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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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Fair Turkish[?]tives. Where Are They?

Nambucca News · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 8

Where (asks the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph"), are the two Turkish young ladies who have bolted from Constantinople in such a…

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A Gauge of Affection. Among the Fair Sex

Nambucca News · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 8

"When women like each other they kiss: when they love, they do one in other[?] hair." Lady Evans, in a paper read lately to…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Horse and Cattle Show

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 9

THE Schedule for the Sydney Horse Parade and dairy Cattle Show is available, and contains several additions to that of last year. The new section for…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 7

The annual meeting was held on Saturday 26th instant. About 30 attended J. R. Higgins in the chair. The Treasurer read a balance sheet…

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Picture Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 22 July 1909 · page 5

A very fair audience assembled in the Theater Royal on Monday night to view Anderson's Picture Show. The screen occupied nearly the whole…

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Agricultural Society

Nambucca News · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Bowraville Agricultural Society was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last. The Present (Mr. B. S. May)…

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Gave the Show Away

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 4

Some time ago a travelling circus visited a little town. The attraction was a long-bearded lady. An intelligent little girl was seated at her feet…

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The Kallatina Inquiry. Captain Hine to Show Cause

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 20

THE inquiry into the stranding of the steamer Kallatina on Yamba Point on June 24th was held last week before the Marine Court. Judge Backhouse, with…

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Buckjumping Exhibition

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 7

ON Saturday evening Professor Bates will give an exhibition of lass[?]ing buckjump riding and boxing in a stadium specially erected for the purpose on the land next…

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Nambucca Agricultural Society

Nambucca News · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Nambucca A. and H, Association was held at the Star Hotel on Saturday last, The President (Mr. Robert Beer) occupying the chair,…

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A Fair Exchange

Nambucca News · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 7

A man who had purchased some currant buns at a bakery was distressed, on starting to ea one, to find that it contained a fly. Returning to the bakery, he made an indignant…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 7

A special meeting of the members of this Society was held on Saturday last. There was a good attendance. The President, Mr. J. R. Higgins…

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Buckjumpinc Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 6

Professor Bates was greeted with a full house at his exhibition of lassooing, buckjumping, etc., at the Stadium, next CHRONICLE Office, on Saturday…

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Agricultural Society. Special Meeting

Nambucca News · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 4

A special meeting of the Agricultural Society was held in the School of Arts on Saturday evening last. The President, Mr. B. S. May occupied the…

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Local and General News. Our Next Show

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 10

We would draw the attention of exhibitors at the Macleay Agricultural Society's Show to an advertisement appearing in this issue asking for…

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Brisbane Show

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 11

The Brisbane Show was officially opened yesterday. There were 48,000 people present. Dan Patch, the Victorian trotting…

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Agricultural Society

Nambucca News · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 3

The first meeting of the new committee of the above was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. The President (Mr…

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At the Flower Show. a London Sketch

Nambucca News · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 8

Incautiously-- one is apt to be incautious in conversation with Beatrice-- I asked Beatrice and her mother to attend the Temple Flower…

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Gloucester Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the above Society was held on Saturday last, Mr. J. 11. Higgins in the chair. The principal business was to arrange…

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Correspondence. the Show Ground. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 18

Sir, -- In perusing your report of the Agricultural Association's last meeting I notice there was a discussion as to the advisability of making an alteration in…

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