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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1888

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The Beechworth Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1888 · page 15

The Beech worth and North-Eastern Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s tenth annual show was held at Baarmutha-park on the 22nd and 23rd met. The weather was all…

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The Centennial Exhibition. London, March 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1888 · page 21

Canada will make a splendid show of agricultural machinery at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday. Mr R W Frank occupied the chair, and the following gentlemen were also present…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above society was held at the Globe Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present--Messrs. P. M'Farland (chairman),…

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The Centennial Exhibition. London, April 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 18

Mr. Frederic H. Cowen, the musical conductor for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, who leaves for Australia next month, will take out with him 20 instrumentalists for the…

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Colonial Wine at the Glasgow Exhibition. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 18

Arrangements have been made for the opening of a stall for the sale of Australian wines the Intercolonial Exhibition to be held in Glasgow this year…

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The Centennial Exhibition. Superb Collection of English Pictures to Be Sent. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 18

A superb collection of pictures, constituting by far the finest display of English art ever despatched abroad, will be shipped forthwith to Melbourne for the Centennial Exhibition…

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Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.) the Deniliquin Agricultural Show. Mr Falkiner’s £50 PRIZE

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 2

Sir,—The conditions attached to the awe d of this prize should, I think, be reconsidered. This prize is for the most valuable three scoured f[?] con[?]tituting one entry in the 4 b Challenge Prize competition The…

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Original Correspondence. Hay Show Prize List. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 May 1888 · page 2

Sir,—Having seen in your journal that the committee of the above society would soon matt to draft a programme, and its it was suggested to make a member's ticket only admit…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Corowa Agricultural Society Was hold at the Riverina Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, the 9th inst. The President (Mr. P…

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An Electrical Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 9

For some few years past it has been customary for the Royal Meteorological Society an annual exhibition of the various instruments employed in their own special…

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The Centennial Exhibition. London, May 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 18

An excellent exhibit of warlike implements and material is being collected, to be sent to the Centennial Exhibition. It will arrive at Melbourne in October…

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Deniliquin Pastoral a Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 May 1888 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the [?] of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural was held at the Royal Hotel en Wedn[?] The President (Mr George Curr[?]) [?]…

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The Paris Exhibition

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 3

London, Thursday.—The French Premier states that if the neighbours of France prejudice the interests of the Paris Exhibition, the French people will walt their opportunity and…

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A Sunday Bird Fair at the East End

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 June 1888 · page 4

It is a bitterly cold morning; the sky is leaden, and the piercing east wind sweeps the dreary streets, driving before it a cloud of refuse left by Saturday…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 3

THE annual general meeting of this Society was held last Tuesday evening in the Council Chambers, the president, Mr. W. Booth, in the chair…

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The Centennial Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1888 · page 24

At a meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Melbourne Exhibition on Monday, it was decided to recommend for free passes over the Victorian railways during the…

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The Adelaide Exhibition

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 1

The following in a complete list of the awards at the Adelaide Exhibition to the New South Wales exhibitors of wool:— First Order of Merit.—Cudmore Bros., Avoca…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 June 1888 · page 2

A MEETING of this society was held at the Royal Hotel, Corowa, on Wednesday, 13th inst. Present--Messrs. H. Hay (in the chair) J. Sloane, H. T. Whitty, G. H…

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