the most favorable auspices. The district itself looks magnificent, in response to the…

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The Show Holiday

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 2

Dear Mr. Rye—I will see to the postponement of the Show holiday at once. Mr. Brown will not return before Wednesday—the matter must be…

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Port Macquarie Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 8

THE Port Macquarie show was opened under very favorable weather auspices on Thursday last by Mr. J. Thompson, M.H.R. There was a very fair…

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The Gloucester Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

IN our last Saturday's issue we wrote in the confidant expectation that the weather would be fine, and that we would be at this time reporting a…

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