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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1884

11 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Bombala Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 2

The entries for the above closed last night with very gratifying results, there being 50 entries in excess of last year's. There are 150 entries in the fine arts…

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Bombala Show, &c. BOMBALA

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 3

The ninth annual show of the Bombala Exhibition was held on last Tuesday and Wednesday, and it was a most unqualified success, not with…

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Wool way. I. O. G. T. Picnic and Juvenile Exhibition

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 3

ON Easter Tuesday, the Hope of Pleasured J[?]venile Templars celebrated their fourth anniversary by a public picnic and juvenile industrial…

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Ploughing and Horse Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1884 · page 3

[?] programme has been [?] by the [?] agricultural, and ploughing Association for the show to be held on the grounds at [?]yang on…

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Adaminaby. Ploughing Matches and Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 3

A MEETING of the Adaminaby Pastoral, Agricultural, and Ploughing Association was held at Mr. J. W. Berigan's Hotel on Wednesday for the purpose of deciding the day of contest…

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Ploughing Marches and Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1884 · page 3

UNDER the auspieces of the Cooma Pastoral, Agricultural, and Plonghting Association, he ploughing matches and horse show were hold at Mittagong yesterday. For the…

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Ploughing and Horse Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 4

ABOUT 300 people attended the ploughing marches and horse show at Mittagang on Tuesday, and everything passed off quickly, with satisfaction to the Cooma Pastoral,…

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Telegrams. Adaminaby Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 3

F. J. MOONEY [?] won the silver cup presented by Messrs. Berigan and West to the champion ploughman. The ploughing was excellent. Messrs. Carter and the…

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Daring the Bench Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1884 · page 2

"REALLY, Mr. Lawson, I didn't expect you this evening." "Aw, you do look suppwithed, Mitch Claws," responded the dude…

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Late Telegrams. Two More Women Killed Abortion the C[?] Three Nominated for Carcdar Show for Fitzpatrick. Publication and Darlinghurst Gaol Fine of £10. Shocking Shooting Affray. Shooter Attempts Suicide. Fat Stock Market. the Premier's Health. Land Officers on the March. Bruce v. Rutherford, J.P. Quinian Sentenced to Death. Smart Retires From the Turf. Hastings Favorite for Wagga Cup. One Candidate for Tenterfield. Fitzpatrick Favorite for Carcoar. Chinese Leper Buried Alive. Estate of R. Barbour, M.P. Suicide in Melbourne Gaol. Cricket in Victoria. [Through Greville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 3

Two more females, Miss Hales ans Mrs. Sarah W[?]ght, a widow, died suddenly on Sunday from alleged inalpractice of Sheridan, the chemist, who is in…

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Sydney Sketches. Our Agriculture Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1884 · page 2

FOR some years past a cloud has obscured the fortunes of our Agriculture Society and its annual exhibitions have been badly supported, both by exhibition and visitors…

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