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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

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Local and General News. U.M.A. AND H.A.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 6

The Annul General Meeting of the above association will be held on Saturday, July 11th, at 8p.m. OUT AT LAST…

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Horse Parade show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 3

THE schedules for the Horse Barde Show which beings on 5th August, are now ready, and intending exhibitors are advised to apply early for particulars of this important…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Glouces ter Agricultural Society was held on Saturday last 27th June 1908. The President, Mr. J. S. Christian…

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30,000 Deadheads the Exhibition's Record Free List

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 14

In one respect the Franco-British Exhibition will break all records for exhibitions held in England. The free list will be one of gigantic proportions…

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Upper Manning A. and H. Association. Annual Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 2

The Annual General Meeting of the above named Association was held in the School of Arts, Wingham, on Saturday afternoon last, Mr. J. H…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 3

The first meeting of the new committee of the above Association was held on Saturday last, 11th July. There were present:—Messrs T. W…

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Terrible Tragedy at Durban Children Burned to Death. at a Life-saving Exhibition

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 7

While the seamen of H.M.S. Hermes and the Durban Fire Brigade were giving a display with a life-saving apparatus, on Tuesday, afternoon,…

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Gloucester Show Ground

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 9

A committee spent most of yesterday (Friday) inspecting suggested sites for show ground, and appointed a subcommittee of Messrs J. R. Higgins, T…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society. Inspecting Sites at Gloucester

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5

On Friday morning last a big muster of committeemen gathered at Gloucester and proceeded to inspect four sites for the proposed showground…

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The Daily Press and the Labor Party. an Appeal to British Fair Play. [To the Editor.]

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 7

SIR,—The unfair tactics of the Daily Press during the late Motion of Censure has made it an imperative duty for me to address a few words to…

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Correspondence. the Daily Press and the Labor Party. an Appeal for British Fair Play. To the Editor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 3

SIR,—The unfair t[?]tied of the Daily Press during the late Motion of Censure has mede it an imperative duty for me to address a few words to the citizens of this…

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Local Government Exhibition

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 8

ON the first of next month (we are informed) the Lord Mayor of Sydney, who is the president of the Local Government Association, will open…

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Local Government Exhibition

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 3

AN exhibition, to be held under the auspices of the Local Government Association, of New South Wales, has received good support from the city…

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Melbourne Show. Sydney

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 4

The Melbourne, Royal Agricultural Show was opened yesterday in drizzling rain…

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At the Franco-british Exhibition. The New South Wales Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

MR. HL.G.L. Anderson, Under Secretary for Agriculture, upon whose shoulders, as President of the New South Wales Commission, the responsibility of this…

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Pincushion Fair

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 2

THE annual special effort at Wanchope in connection with the Mcthodist Church took the form of a pincushfon fair, and was held in the Temperance Hall on Friday and Saturday, August 28th and…

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Buckiumping Show Sold

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 4

A FAIR number of people gathered on the Market Reserve on Saturday morning to witness the selling by auction of the (for some…

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Mitohell's Island Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 2

The annual Wild Flower Show and General Exhibition in aid Of the School of Arts, Mitchell's Island took place on Friday and Saturday last and…

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POINTS Of a Show Horse

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 2

The first and most necessary thing in the show ring is for the horse to possess marked individuality,, and to be of the very highest type of the…

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Wingham's Next Show. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 7

SIR,--Do you not think it possible for the Committee, or some special prize donors, to provide for a water jump competition at next show? It…

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