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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1891

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 3

A MEETING of the above Society was held on Thursday evening, 13th October. Present, Messrs J. O'Grady (president), King and R. J. Burrowes…

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Benalla Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 12

The fourteenth annual show of the Benalla Agricultural Society was held at Benalla on Thursday last, under rather depressing circumstances so far as the…

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The Chicago Exhibition. London, October ft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 18

The Shone system of drainage is to be adopted at the great International Exhibition, which is to be held at Chicago in 1893; This system was devised by Messrs. Shone and…

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The French Exhibition Buildings. London, October 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 18

A number of petitions have been signed by residents of Paris praying for the removal of the buildings erected for the exhibition of 1889 in the Champs de Mars, including the…

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Gentle Gymnasts. The Means by which Women may become Muscular. Simple Instructions for the Guidance of Members of the Fair Sex who are desirous of Developing their Muscles

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 2

Light gymnastics embrace the [?]use of dumb-bells, bar-bells, Indian clubs, wands, hoops and exercises without anything whatever in the bands. Marching, deep…

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Gentle Gymnasts. The Means by which Women may become-Muscular. Simple Instructions for the Guidance of Members of the Fair Sex who are desirous of Developing their Muscles

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 October 1891 · page 2

Light gymnasties embrace the use of dumb-bells, bar-bells, Indian clubs, wands, hoops and exercises without anything whatever in the hands, Marching, deep…

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The Naval Exhibition at Chelsea. London, October 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 18

The naval exhibition, which has been open at Chelsea for some months past, was closed yesterday. Over 2,250,000 persons visited the exhibition…

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Notes on the Agricultural Show at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 26

Coming to Benalla on business just at show time I should have bad a very poor chance of getting any accommodation in the shape of a bed if I bad not come across an old resident of…

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Rutherglen Agricultural and Hoticultural Society. Annual Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 11

On Thursday last, the 22nd inst., the Rutherglen and Murray Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Society held their twelfth annual show. The exhibition was an…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held in the council chamber on Friday evening last. Present--J.O'Grady (president). [?] Hunter and R. J. Burrowes…

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Narrandera and Pastoral Agricultural Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 19

The Narandera Agricultural and Pastoral Society's special show was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 27th and 28th ult. The attendance was very poor the first day ; but the…

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Germanton Flower Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 17

At the show-ground on Saturday a successful first flower show was held, the weather being fine and the attendance large. A libera] prise list was offered, resulting in good exhibits…

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The Chocolate Fair

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 2

The Chocolate Fair and Pincushion contest in connection with the St. Paul’s Church Work Association was opened at the Town Hall on Monday afternoon last and continued throughout the day…

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Cake and Apron Fair at Coolamon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 17

A cake and apron fair was held at Coolamon on Monday and Tuesday, 9th and 10th inst., in the Oddfellows’ Hall, in aid of St. Luke’s Church of England church, and was a great…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above was held in the council chambers on Tuesday evening; the 24th [?]st: Present-- Vice President [?]urrowes, in the chair;…

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Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 24

A meeting of the committee was held on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. G. A. Thompson occupied the chair, the other members present being Messrs. W. Turner, C. H. Dight, E…

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The World's Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 3
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

Few persons among the population of Victoria will, we premise hold with Mr. Munro's tacit refusal to benefit the colony by arranging for the exhibit of its products…

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Correspondence. the Show Committee and Field Trial of Harvesting Machines.to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 15

SIR,—Like a lot more of your subscribers I read the report of the meeting of the above committee last week, and mast say that I was very much disgusted at the manner in which…

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The World’s Fair

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 December 1891 · page 4

Few perrons among .the population of Victoria will, we premise, hold with Mr. Munro’s tacit refusal to benefit the colony by arranging for the exhibit of its products in the great World’s…

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