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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1881

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The Corowa Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 August 1881 · page 3

The fifth show of the Corowa Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society was held on the 4th instant. The attendance was large and the exhibits, especially in sheep and draught horse stock,…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above Society was held at Moras's Star Hotel, on Tuesday last, at two o'clock. There were present Messrs…

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Show Meeting at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 3

A MEETING of gentleman forming the Rutherglen Show Committee was held in the council chambers, on Tuesday evening. The President of the…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 2

The Annual General Meeting of this Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon. The President, Mr Seeley, occupied the chair, and a large number of members were present. The report of…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Ploughing Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1881 · page 14

The annual ploughing match of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society came off Wednesday last. For some years it has linen the custom to hold the contest at different…

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The Germ Anton Ploughing Match and Horse Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1881 · page 14

The ploughing match and horse show was held hero on the 26th August, in Mr. Higgins’s paddock, and proved highly successful, the attendance being good and the exhibits of excellent…

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The Crystal Palace Wool Exhibition

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 September 1881 · page 3

At the International Wool Exhibition now being held At the Crystal Palace the following further awards were issued on the 27th instant. The Drapers’ Company’s Gold Medals.—Sir…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 September 1881 · page 12

The annual Show of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society took place on Wednesday last, and was scarcely so successful as the extent of the industries represented would…

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The Australian Sheep Breeders’ Association. Annual Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 September 1881 · page 4

This was held last week in the upper-story of Messrs Goldsbrough and Co’s. wool warehouse. The following is the prize-list as published by the Argus:—…

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The Murrumbidgee Pastoral Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 September 1881 · page 2

THE seventeenth exhibition of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association was held on Wednesday. The weather was fine, and the attendance very…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 14

A meeting of the committee of this society was held yesterday afternoon, the members present being Messrs. J. Day (chairman), Turner, Morton, Francis, Ridley, and Dr. Andrews…

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Latest Telegrams. (By Electric Telegraph.) Wangaratta Show. Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 2

The Ovens and Murray Agricultural Society's Spring Show was commenced today, under favorable auspices, the attendance being large, and the entries exceeding…

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Chiltern, Barnawartha, and Indigo Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 10

The seventeenth annual exhibition of the above society took place on Wednesday last, at the yards of the society in Chiltern Park. The weather, which during the early part of the day…

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Echuca Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 September 1881 · page 3

This Spring Exhibition commenced last Wednesday. The naturally beautiful grounds have been much improved daring the last few weeks the ground having been…

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Chiltern, Etc Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 3

A MEETING of the above Society was held on Wednesday evening at the Star Hotel, Chiltern, Present: Mr. C. Smith, the President, in the chair: and Messrs…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 October 1881 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of this Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon, when [?] members were present. Mr L. [?] was voted to the chair. It was [?] that according to [?] no member of the…

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The Rutherglen Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 14

The annual exhibition of the Rutherglen and Murray Valley Agricultural Society took place on the 19th inst., and was very well attended, although the weather was threatening. Visitors,…

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The Great Carnival

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 2

"Can there be anything new written about the Melbourne Cup? Is it passible for me to, as it were, drop from the clouds upon Flemington and describe the scene as if I had never before witnessed…

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The "Fair-trade" Agitation

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 30 November 1881 · page 2

THE working men of the mother-country do not exhibit the slightest inclination to dance to the piping of the "fair-trade" party. They regard with just suspicion the…

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[?] the Printer Fair Play

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 15

Au American piper says:—“Do not forget that it costs [?] to puff as well as to advertise ; never sponge upon a printer. It is the printer’s ink that makes nine-tenths or our…

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