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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1877

27 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

Close of the Philadel Exhibition

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 1

The Argus New York corresp[?] writes as follows, under date Not[?] 27: —“The Philadelphia Ex-closed[?] on the 10th of this month, pu[?]…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1877 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of the Corowa Agricultural Society was held at the Commercial Hotel, on Saturday last, Mr. Geo. Gray, Vice-president…

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Chiltern Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

THE Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the Chiltern, Barnawartha and Indigo Agricultural and Horticultural Society took place yesterday, and although…

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The Cobleigh’ at the Fair

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 20

Mr. and Mrs. Cobleigh started to visit the Fair on Friday. Mr. Cobleigh thought the heavens favored the idea of rain, and hinted to Mrs. Cobleigh that she had letter go prepared…

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The Agricultural Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 8

The first exhibition of agricultural produce, under the auspices of the Albury and Border Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association, was held in the Society’s Yards, on Saturday…

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The Agricultural Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 9

SIR,—Will you kindly help me out to say a few words about the late Show, or what ought to be a Show, but turned out to be nothing less than a complete failure, through the mismanagement and…

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The Sydney Exhibition. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 10

The Exhibition was opened to-day at noon by his Excellency the Governor, with brief ceremony. The weather was fine. The members of the Government and corporation and principal…

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The Sydney Exhibition. (From Australian Associated Press Telegrams.) Sydney, April 16

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 3

Owing to showery weather, the attendance at the exhibition to-day was moderate. The judges in the cattle section—Messrs. A. Cruickshank, J. Brown, and C. C. Mair—commenced their labours…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s Show. [?]dged from the Western Advocate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 May 1877 · page 3

[?] (but acceptable) rain of the two or [?] preceding the show appeared to throw a [?] the proceedings, and notwithstanding [?] proved fine, the effect was manifest…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 2

The inaugural exhibition of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Thursday, 19th instant, and was successful far beyond anticipations. As the first occasion on which an…

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Fair Tipplers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 July 1877 · page 20

The excessive use of stimulants, hardly to be toloratod in men, becomes absolutely unbearable bearable in women, no inconsiderable portion of whom permit themselves nowadays an…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 25 July 1877 · page 2

The first exhibition held under the auspices of this young society was successful beyond the expectations of its most ardent supporters. The fact of Deniliquin being now a railway terminus had, no doubt, a good deal to do…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 July 1877 · page 2

THE above Show took place on Thursday 19th inst. We take the following a bridged report from the "Pastoral Times":-- The champion prize for the best merino…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Ploughing Match at Bungowannah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 August 1877 · page 11

The Ploughing Match arranged to take place under the auspices of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Association came off yesterday at the farm of Mr. Ferguson,…

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The Show Dinner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 September 1877 · page 14

Took place last night at the Globe Hotel, when a capital banquet was served by Host Colls Mr. Geo. Day, occupied the chair ; Mr. Thomas Mitchell the vice-chair. After ample justice had…

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Albury and Border Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society’s Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 September 1877 · page 12

The annual Pastoral Exhibition of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the Society’s yards yesterday, proved highly successful, both as regards the…

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Wahgunyah, Corowa, & Murray Valley Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1877 · page 2

A MEETING of the Society was held at the Empire Hotel, Wangunyah, on Wednesday last. Present: George S. Smith (in the chair), and Messrs. R. Turner, D…

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Ovens and Murray Pastoral and Agricultural Association’s Annual Exhibition. Wangaratta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 11

The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition of the Ovens and Murray Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held to-day, and proved more successful than any previous Show that has taken…

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Hunters’ Stakes—albury Show. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 September 1877 · page 9

SIR,—I solicit space for a few remarks in your paper about the Hunters’ Stakes at the late Albury Show. Grumbling about judges is not a right thing, as I know it is something like a…

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The Next Agricultural Show. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1877 · page 3

SIR,--At last a start has been made by the Committee of the Agricultural Society to have the Annual Show. Although I, as a resident and a subscriber, am glad…

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