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Shows & fairs, 1873

12 stories in Murray's papers

Wine Awards at the Exhibition. (Copy.) Melbourne, 21st January, 1873

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 5 February 1873 · page 3

“To the Commissioners of the Victorian Exhibition, —Gentlemen,—In your list of awards for wine my name appears as follows— “818. Honorable mention…

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Spirit of the Press. the Melbourne EXHIBITION.(From the Daily Telegraph.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 1

Each of our Exhibitions has left its track behind in the shape of valuable essays, contributed by Government officers like Messrs. Smyth, Archer, and…

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Cudgellico Has Produced a Poet. Digging in Cudgellico Lake. Air— "Donn[?]brook Fair."

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 June 1873 · page 3

All the people around here, as I have been told Have come to this place—searching for gold, But many will have to skeddadle away Without precious metal, I'm sorry to say,…

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The Hay Pastoral Show Ball. to the Editor of the Hay Standard

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 June 1873 · page 3

SIR,— I observe that it is intended to have a ball in conjunction with the above-named show. Now the people that are moving in this matter ought at once to secure the names of all the squatters who will…

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Riverina Pastoral Society Annual Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

The weather was fine, and afforded opportunities for those at a distance to come, and there was fully 4 to 500 persons present, which quite stirred up Jerilderie, and made it look…

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The Central Pastoral Show. Jerilderie, July 24

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1873 · page 2

This annual exhibition of stock came off on Wednesday (yesterday), and there were a goodly number people present— larger, I think, than there were on any previous years. Considering that this…

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The Riverina Pastoral Show Dinner

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 2

Took place on the evening of the day of the Show at Mr Gorman’s Royal Mail Hotel, and was very numerously attended, indeed every seat in the large room being filled upon the occasion. The…

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Hay Pastoral Show for 1873

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

It is customary in reporting the like of this exhibition to begin by referring to the importance of these displays, but the improvement of the breed of sheep, cattle, and horses is now so generally and…

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Open Column. the Jerilderie Show. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times. Sir,—After reading the account of the aboveshow in your issue of the 26th July, I searched in the February

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

Sir,—After reading the account of the above show in your issue of the 26th July, I searched in the February wool sales for the sale of the chief priie-taker’a wool, and to my astonishment saw that there were several…

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Sales of Exhibition and Other

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 4

On Thursday last Mr. G. A. Elliot held his usual annual sale of pure-bred stock, which was attended with the most satisfactory results. The biddings were well sustained, the competition in…

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The Hamilton Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 3

The Hamilton Champion Sheep Show was held on Thursday, September 18. The weather was magnificent. The exhibits were better in quality than those of any former show, but the number was not quite so large; great…

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Beechworth Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 November 1873 · page 6

This long looked for event duly came off during the past week, and attracted a gathering of it is estimated, close on 10,000 persons. The following particulars, with reference to…

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