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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1894

113 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 6

Annual Show Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 4

A. A. Piggin and Co. report holding their annual show sales oh Thursday, 16th. inst., when they sold at satisfactory prices 200 first class Lincoln rams and owes by…

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Narandera Show Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 7

Tompson, Manning and Jeremy report having their usual annual sales in connection with Narrandera P. and A. Show when they submitted a large and choice…

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A. Piccin and Co.’s Report. Annual Show Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 4

Messrs. A. A. PIGGIN and Co. report holding a successful sale of Lincoln rams and ewes on Thursday, 16th August, at the show grounds, Corowa. disposing by auction and privately 200…

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Original Correspondence. Catholic Bazaar Next Show Week. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1894 · page 5

SIR,--At a meeting of ladies held in the Sacristy, on Sunday, 12th, the Sunday before Show week, it was unanimously resolved to hold a bazaar…

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The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. Exhibition of 1894

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 7

Every Australian town any importance must have its agricultural show, An agricultural show is an evidence of progress; and where there is progress, prosperity is…

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Bazaars in Show Week. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1894 · page 5

SIR,-- I ask the favour of space to correct our estimated friend Father O'Shanghnessy in his statement that his church has not had its fair share of bazaars. He declares…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 6

A MEETING of the above society was held at the council chambers on Saturday afternoon last, when there were present: Mr. Burrowes (president), and Messrs. Taylor…

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The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. Exhibition of 1894

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 5

It was a wet show on Wednesday and Thursday, mud being everywhere several inches deep, and wherever there was any traffic the tracks and footpaths became…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 19

A meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday, the members present being Dr, Andrews (in the chair), and Messrs. W. Turner, W. Frew,…

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Berrigan A. and H. Society

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above Society wag held. at.the Federal Hotel on Saturday evening last, Mr H. R. Lysaght in the chair…

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The Wagga Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 17

The Wagga show opened on Wednesday and in spite of the showery weather was well attended. The display was good in nearly all classes. Further particulars must be held over untill next…

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The Melbourne Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 1

Preparations are now going rapidly forward by the exhibitors at the Melbourne Show, and some of the stands are already looking very well. Messrs John Danks…

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Cream Separators at the Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 17

Mr. T. Whitaker intends exhibiting two hand separators at the show, and has made arrangements with an expert from Sydney to work the machines on both show days. These machines…

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The Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 2

ALTHOUGH there was a sign of a desire for the reconstruction of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society a month or so back, it now is apparent "that the promised activity in…

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Moama Agricultural Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 3

[?] Tuesday last the two days exhibition in [?] with the Moama Agricultural Society was [?] in the society grounds, situated some distance [?] Moama township. The exhibition says the…

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The Citrus Fair at Mildura

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 2

The Citrus Fair and inaugural Inter-Australian convention of fruit-growers held recently at Mildura was in every was worthy of the importance to which…

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The Wagga Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 9

THE thirtieth annual show of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was opened at Wagga on September 5. Although the weather…

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The Melbourne Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 2

Preparations are now going rapidly forward by the exhibitors at the Melbourne Show, and some of the stands are already looking very well. Messrs John Danks…

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At the Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 24

I had anticipated bail and thunder, with an earthquake or two thrown in for variety, as accompaniments to our show ; but, to my intense surprise, it merely rained torrents and blew a…

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The Albury Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 7

The Albury show was opened in drizzling weather on Wednesday and the flooded state of the country also militated against the attendance. There was not the falling…

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