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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1896

140 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 7

The Albury Exhibition. Opening 7Th September Next

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 25

It seems curious that there are people alive who can remember with what ridicule Fulton's application of steam as a propelling power for boats was received. And…

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Hay Jockey Club. The Show Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 1

The Hay Jockey Club held its Show meeting on Thursday. The weather was fine, and the attendance numbered about four hundred. The arrangements were well…

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The Hay Pastoral Association. The Annual Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1896 · page 2

The Annual Show of the Hay Pastoral Association took place on Thursday and Friday and passed off most successfully. The weather, with the exception of a shower…

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Traveller the Old Cloth Fair

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 1

Old London is disappearing hit by bit, and soon, except for the descriptions that exist, it Will be known to use no more. Even now another portion is marked for demolition…

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A New York Electrical Exhibition

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 4

An American correspondent to the Herald writes:—The electrical exhibition at New York has been the closing and perhaps the most successful sensation of the season. Possibly, among…

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Hay Pastoral Show

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 2

OFFICIALS—President. R. W. Ronald; Vice-president, J. Dill; Treasurer, R. Chambers; Committee—Messrs D. Grant, R. Gibson C. Hidgcock, A. Macfarland, C…

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The Hay Pastoral Association. The Show Dinner

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 2

The annual dinner in connection with the show of the Hay Pastoral Association took place on Friday night, at the Caledonian Hotel. The chair was taken by the…

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A Revolting Exhibition

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 5

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 Show Dinner

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 2

The annual dinner in connection with the Pastoral Show was held on Friday night at the Caledonian hotel There was a very good attendance on this occasion…

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Urana Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Sixth Annual Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 35

The sixth annual exhibition of the above was held last week, and considering the season and other circumstances arising which militated against it, was (says the…

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Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 25

At the last quarterly meeting of this body Mr. S. W. Thompson read the following paper on "Fruit Culture":—In preparing this short paper for to-day's…

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Albury Industrial Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 4

The Victorian Railway Department has arranged their schedule of fares. Special trains will be run from Melbourne at intervals during the term the exhibition is open, at the rate of…

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Narandera Show. Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 20

The entries for the show total 707. Sheep 67, horses 193, cattle 38, dogs 27, industrial 919, machinery 52, and other sections fair…

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The Jerilderie Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 2

The judging of the 26th annual show of the Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Society was [?] on Tuesday, the weather being beautifully fine. Mr [?] M’Kenzie judged all the sheep sections, and…

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Great Photography. What the Wonderful New Invention May Show Regarding Things We Already Know

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 2

“IT IS an astounding discovery—one of the marvels of the present age.” It was in these words that an eminent scientist lately referred to the new and wonderful invention…

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Traveller the Old Cloth Fair

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 5

Old London is disappearing bit by bit, and soon, except for the descriptions that exist, it will be known to use no more. Even now another portion is marked for demolition…

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The Albury Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 24

At a meeting of the licensed victuallers held in Albury last Monday, it was unanimously decided by that body not to increase their tariff on account of the largo number of…

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The Albury Industrial Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 25

At Buda-Peath the other day the thousandth anniversary of Hungary's birth as a nation was celebrated. The exhibition held in honor of the event has opened the eyes of…

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Mossgiel District Pastoral Association. Annual Show. A Great Success. MOSSGIEL

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 2

The Mossgiel show was held on Wednesday. Delightful weather prevailed, and there was a large attendance. The show was a great success. The number of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 3

A meeting of the Council of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin was held at the Globe Hotel on Thursday afternoon last for the purpose of passing the prize list for payment and…

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