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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1899

153 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 8

The Japanese Fair

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 4

This charitable movement, promoted by ladies of St. Matthew's Church for reducing the debt on the ball, wag duly opened by the Mayor on Tuesday night. The Mayor Bind he felt it an…

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Albury Show. Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

The second day of the Show passed off successfully. The weather was splendid. There was a large attendance, there being a great number of visitors from the…

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The Eve of the Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 17

The streets of Albury were extraordinarily gay on tho night previous to the show. It was plain, judging by the crowded appearance of tho streets, that a largo number of…

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The Paris Exhibition. a Great Boycott. London, September 12

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 3

The suggestion made in America that France should be punished for the unjustice to Dreyfus by the boycotting of the Paris Exhibition has been taken up eagerly in…

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Albury and Border Pastoral Agricultural, and Horticultural Society. Annual Exhibition. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, September 13, 14, AND 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 17

PRESIDENT : Mr. G. Arthur Thompson. VICE-PRESIDENT: Dr. A. Andrews, and Messrs W. Kiddle and W. M'Intosh, TREASURER: Mr. J. W. Roxburgh, COMMITTEE: Messrs. J…

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Foreign Feeling Int[?] an Exhibition [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

M. Emile Zola, the distin[?] written another letter on the [?] published in M. Clememeea[?] in which M. Zola’s famous [?]…

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The Moama Show. (From Our Own Reporter.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

The annual exhibition of the Moama Agricultural and Pastoral Association was opened on Wednesday last. The morning broke gloomy and threatening, and at about nine o’clock there was a brisk shower…

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Athenaeum Sports Carnival

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Friday evening. There were present—The Rev, T. O'Connell in the chair, find Messrs H. Heyhop. T…

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Kerang Show

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 2

At the Kerang Show last week Mr. J. W. Chanter obtained first prize for single buggy horse and Mr. P. Monahan first for spring cart or delivery horse. The "Times"…

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Albury P.A. and H. Annual Exhibition. Show Social. Enthusiastic Proceedings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 25

The principal day of the Show terminated with the usual social, which upon this occasion was held in the Oddfellows'- hall at night. Mr. G. A. Thompson occupied the chair upon…

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The Moama Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 27

The 17th annual show of the Moama Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held on Friday. Slight showers of rain fell in the early morning, but although the day was of a…

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The Athenaeum Carnival The Concert

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 2

The concert in connection with the Athenaeum carnival took place at the Academy of Music, and passed off very successfully. An excellent programme wan presented, but…

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Hay Athenaeum Carnival. Wednesday's Sports

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 4

The Athenaeum committee, having a big bill to meet recently, invited the co-operation of several local sporting bodies in getting up a carnival and concert in aid of…

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The Exhibition Boycott. London, September 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 26

Ninety British firms have joined in the boy-cott against the Paris Exhibition of 1900, in consequence of the verdict of the Rennes court-martial on Captain Dreyfus. They have…

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Albury Racing Club. Show Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 19

One of the best race meetings that has been held in Albury for some years took place at the race course on Friday afternoon. The very large attendance of ladies was most…

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Berrigan A. & H Society. Discussion on Date of Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the Berrigan Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held on Wednesday night at Corcoran’s Hotel when Mr. D. Drummond…

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The Albury Show. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 21

Sir,-Now that the successful show of 1899 is over it may not come amiss if I pass a few remarks. On visiting the show the first thing that struck me was the absence…

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The Paris Exhibition

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 2

THE verdict in the Dreyfus case seems to have aroused resentment in a direction which was not anticipated. That there should be resentment at such an outrage on justice is not a matter for…

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Atheneum Sports Carnival

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday the sports got op in aid of the founds the Athenaeum came off in the Park Oval. The day was all that could be desired for out door amusement'…

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Yass Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 25

The second day of the Yass Show was a great success. The attendance numbered about 2500. Results :- Hunters' jumps, Thorne's Harkaway 1, Raven 2 ; high jump,…

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