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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1883

11 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Bega Agricultural Society

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1883 · page 4

BEGA, Tuesday.—A committee meeting of the Bega Agricultural aud Pastoral Society was held here yesterday evening, when it was decided to increase the amount of…

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Bombala Exhibition. BOMBALA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 2

The Exhibition of 1883 proved one ! of the best ever seen in Bombala. On the first day, Tuesday, fully 1500 people attended, and on the second…

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Bombala Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1883 · page 3

BOMBALA, Tuesday.—The agricultural show, which opened here to-day, promises to be a great success. The season has been good, and the country…

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Amsterdam Exhibition

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1883 · page 3

LONDON, August 23,.—The following awards to New South Wales exhibitors have been made in connection with the Australian International Exhibition [?] Gold Medals…

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The Cooma Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1883 · page 3

THE following letter to the Mayor of Cooma announces that to-day is a Government holiday for the ploughing matches and sheep show:—…

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Cooma Ploughing Match and Sheep Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1883 · page 3

NEARLY every resident in the district intended to visit the grounds at Mittagong on Wednesday last, which had been proclaimed as a public holiday through the…

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Adaminaby Ploughing Matches and Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1883 · page 3

THERE was good weather on Wednesday last, and 400 people attended. We will give a full report next issue. 1st Match.—Silver Cup value £8 [?]…

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Adaminaby Ploughing Matches and Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1883 · page 3

ON the afternoon of Tuesday, [?] instant, we started with Mr. C. F. We[?], one of our suctioneo[?], in a buggy and one from Cooma for Adaminaby, and had a delightful drive. At…

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Telegrams. Bombala Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 3

MR. C. L. TWEEDIE, Editor of Bombala Times, wired the following:— BOMBALA, Thursday. There are one hundred and twenty entries…

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Buckley's Crossing Ploughing Matches and Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1883 · page 3

AT considerable inconvenience, we managed to put in an appearance at i Buckley's Crossing Saturday to witness the ploughing matches and…

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Bombala Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1883 · page 3

THE success attending the [?] annual Sheep Show must be gratifying to all concerned, committee, officers, exhibitors, and general public. The exhibition of sheep…

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