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Shows & fairs, 1908

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McLeod's Wild West Show

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

This combination gave a display in Port on Wednesday night. The first part of the performance was devoted to shart-shooting, when the audience was astonished at the…

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Martini's Buckjumping Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

This popular and well-known show, which has lately completed a record season in Sydney of 22 weeks to crowded houses, will play in Kempsey…

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Bullock Guessing at the Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 4

W. Brimstone won the second prize in the bullock guessing contest at the Sydney show, guessing within half-a-pound…

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Our Agricultural Society

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

THE financially sound position in which the Port Macquarie Agricultural Society stands should cause all concerned to feel proud, and should give stimulus and courage…

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Shooting Carnival

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

THE second annual coastal shooting carnival was held at Smithtown, Macleay River, on Easter Monday, and continued on the Wednesday. Mr. W. Condon and Mr. R. A. B…

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Royal Agricultural Show Sydney. The Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 11

The Royal Agricultural Show was as usual, a great success fully maintaining the tradition of eclipsing every show that preceded it, and its…

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Methodist Flower Show

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

Ye bright mosaics! That with storied beauty The floor of Nature's temple tesslate, What numerous emblems of instructive duty Your forms create…

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Side-lights on the Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 14

The Sydney Show What a vision this conjures up. Memories of by gone shows which, in their day and in their respective ways were as famous as those…

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Re Show Judging. [To the Editor.]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 8

Sir,—Will you kindly allow me sufficient space in your valuable paper to insert the following certificate as it will not only make judges of Societies…

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R.A. SHOW, 1908. A Symbol of Progress

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 1

Speculative people often wonder that Captain Cook would say could he visit that continent which he discovered for the Empire. We know of…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 5

The Gloucester Agricultural Horticultural and Pastoral Society duly named itself at a committee meeting on Saturday afternoon, and decided to…

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Franco—british Exhibition. Representation of the State's Resources

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 2

Mr. H. C. I. Anderson, the newly-appointed Director of the Agriculture Department, delivered an interesting lecture recently in Sydney on the…

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M.R.A. and H. Association. Annual Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

The Annual Meeting of members of the Manning River Agricultural Association, was held in the Agricultural Hall, Taree, on Wednesday, 13th…

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Church of England Fete. Japanese Carnival

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 5

On Friday and Saturday, May 8th and 9th, the Womens' Guild of St. John's Church, Stroud, held a Japanese Carnival in the School of Arts…

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"In Barcelona Fair." Spanish Swindlers and Dickens's Son

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

Among the recipients of letters from the Spanish Swindling gang was Mr. Alfred Tennyson Dickens, of Melbourne, a son of the famous novelist…

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Show Judging. [To the Editor.]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

SIR,—Kindly allow me permission through your valuable paper to reply to a public letter by Mr. Corbett, of date May 16th, and to refer to a…

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Object of the Exhibition. Promotion of Peace. Speech by Prince of Wales

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

The Duke of Argyll delivered an address thanking the Prince of Wales for presiding, and thus expressing his approval of the co-operation in…

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Franco-British Exhibition. Opened by Prince of Wales. Brilliancy Spoilt by Rain. General Incompleteness. London, May 15th

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 2

The France-British exhibition at Shepherds's bush was opened by the Prince of Wales yesterday. The general incompleteness of the…

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Show Judging. [To the Editor.]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

Sir,—A letter signed " Horse Fancier," in your last issue of the 23rd instant, purporting to be a reply to my letter in your issue of May 16th,…

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