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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1896

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 4

A meeting of committee was held yesterday. Dr. Andrews occupied the chair, the other members present being Messrs. Chapman, W. Schilg, Bowyer-Smijth, W…

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The Albury Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 26

The Age has the following:—"The residents of Albury have appointed an influential committee to carry out the details of an industrial and juvenile exhibition which it has…

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A Wool Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 28

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. Limited have just completed an excellent exhibition of samples of wool from all parts of the world, and it is to be seen at…

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The Rutherglen Children's Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 3

ON Monday and Tuesday evening last the Children's Fair in aid of the Children's Hospital in Melbourne, was a great success, and the efforts…

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Albury Industrial Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 15

For a month, dating from the 7th September next, Albury (the "Federal City," as the late Sir Henry Parkes termed it), will be en fete. An industrial and juvenile…

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Grain Show at Jerilderie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 29

The Jerilderie Herald says:—"The question of a grain show early in the, year has been a theme of conversation, with the show committee here for some…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the C[?] the Pastoral and Agricultural Society of D[?] was held at the Royal Hotel on Thursday [?] W. R. Raleigh being in the chair, and M[?]…

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The Albury Industrial Exhibition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 5

IT may be reasonably conjectured that the forthcoming Industrial Festival at Albury will be a great success. The city itself is happily situated for such an exhibition…

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The Federal City's Great Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 17

In September next, and opening contemporaneously with the Albury Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show, an Industrial and Juvenile Exhibition of Arts and…

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Original Correspondence. Rutherglen Charities' Carnival and the Border Brass Band. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 3

SIR,--Will you grant me a short space to bring under the notice of the public a matter discussed at a recent meeting of the members of the Border Brass Band…

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Show Sharpers. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 June 1896 · page 3

Sir,—Now that the Hay show is fast approaching, permit me to give a word of warning to the unwary and inefficient in the art of "up-to-date sharping," which was…

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Football Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 19

Although the weather was not of the best on Saturday afternoon, the rain having held off during the holding of the carnival, the streets were rather sloppy for marching, but this had…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society. Annual MEETIsNG

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Rutherglen Agricultural Society was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening last, when there were present--…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel on Thursday last. The President, Mr W. R. Raleigh occupied the chair…

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The Show and Race Week

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday next the local annual carnival commences, and from all appearances it promises to be one of the most successful gatherings held in Deniliquin for two or three years…

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A Revolting Exhibition

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 1

The craving for new sensations had led the Parisians to patronise the Cabaret de la Mort, where people ate and drank seated at coffins in lieu of tables. Now the horrors…

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The Sheep Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

As usual, this year was typical of the last and previous years as regards the principal feature of the Show. It was essentially a sheep show and nothing else. The difference in the number of sheep…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 15

A meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday afternoon at the George Hotel Dr. Andrews occupied the chair, the other members present…

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The Show Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 1

The following Show Sales are advertised to take place on Saturday next, the day after the Show:— At 10 a.m., by CHARLES HIDGCOCK, at his…

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The Hay Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 17

Mr. S. M'Caughey's Sydney champion ewe took the champion prize here…

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