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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1891

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Poetry. In Vanity Fair

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 1

Through Vanity Fair, in days of old, There pasted a maiden with looks of gold, And a peddler opened his tempting pack, Crying: "O, my pretty laesl what d'ye lack?…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday last. The, President (Mr J. W. McLaurin) occupied the…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above Society was held on Wednesday afternoon at king's Ster Hotel. Present:--The Rev. W. C. Hose, in the chair, and Messrs. A. A…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 4

A GENERAL meeting of the members of this Society was held at Rutherglen on Friday evening; thirty-four members present. Mr. D, Ralston was voted to the chair…

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Poetry. In Vanity Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 6

Through Vanity Fair, to days of old, There passed a maiden with locks of gold, And a peddler opened his temp[?]ting pack, Crying: "O, my pretty la[?] what d'ye lack!…

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Poetry In Vanity Fair

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 1

Through Vanity Fair, in days of old, There passed a maiden with locks of gold, And a peddler opened his temptting pack, Crying: "O, my pretty la[?]l what d'ye lack?…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel an Wednesday last. Mr J. W. McLaurin presided, and the following…

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Preparing for Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 12

In sending fowls to an exhibition a little extra trouble will greatly enhance their beauty To keep them clean place in the bottom of a shipping coop fine straw or hay. Before…

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The Cake Fair

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 June 1891 · page 2

The Annual Cake Fair under the auspices of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society of Deniliquin, took place on Thursday last. The attendance during the early part of the day was limited, but in the…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held in the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Present--Messrs. C. Johnson (in the chair), S. Thompson, W. H…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

A MEETING of the above was held in the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Present -- Messrs, C. Johnson (in the chair), S. Thompson, W. H…

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Albury P. A. and H. Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 18

On Wednesday afternoon a committee meeting of the Albury Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society was held at Slattery’s Albury Hotel, when there were present—Mr. Wm…

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Destruction of a Famous Exhibition. London, June 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 18

The waxworks exhibition of Mr. Louis Tussand (Madame Tussand and Sons), situated in the Marylebone-road, has been destroyed by fire…

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The Hay Show Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 July 1891 · page 2

The whirligig of time has again brought round the annual carnival week, which is hailed by the husband of the soil and his toilers as a sort of oasis in the desert of…

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The Pastoral Show

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 July 1891 · page 2

THE show in connection with the Hay Pastoral Association will be opened to the public at the new show grounds od Thursday at noon. Notwithstanding the…

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The Show Dinner

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 1

The annual dinner in connection with the Hay Pastoral Association was held last evening at Tattersall's Hotel. Mr Andrew M'Farland, president of the society, occupied the…

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The Mossgiel Show. Mossgiel

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 2

Considerable interest is being taken in connection with the initial show at Mossgiel, which takes place on the 14th and 15th instant…

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The Hay Pastoral Association Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 2

For a day or two the flood scare completely dwarfed the importance of the show, and when the fears concerning the magnitude of the expected tidal wave were at their height…

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The Hay Jockey Club. Show Meeting. PRESIDENT—Mr A. P. Stewart. VICE-PRESIDENT—Mr H. Hill. JUDGE—Mr G. G. Stewart. HON. TREASURER—Mr W. Wood

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 2

STEWARDS—Messrs C. G. Stewart, J. Donohoe, A. G. Stevenson, A. E. Brown, J. Keighran, F. A. Burne, T. Robertson, L. Whitehead, Dr Watt, R. A. Warden, W. Tyson, Dr. Kennedy, and A…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 2

The ordinary monthly, meeting of the [?] the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultur[?] was held, on Wednesday last at the [?] Mr J. E. [?] occupied, the [?]…

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