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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1888

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Latest by Telegraph Albury Show. Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1888 · page 2

The Albury Show was a great success. Glorious weather and a large attendance. The exhibits were more numerous than ever, specially in sheep sections, which were…

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Albury & Border Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Annual Exhibition, 12Th and 13Th September

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1888 · page 17

President: Mr. John Grieve. Vice-Presidents: Messrs. J. W. M. Kellar, C.H. Douglas and C: J. Morton. Treasurer: Mr. D. J. Abercrombie…

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The Late Hillston Show. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 September 1888 · page 2

SIR,—In your paper of the 31st ultimo, Mr. William McNizol tells us what he "intended saying" at the Hillston shew dinner. I hope [?] will excuse me for only giving his…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon last. In the absence of the President, Mr George Currie,…

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Numurkah Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 15

The booth rights in connection with the forthcoming Spring Show of the Numurkah Agricultural and Pastoral Association, which will be held on October 2 and 3, were sold on…

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Albury Show Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1888 · page 4

Messrs, CHAS. L. GRIFFITH and Co. report holding a sale of pure and other exhibited stock in connection with the annual exhibition of the Albury Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural…

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Original Correspondent. the Ulonga Trespass Case. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.) a Lover of Fair Play

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 September 1888 · page 2

SIR,—I am glad to see there must be some good grass in the district after all the dry weather, and I would advise selectors to have a look through Ulonga run, as it must be a…

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The Albury Show. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1888 · page 17

SIB,—With your kind permission I will trespass on your valuable paper to say a word about the Albury Show, which is called second best in New South Wales, and would be so if…

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Skating Carnival

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 October 1888 · page 2

A skating carnival in plain and fancy dress was held at the Alma Rink, on Friday evening last. A tolerably large company of skaters assembled, who entered heartily into the…

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The Melbourne Exhibition. No. 4. the New South Wales Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 October 1888 · page 2

In the [?]gement of the court in the Exhibition the space devoted to the New South Wales exhibits is adjoining that of Victoria. Seeing that [?] fiscal policy is that of…

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Poultry at Albury Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1888 · page 12

The display of poultry was not quite up to the standard of the previous years, and strange as it may appear this deterioration was caused by the former success. The…

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Dogs at the Albury Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1888 · page 12

I had the pleasure of inspecting the dogs at the recent Albury show, where the very creditable entry of 84 was made. To attempt to describe them individually would…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the [?] Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural [?] held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday [?] President (Mr George Courrie) occupied [?]…

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The Melbourne Exhibition No. 5. the New South Wale Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 October 1888 · page 2

A large portion of the space devoted to the display of the exhibits from New South Wales [?]lled with samples of coal. They are in [?] bl[?]ks, and represent the products of…

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Amusing Incident at the Italian Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 11

A correspondent of the Leeds Mercury mentions an amusing incident at the Italian Exhibition during that part of the performance at the Coliseum where the Battle…

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On the Rampage. Impressions at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. (By Our Travelling Contributor)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 3

One of the first things that strikes a visistor to [?] great world’s show in Melbourne is the vastnesa [?] the building. On entering, the visitor at once [?] himself, in the whirl of treading feet, and like…

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Federal Skating Rink Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 27

The Federal Skating Rink Masquerade Carnival, held at the above rink on Thursday and Friday, was a decided success. Long before the hour of opening the footpath was crowded…

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The Rutherglen Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 17

The Rutherglen Show took place on Wednesday and Thursday. The full result is unavoidably crowded out. The following are the wine awards : —…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Horticultural Show. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 2

SIR,—Having been some adverse comments [?] management of the above show, I would grave space for a word or two on the subject. A correspondent "Visitor" presses for the…

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Exhibition. Mems

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 3

There are so many pastoralists in town now—some from the war, others from the cold countries—that some of them, and especially the latter, will be…

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