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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1904

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[?]Ower Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 3

[?]ening the Flower Show and [?] organised for the purpose of Church of England, was opened A very fair number of entries…

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The Hospital Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 37

The Carnival Committee were favoured with a fine day for Wednesday's sports, which passed off very successfully at the show-ground. The procession was not…

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V.r.c. Spring Carnival

The Independent · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

Visitors to the Melbourne Cup week festivities are now daily leaving for the Victorian capital. The carnival opens with Derby Day to-morrow,…

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Rutherglen Show. the Weight Guessing Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

The two bullocks exhibited by Mr. Dodds at the recent show, and in connection with which the weight guessing competition was held, were…

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Lachlan Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Hillston Show. HILLSTON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 3

After an interval of two years the Lachlan Pastoral and Agricultural Society resumed its annual show yesterday. Fine weather prevailed, and there was a splendid…

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Successful Wine Exhibitors at Shepparton Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 3

In the list of prize-winners at the Sheppa[?]on show it is pleasing to note the names of two of our local growers, viz., Messers. C. H. Morris…

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Kerang Show

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 2

The Kerang Show which was postponed from the 19th to the 26th Ultima proved a great success, despite some gloomy forebodings. A large…

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SPORTING. Victoria Racing Club., Spring Meeting. Melbourne Cup Day. a Great Carnival. Acrasla Wins the Cup

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 3

It is no exaggeration to say that the Melbourne Cup is one of the greatest horse races in the world, for it vies with the English Derby and the…

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INTERCOLONIAL. Concessions in Railway Fares at Show Time

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 28

A deputation, representing the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union of New South Wales, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners by Messrs. Davidson and Downes,…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 November 1904 · page 4

A meeting of the Rutherglen Agricultural Society was held at Golling's Hotel. The president, Mr. R. J. Burrows, occupied the chair, and there…

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The Melbourne Racing Carnival. The Oaks and Steeplechase Days. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 2

The letters V.R.C. stand for Victoria Racing Club, but with equal appropriateness they might stand for Victorian racing carnival at this time of the year. That it has…

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Rutherglen Show Protests

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 2

At a meeting of the Rutherglen Agricultural Society last Friday several protests were considered. The Rev. L. T. Copeland protested against Mr. R. F…

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The Late Rutherglen Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Rutherglen Agricultural Society the secretary laid before the meeting an approximate statement of the society's financial position…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Mr A. J. McLaurin (president) occupied the chair,…

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The Lord Mayor's Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 2

Conspicuous in the Lord Mayer's show held yesterday was the Challenge Shield, presented by the City of London to Geelong for the competition by…

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The Carrathool Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 November 1904 · page 4

In the report of the show at Carrathool, which appeared in our issue of yesterday, we regret that we inadvertently made an error in stating the…

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Wirths' Wild West Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 3

Wirth Bros. announce that, after a lapse of fourteen years, they will reproduce their original wild west shows, direct from Europe and Africa by the…

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The Russian Naval Guns. Show Great Superiority

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 November 1904 · page 2

The "Berliner Tugeblatt," from its correspondent at Tokio, publishes a statement that the slow progress of bombardment of Port Authur on…

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Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 2

The sub-committee, appointed at a recent meeting of the Corowa Pastoral to [?]the by-laws, met on Tuesday evening last, and sat until 11 p.m…

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Swimming Carnival

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 November 1904 · page 2

There is [?]m talk of a swimming Carnival being held in January next, and several king donors have already offered trophies for competition including…

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