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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1890

7 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Open Column. (To the Editor of the Manaro Mercury.) Our Show Ground

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 7

SIR.—It is admitted on all bands that the F. and A. Association's ground at Cooma is second to none in any country town, and great credit is due to those who have been instrumental in…

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The Sheep Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1890 · page 8

At a meeting of the Agricultural Society on Friday a long discussion took place as to the terms of competition for sheep shearing contests to…

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Exhibition of the Phonograph

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 10

Melbourne, Thursday.—An exhibition of Edison's phonograph was given this afternoon at the Athenaeum, in the presence of the…

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Road to the Show Ground. Department of Lands, Sydney, 31st July, 1890

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 8

SIR.—In reply to your letter of the 4th ultimo, I have the honor to inform you that the road from Creek-street to Commissioner-street,…

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Mining Exhibition at Sydenham

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1890 · page 12

LONDON, July 28.—At the banquet which followed the opening ceremony in connection with the Mining Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, to-day,…

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COOMA P. & A. ASSOCIATION. Sheep & Horse Show

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 8

ONE of the great events of the year on Monaro was the holding of the Sheep and Horse Show, which took place on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Show Animals

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 3

AN interesting experiment has been made in the United States to show the effect of the disturbing conditions of tranpo[?]tation, heat,…

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